**Exhibit 31.2**

 

**CERTIFICATION**

 

I, Michael S.Thomsen, the Chief Financial Officer of the registrant, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this annualreport on Form 10-**KSB** of Scheid Vineyards Inc.;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, thisannual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omitto state a material fact necessary to make the statementsmade, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, notmisleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, thefinancial statements, and other financial information included in this annualreport, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periodspresented in this annual report;

 

4.               The Registrant’s othercertifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintainingdisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e)and 15d-15(e)) **and internal control overfinancial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))**for the Registrant and wehave:

 

a) designed suchdisclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosures and proceduresto be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material informationrelating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is madeknown to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period inwhich this annual report is being prepared;

 

b) **Designed such internal control over financial reporting,or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed underour supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability offinancial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for externalpurposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;**

 

**c)**evaluatedthe effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures andpresented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by thisreport based upon such evaluation; and

 

**d**) disclosed in this reportany change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting thatoccurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’sfourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materiallyaffected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’sinternal control over financial reporting; and

 

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5.               The Registrant’s othercertifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation ofinternal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and theaudit committee of Registrant’s Board of Directors:**(or persons performing equivalent functions):**

 

a) all significant deficienciesand material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control overfinancial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect theRegistrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financialinformation; and

 

b) any fraud,whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have asignificant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 
|   | */s/**Michael S. Thomsen* |
|--------|---------------------------|
|   | Michael S.  Thomsen       |
|   | Chief Financial  Officer  |
|   | March 29,  2004      |

 

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