Andy and Carrie began their journey in life together with a shared joy of gathering with loved ones over a good bottle of wine and some delicious food. In 2012, they were the first couple to get married at Vivac Winery in New Mexico, home of some of the most distinctive grape wines made in the Southwest.

Fifteen years ago, Andy started to experiment with making his own wine, with a particular interest and focus on creating wines that were truly unique. A chemist by education and profession, Andy readily took to the procedures and processes (and of course the glassware!) involved in winemaking.

Andy started off making wine in the pantry of the apartment Carrie and he shared in 2010. His initial batches used concentrate grape juice kits and, while he made some decent wines after some initial flops, Andy and Carrie quickly realized that making grape-based wines at home would never surpass commercial wines and they turned his sights toward something less common: wines made from other fruits. After more than a decade of experimentation with different fruit sources and fermentation procedures, Andy was able to develop recipes for deep, rich full bodied table wines as well as truly unique port-style dessert wines made from a variety of fruits.

As the wines became better and better - winning more and more medals in wine competitions - Carrie and Andy started to consider the possibility of founding a winery focused on their fruit wines. After moving to Longmont, Colorado in 2019, Andy was able to set up a nanowinery in their home. When the pandemic struck in early 2020, they decided to spend at least some of the time at home further perfecting their wine and developing recipes that could be scaled into commercial production. As the idea to start a winery began to crystalize, we brought Carrie’s communication skills, honed over a decade of experience practicing law followed by work in the digital marketing arena, into the mix to help get the word about our wines out to world.

Our mission at Snowkiss Winery is a simple one: to share our creations and love of non-grape fruit wines.