The Snowden ranch lies on the eastern slopes of the Napa Valley overlooking the towns of Rutherford and St. Helena. Premium wine grapes have been farmed on the property since it was homesteaded in 1878. Our family came to the property in 1955 and so far four generations have walked the vineyards. After several decades of growing grapes for other producers, we began producing our own wines in 1993. Diana Snowden Seysses became our winemaker in 2005 and continues in that role today. All wines released under our Snowden label are produced exclusively from fruit grown on the property. Our wines lean toward a neo-classic style -- we farm carefully (we utilize organic farming practices and will be applying for organic certification in 2024), we harvest at moderate sugar levels, all of our red wines are fermented by wild, native yeasts, we ferment dry, we don't add sugar before bottling, and our red wines are unfined. Our goal is to taste the nuance of site, variety and vintage in every wine we make.