Snipes Mountain is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the Yakima Valley of Washington state.
It was established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury on January 21, 2009 as the state's 10th AVA.
The vineyard on Snipes Mountain was one of the first to plant the European Vitis vinifera varieties of Semillon and Pinot noir in Washington.
"[1][3] The viticultural area is centered around Snipes Mountain, a 7 miles (11 km) long anticline ridge with a 1,290 feet (393 m) peak that rises from the floor of the Yakima Valley with comparatively unique, rocky soils, called Aridisols.
The viticultural area also includes Harrison Hill, which lies contiguously east of Snipes Mountain and has similar soil and topography.