Sawkar Family Vineyards was founded in 1998 by Raghu Sawkar, M.D., whose life-long passion for fine wines led him to the earnest art of winemaking. The vineyards rest on the Western slopes of California's Sonoma Mountains at a cool altitude of 1000 feet - the perfect climate for the growing of grapes. The soil is a eautiful marriage of clay and loam, flowering a majestic yield.