Verbiage About Wine
It’s What’s Inside The Bottle (or Tasting Room) That Counts . . .
Posted In - Miscellaneous
I do a lot of tastings for my label throughout California, and I’m always amazed at what draws people over to my table. Sometimes it’s my sad puppy eyes when no one else is willing to venture over to me. Sometimes it’s the Erlenmeyer flasks that have become part of my ‘signature’ at these tastings. Read more…
SB County Vintner’s Festival – Yep, It’s THAT Time Again . . . .
Posted In - Events tercero Pours At, Spring 2011, Uncategorized
Well, there’s been no frost since my last post – all of three days ago! – but we’ll take it thus far! I’m excited about this weekend’s Santa Barbara County Vintner’s Festival, the annual Spring get together of the 100+ wineries that are members of this association (and hopefully we’ll add the others in our Read more…
Mother Nature Once Again
Posted In - Cellar Stuff, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
April is always a scary month in the wine business. No, not because of tax season . . .but that certainly is scary in and of itself! It’s a time when the vines have reawakened and start to grow, and bud break is in full swing. Inside each of these tiny buds, which start out Read more…
One Headlight . . . and a Beautiful Week
Posted In - 2010 Harvest, Conventional Wisdoms, Miscellaneous
Driving to work this morning, I noticed that I was not able to see the road as clearly as I should . . . and then noticed that one of my headlights had burned out. Not a big deal, except when you drive around early morning and late night hours like I do. No biggee Read more…
2010 Harvest – TIME OUT!
Posted In - 2010 Harvest, Cellar Stuff, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
So here we sit, more than half way through October, and I truly have no idea how to describe the current harvest other than to say that it is the strangest, wackiest, least predictable, most $$!!@@@!!! harvest on record!!!! As of today, October 19th, all of our whites are in – Grenache Blanc from Camp Read more…
A Drive By Sip and Spit . . .
Posted In - 2010 Harvest, Cellar Stuff, Conventional Wisdoms, Miscellaneous, Whining About Wine, Wine Tasting Notes
I read a wonderful article this morning in today’s Santa Barbara News Press entitled Tercero Wines – An Anatomy of a Drive-By Sip and Spit. The article was written by Dennis Schaefer, who has followed Santa Barbara County wines and wineries for quite some time. The article addressed our recent scores from Robert Parker in Read more…
2010 SB County Celebration of Harvest Festival
Posted In - 2009 Harvest, Calendar Events, Miscellaneous
As many of you know, I am quite the ‘homer’ for the Santa Barbara County area and all things wine-related here. Putting my time and energy into this, I am now the Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Santa Barbara County Vintner’s Association, which has well over 125 winery and vineyard members. Read more…
The 2010 Harvest Is . . . .
Posted In - 2010 Harvest
One of the most challenging on record for many in the Santa Barbara County area! From the coldest summer on record to searing heat to rain and thundershowers to ___________ (not sure what’s next), Mother Nature continues to throw us wilder knuckleballs than Tim Wakefield throws – and we don’t have a catcher on staff Read more…
A Long Pour visits tercero . . .
Posted In - 2010 Harvest, Cellar Stuff, Miscellaneous
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Wayne Kelterer of A Long Pour a few weeks ago to talk about wine, about Parker scores, about the current harvest, and about our shared love of the Santa Barbara County area. A Long Pour has quickly become one of my favorite wine blogs to read, not Read more…
More Signs That Harvest Is Here . . .
Posted In - 2010 Harvest, Uncategorized
As most of you know, it’s been HOT in the Santa Ynez Valley the last couple of days, peaking at about 110 degrees on Monday afternoon! These temperatures are unlike any this Valley has seen during harvest for as long as anyone I could find ever remembered – and it has had an effect on Read more…
