Betty O’Shaughnessy and family began the search for the perfect mountainside land that would produce a full flavored Cabernet Sauvignon. After purchasing the land in 1996 their challenge was to plant vineyards while maintaining 60% of the natural vegetation mandated by their building permit. The vineyard consists of 29 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6 acres of the blending varietals, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot and Malbec. O’Shaughnessy produces one Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon that express the unique character of their vineyard and of the
