Diana Snowden Seysses was born in Napa, California, and graduated from the University of California at Davis with a Bachelor of Science in Viticulture and Enology in 2001. In August of 2001 she moved to France for the first of a series of internships. Today, she divides her time between the Napa Valley, where she makes wine for both the family estate, Snowden Vineyards, and for Ashes & Diamonds, and France, where she is oenologist at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, and consultant for Domaine de Triennes in Provence. Diana is a member and treasurer for the Council of the Académie du Vin, and a member of Porto Protocol’s Global Steering Committee.