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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT-We’ve Found A Home In History

Dear Friends

We have some incred­i­ble news to share — Thibido Win­ery has found a new home, and it’s one root­ed in his­to­ry, lega­cy, and deep per­son­al meaning.

Thibido has acquired Écluse Wines, a beloved Paso Rob­les win­ery just down the road from our estate vine­yard in the Wil­low Creek Dis­trict. Many of you know Thibido as a small but mighty brand born in 2021 from our cer­ti­fied organ­ic vine­yard, pas­sion­ate­ly built with your sup­port and enthu­si­asm. We couldn’t have come this far with­out you — and now, thanks to you, we’re able to grow into some­thing even more special.

For us, this is more than just a win­ery acqui­si­tion — it’s a home­com­ing. Écluse sits on the very site where Josh first dis­cov­ered wine­mak­ing as a young boy in the 1980s, when his father, Doug Beck­ett, part­nered with the orig­i­nal Tobias Win­ery. Long before Peachy Canyon, Chron­ic Cel­lars or Thibido exist­ed, Josh spent his youth explor­ing the vine­yard, learn­ing how to top bar­rels in the old barn, and falling in love with the rhythms of life on a work­ing win­ery. This land shaped our sto­ry, and we’re hon­ored to con­tin­ue its legacy.

Origins and Homecomings

Pam and Steve Lock, who built Écluse into the cher­ished brand it is today, will remain part of the sto­ry as they ease into retire­ment. Their warmth, ded­i­ca­tion, and pres­ence will still be felt in the brand and you can expect to see Steve in the tast­ing room most days.

Togeth­er, Thibido and Écluse will form one estate and one shared vision. We’ll con­tin­ue to craft small-lot, thought­ful wines with organ­ic farm­ing at the core, and now we’ll be doing so from a sec­ond 24-acre estate vine­yard and full-pro­duc­tion win­ery in the heart of Paso Robles.

What does this mean for you?

You can now vis­it us in per­son at Écluse! Expe­ri­ence Thibido wines along­side Écluse’s line­up and cel­e­brate this new chap­ter together.

We’re still Thibido: thought­ful, sus­tain­able, cre­ative. And Écluse will stay Écluse: expres­sive, approach­able, and deeply root­ed in Paso. Togeth­er, we’re writ­ing the next chap­ter of a shared sto­ry — one that hon­ors tra­di­tion while embrac­ing evolution.

Thank you for being with us from the start. We can’t wait to wel­come you to our new home.

With grat­i­tude and excitement,

Gib­sey & Josh Beckett