Who We Are

Joshua Klapper — Founder & Winemaker

Josh’s love of wine led him first into a career as a sommelier, culminating in a Wine Spectator Grand Award for the wine list at Sona Restaurant in Los Angeles in 2004. After working closely with some of the Central Coast’s trailblazing winemakers, including Jim Clendenen and Bob Lindquist, Josh founded La Fenêtre Wines in Santa Barbara County, which in 2016 became TIMBRE Winery. Crafting modern wines in a variety of styles, Josh is constantly honing his winemaking technique to produce wines that better express terroir year after year, with less intervention in the winery.