Clear Creek Vineyard & Winery

Owner Ignacio Mesa started family-run Clear Creek Vineyard & Winery in 1999 in the fertile valley of West Clear Creek. Sustainable, organic grape growing methods are used in his production, with no chemical fertilizers. Many different vintage wines are offered, including Port, Sirah, Rio Claro Wines and more. The vineyards boast the designatoin of 1st AZ Winery Silvery Innovator Sustainable Certification.

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Hidden Track Bottle Shop

This wine shop offers numerous high quality wines with unique flavors, and a knowledgable staff on-hand to answer questions and give recommendations. A cafe with snacks and coffee is attached to the shop, as well. Wine tastings are held every Thursday and Saturday, and wine club memberships are available.

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Zarpara Vineyards

Zarpara Vineyards planted its first vines in 2010, and now has upwards of 5,000 vines that are tended to carefully throughout the growing season. Owners Rhona MacMillan and Mark Jorve lived onsite during the building of winery and tasting room, located in the Willcox Bench in southeast Arizona. Wine club memberships are available.

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Rune Wines

Arizona native James Callahan cultivates the grapes and produces flavorful wines in this off-grid Sonoita winery, founded in 2013. The facility includes an outdoor tasting room (with shade), a good backdrop for a memorable tasting of the unique wine offerings. Wine club memberships are available.

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Kief-Joshua Vineyards

This family-owned winery, with winemaker Kief-Joshua Manning at the head, is located in southern Arizona and  includes views of the Sonoita mountain range that you can gaze at while tasting available wines. Grapes in the vineyard are grown using a holistic approach. Both public and private tastings are available, as well as accomodations and wine club memberships.

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Golden Rule Vineyards

Jim and Ruth Graham present a wealth of wine and knowledge from their family-owned vineyard located in southeast Arizona. The high desert climate is also ideal for growing pistachios; Cochise Groves orchard is connected to the vineyards. Wine club memberships are available.

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Chateau Tumbleweed

Four friends started this winery after gaining over 30 years experience from other wineries in the region. The two couples created a friendly, personable wine tasting experience at their current building in Clarkdale, Arizona. The wine selection isi created with their local Arizona-grown grapes. Wine club membership is available.

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Bodega Pierce

This family-owned Arizona vineyard and winery is located on the Willcox Bench, and boasts delicious wines and knoweldgable staff. There are two tasting rooms; one is located on the vineyards in Willcox, and the other is in Clarkdale, Arizona. Wine club memberships are available, as well as appointments outside of the Thursday to Sunday hours.

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Sand-Reckoner Vineyards

Rob and Sarah Hammelman bring a wealth of global wine knowledge back to Arizona with the Sand-Reckoner Vineyards. After travel to build their wine-making experience in France, Napa and beyond, the Vineyard was opened in 2010. The wines created from the southern Arizona location are available at their Tucson Tasting Room.

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