Snowden Vineyards

Snowden Vineyards
PO Box 84
St. Helena, California
USA 94574
Phone: (707) 963-4292
http://www.snowdenvineyards.com

Contact: Scott Snowden
Email: [email protected]

For three generations our family has been farming red wine grapes on our ranch located on the eastern slope of the Napa Valley overlooking the towns of Rutherford and St. Helena. Our property is in the heartland of vineyards of distinction and character; it touches both the Rutherford and St. Helena appellations, and the Howell Mountain appellation is a few hundred yards away. The vineyards are planted well above the valley floor, protecting them from temperature extremes, on well-drained perlite soils. The wines from this exceptional site are layered, powerful and harmonious. For fifty years we, the Snowdens, have been stewards of this vineyard. We invite you to discover our remarkable, world-class wines.

For three generations our family has been farming red wine grapes on our ranch located on the eastern slope of the Napa Valley overlooking the towns of Rutherford and St. Helena. Our property is in the heartland of vineyards of distinction and character; it touches both the Rutherford and St. Helena appellations, and the Howell Mountain appellation is a few hundred yards away. The vineyards are planted well above the valley floor, protecting them from temperature extremes, on well-drained perlite soils. The wines from this exceptional site are layered, powerful and harmonious. For fifty years we, the Snowdens, have been stewards of this vineyard. We invite you to discover our remarkable, world-class wines.The Snowdens began to expand the vineyards in 1962. Cabernet Sauvignon was first planted on the property at that time, using cuttings from the Fay vineyard in what would later become the Stags Leap District. The new plantings were "dry farmed," except for a small amount of water transported up the hill for the young vines in garbage cans tied into the backseat of a 1952 Oldsmobile two-door convertible.Wayne Snowden died in 1977 and grape production was minimal for the next few years. Scott and Randy Snowden - Wayne and Virginia's sons - assumed responsibility for the vineyards in 1981.

At that time, we removed all of the then-producing vineyards and orchards and replanted them to Cabernet Sauvignon. That vineyard is now called "The Brothers Vineyard" and was the first to acquire budwood from the new Jordan vineyard near Healdsburg.

Winemaker: Diana Snowden

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