Shadow Mountain

AVA

San Diego

Decade

1970s

County

San Diego

Sub-Appellation

South Coast

Current Owner

North Mountain Vineyards, LLC

Planted by

Gus and Helen Mase

Location Notes

34680 Hwy 79, Warner Springs, CA 92086

Historical Producers

Shadow Mountain Vineyards

Characteristics

The terroir components of the gravelly decomposed granite soil is strongly evident in all of the wines produced from grapes in these vineyards.

Description

Property purchased in 1945, planted in 1951. Additional vineyards planted in the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, all by first- and second-generation Italian family members. Estate was under Alexander and Pamela McGeary from 1990 through 2021 when it was expanded to 18 planted acres. Purchased by North Mountain Vineyards, LLC, in October 2021.

Phone

760-782-0778

Submitted by

Julie & Stewart Davis, Co-Owners

Certified