Join us for an evening with Larry Schaffer of Tercero Wines
Join us for our final winemaker evening of the year with Larry Schaffer of Tercero Wines! Kick off the Chrismahanukwanzakah season with an evening of fine wines, delicious passed appetizers, and great company!
Tercero Wines focusses around a wide range of Rhone varietals, while flirting with Pinot Noir, Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Franc across an impressive list of over 10 different bottles including ! Although our Winemaker Evenings typically feature 4-5 wines; at this event we’ll be featuring 7 bottles from Tercero’s current line-up, along with additional paired bites to suit! An evening fitting for the holidays, not to mention Tercero wines are a great value which all of us Epicureans are searching for!
Larry did not start out in the wine industry, (like many of the great winemakers in our region); but after taking classes at community colleges with kids who literally could have been his kids, he received his MS in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis, and then moved to the Santa Barbara County wine region in 2005. Starting on the winemaking team at Fess Parker Winery, he eventually branched off to start and run Tercero wines. Larry is adept not only at winemaking but at explaining the process in a very user-friendly manner. His inclusive and lighthearted approach to tasting wines makes for an entertaining, fun, and eye-opening experience!
Featured Wines
2022 Trilogia
2017 Verbiage Blanc
2022 Carbonic Mourvedre
2021 Counoise
2021 Cabernet Franc
2021 Pinot Noir
2015 Grenache
Passed Dishes
Spanish Marinated Shrimp w/Herbs & EVOO in Rice Crackers
Citrus, Olive + Feta Skewers w/Chimichurri
Burrata + Pesto Angolotti
Butternut squash + chorizo tacos, with black bean puree, cotija & cilantro
Beef Sliders w/Muenster & Bacon Jam
Tercero Wines concentrates on small lot, hand crafted wines using grapes exclusively from leading Santa Barbara County vineyards and works with grapes from nearly every AVA within the county. Though his main concentration is working with rhone varieties, Larry remains curious and therefore also works with pinot noir, gewürztraminer, cabernet franc, and a few other fun and interesting grapes. And therein lies the beauty of Santa Barbara County.
“Come for the wine, stay for the winemaker, leave with a bottle!”
The Winemaker evening takes place in a very special and unique Santa Barbara home with a view like no other. This modern home, with its large arched glass walls, features an unusual panoramic northern view looking across the bay; from Ventura in the east, along the mountains past the 154 San Marcos pass, to Gaviota in the west. Truly a sight!
