North Coast

Napa Valley

Chardonnay

Owner and visionary leader of Shannon Ridge Family of Wines, Clay Shannon has transformed his ranch into one of the agricultural icons of California’s North Coast, and in doing so is changing the face and substance of grape-growing in the USA.

Clay grew up on a farm in Healdsburg in Sonoma County. He began his career as a vineyard manager in St. Helena, traveling the wine regions of California managing the company’s vineyards. A short time later he started his own vineyard management company, growing grapes for some of the top wineries and fruit companies in Northern California.

In 1995, Clay discovered a magnificent piece of property in the hills overlooking Clear Lake in Lake County, thirty-five miles north of Napa’s famed vineyards. He quickly set out to develop vineyards, Clay’s vision was simple: “We wanted to grow the best fruit in the world,” says Clay, “but we wanted to do it in a way that made us happy living there.”

For most of the early years, the fruit was sold. Today, half of the fruit is used to produce the award-winning wines in the Shannon Ridge Family of Wines portfolio, with the remaining 50% being purchased by premier wineries in Napa and Sonoma counties. In addition to farming more than 1000 acres of our own, Shannon Ranch farms approximately 2000 acres in neighboring Sacramento valley, 600 acres in Lake County, and 400 acres in Napa Valley.

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