Diana Snowden Seysses is a Napa Valley native and the eldest of the four, third-generation of Snowdens active in the family’s vineyard and wine enterprise. She's currently the winemaker at Snowden, oenologist at Domain Dujac in Burgundy, and consulting winemaker at Ashes & Diamonds.

In the past, worked at various properties including Robert Mondavi Winery, Mumm Napa, the Araujo Estate, Château La Fleur de Boüard, Domaine Leflaive and Ramey Wine Cellars. She graduated from the Viticulture and Enology program at UC Davis in 2001.

https://www.winespectator.com/articles/snowden-napa-cabernet-with-a-burgundy-mindset

http://www.triennes.com/en/about/

http://www.dujac.com/en

https://www.snowdenvineyards.com/Our-Wines-and-Winemaking

https://ashesdiamonds.com/community/people/diana-snowden-seysses

https://ashesdiamonds.com/shop/grand-vin-2016-3-oak-knoll-district

https://ashesdiamonds.com/shop/cabernet-sauvignon-2016-2-oakville-No2

We Talk About:

Working as a sampler at Robert Mondavi and school at UC Davis

Advancing her way through the business at Mumm, Ramey, Araujo, and more

How to think about terroir, picking, organic farming, and more

The emotional state of people in the vineyards

How cheesemaking is like winemaking

The Brother's Vineyard Snowden Cab Sav wine an the label art

Her husband, Domaine Dujac, and her "commute" from France to the U.S.

How she came to work on Ashes & Diamonds wines

Climate change and what can be done to slow it down