Thacher Winery

Thacher Winery Handmade wines with minimal intervention & amounts of effective SO2, w/ native yeasts & bacteria, w/o any added enzymes, water, tannins or nutrients.
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Obligatory morning sunrise pick post! We’ve got warm temps and cloudy skies this morning in Paso Robles at our Homestead...
08/27/2026

Obligatory morning sunrise pick post! We’ve got warm temps and cloudy skies this morning in Paso Robles at our Homestead Hill Vineyard where we hand picked Cinsault. Today, August 27th is early- last year’s harvest date was October 27th! How interesting it will be to compare the ‘25 and ‘26 vintages.

Our Homestead Hill Vineyard is 23 acres in the Willow Creek Paso Robles District and it has a vacation rental too where you could sip your coffee and watch all this action! A beautiful morning over here and thank you Omar!

Homestead Hill Vineyard & Vacation Rental

HONEY! 🍯 Our first batch of raw, unfiltered honey has been harvested straight from the honeycomb and is full of pollen, ...
08/24/2026

HONEY! 🍯 Our first batch of raw, unfiltered honey has been harvested straight from the honeycomb and is full of pollen, antioxidants, vitamins, amino acids, and enzymes. So rewarding to get gallons and gallons on our first go around! We plan to share it with our club members when they pick up their new wines.

Any unique suggestions on ways to use honey? 🐝

It was about time for the annual THACHER TEAM OLYMPICS🎯💪! Last night we got together to complete winery themed relay rac...
08/22/2026

It was about time for the annual THACHER TEAM OLYMPICS🎯💪! Last night we got together to complete winery themed relay races and celebrated by bringing an international wine and dish. We had quite the selection and so much fun! Countries represented were; Spain, Georgia, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Greece, France & South Africa.
Want to know who won?
😊👏🍷🏁

It’s that time of year, we are harvesting our crop of premium wine grapes. We get to do it only once a year, and it’s a ...
08/19/2026

It’s that time of year, we are harvesting our crop of premium wine grapes. We get to do it only once a year, and it’s a pretty big deal for everyone involved and tending to the vineyards all year long.

If you make and grow wine your whole career it might still only be 50 times that you’ve done it. This year marks Sherman Thacher’s 22nd consecutive harvest for his Thacher label and 32nd lifetime, and he’s still looking forward to what Mother Nature has in store to teach him this year. Anyone have any Thacher ‘04’s around?

Happy harvest 2026 everybody!

For the planners out there- here are more places to find great wines in the next few months. Chicago, did you know we ar...
08/18/2026

For the planners out there- here are more places to find great wines in the next few months. Chicago, did you know we are coming? Clovis, watch out and SF too!

More info asap, however, we’re cooking up a small dinner party in the barn as well on 10/3. JOIN US! 🍷

Foot stopping grapes is a very traditional wine making practice, has been done for thousands of years and we still do it...
08/14/2026

Foot stopping grapes is a very traditional wine making practice, has been done for thousands of years and we still do it!

Trodding provides a gentle pressure that will releases the juice while keeping the seeds in tact. This way the bitter tannins don’t overpower the white wine, in this case Chenin Blanc.



6 tons of Paso Robles Chenin Blanc benefit from gentle extraction before being pressed and fermented naturally.

All feet are cleaned and sanitized- don’t worry! The high acid and eventual alcohol will also provide an inhospitable environment for bacteria.

08/10/2026

A great big thank you to everyone who joined us this past Saturday! We are very optimistic about the new wines and you seem to be too! The two estate field blends got lots of attention and many questions. If you weren’t able to join us, please come by when you can, no promises what bottles will be open but as always we’ll do our best to exceed your expectations.

2024 THACHER RELATIVE STRANGERS
Estate Red Field Blend of:
Cabernet Pfeffer (Mourtaou),
Grand Noir, Mencía, Mission,
Mondeuse, Négrette, Orange
Muscat, Péloursin, Traminer,
Trousseau & Valdiguié.
Homestead Hill Vineyard
Willow Creek District Paso Robles
144 cases, bottled June 2024

2024 THACHER RELATIVE STRANGERS
Estate White Field Blend of:
Airén, Albariño, Chasselas Doré,
Clairette Blanche, Colombard,
Garnacha Gris, Macabeo, Petit
Manseng, Sémillon, Trousseau
Gris, Xarel.lo.
Kentucky Ranch Vineyard
Adelaida District Paso Robles
177 cases, bottled June 2024

Thacher members this month it’s time to get yourself to Adelaida! Our club share with Adelaida Vineyards continues until...
08/09/2026

Thacher members this month it’s time to get yourself to Adelaida! Our club share with Adelaida Vineyards continues until 8/31 you don’t want to miss your opportunity for comp’d tasting and purchase discounts. Tell ‘em we sent you and enjoy!

Adelaida Vineyards & Winery

It’s Pét Nat aka “bubbles” bottle day! We’ve been eagerly anticipating this Paso Robles sparker, it’s acidic and full of...
08/05/2026

It’s Pét Nat aka “bubbles” bottle day! We’ve been eagerly anticipating this Paso Robles sparker, it’s acidic and full of tart cranberry in color and on your tongue, balanced with savory undertones. The Thacher ‘25 is 77% Grenache, 23% Viognier, & 11.3% abv. It’s perfect on a hot summer night or will do very well come turkey day.

Pétillant Naturel is a little different from a traditional or méthode fermentation in that we blend in a pressure tank while the primary fermentation is still active so that carbonation is accomplished. A little trick Sherman learned from the beer world.

The label is different this vintage, the grasshopper’s eye is cutout so that the beautiful color can shine through. Label design by the talented Macy D'Attile

No added water, acids, tannin or nutrients. Crisp, clean, refreshing, low in alcohol, and hand bottled with the help of the kids home for summer. Come and get it!

Yesterday we had the privilege of being invited to pour for a lot of great people and white wine enthusiasts at the 3rd ...
08/02/2026

Yesterday we had the privilege of being invited to pour for a lot of great people and white wine enthusiasts at the 3rd Annual White Wine Invitational.

We wanted to bring the best and brought SIX different white wines! Did you know we made that many white wines? The direct press Cinsault was very popular, many people tasted that for the first time. Take a look at the lineup.

As always we make our wines without anything but a minimal amount of sulphur added. Come by the tasting room if you couldn’t join us yesterday. Where’s my white wine emoji?

1. ‘24 Relative Strangers - an estate field blend of 11 different varietals

2. ‘23 Muscat Canelli- dry & skin contact, aged in amphorae

3. ‘24 Own Rooted Shell Creek Chenin Blanc - old vine, acidic, concrete aged

4. ‘19 Blanc de Blanc Viognier, Méthode Champenoise Hastings Ranch, almost 5 years on lees

5. ‘23 Hastings Ranch Viognier - an Adelaida District AVA staple

6. ‘24 Homestead Hill White Cinsault - an estate red grape that we pressed immediately so there is not even a hint of pink.

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Homestead Hill Vineyard & Vacation Rental
Liz Hastings
Avenales Ranch

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Paso Robles, CA
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