Snipes Mountain is the second-smallest American Viticultural Area in Washington State. Below are some quick facts about this unique growing region.

• Located wholly within the Yakima Valley AVA
• Consists of ancient, rocky soils that were mostly untouched by the Great Missoula Floods, which deposited vast amounts of foreign topsoil on the Yakima Valley floor
• Slopes facing all four cardinal directions create a variety of growing conditions
• Elevation ranges from 750 to 1,300 feet
• 2850 to 3950 range of Heat Units or Growing Degree Days
• More than 35 grape varietals under cultivation
• Home of the first wine grapes planted in Washington State (Muscat, planted in 1917 and still under cultivation today)
• More than 20 wineries source fruit from Snipes Mountain
• Nearly 800 acres of wine grapes in production