Tercero Wines

tercero wines

2445 Alamo Pintado Avenue Suite 105, Los Olivos, CA. 93441
www.tercerowines.com

Region: Santa Barbara County

Owner and Winemaker: Larry Schaffer

About: I concentrate on making small lot, hand crafted wines using fruit from leading Santa Barbara County vineyards. My main focus are Rhone varieties – I’ll be President of the Board of Directors of the Rhone Rangers in 2025 – but also work with other interesting varieties.

What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Counoise

What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? I can still remember the first time I smelled a Gewurztraminer – those hauntingly beautiful aromatics were like nothing I had ever experienced in a wine before – and to this day, the aromatics of this variety remain so special to me.

What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? I love how they provide distinctive flavors and aromas that expand ones horizons as to what wine can be.