Bonair Winery is situated in the Rattlesnake Hills of the Yakima Valley, Washington State's foremost wine growing region region. No, we don't have rattlesnakes in our vineyards.  Every March 17, St. Patrick's Day, we drive the snakes out of the vineyards. This is Washington States most scenic wine country.  In the Rattlesnake hills you drive through orchards and vineyards, just like wine country is supposed to be. Like Bonair, our neighbors are Estate Wineries, also. We have a close connection to the soil. In the desert, there is a great differential between daytime and nighttime temperatures, sometimes over 40o.  These cool evenings preserve the natural acid in the grapes while daytime temperatures develop sugars. This results in a perfect sugar/acid balance.