Arizona wine splits north and south: Sonoita/Elgin and Willcox in the south, the Verde Valley around Sedona in the north. In Cruv, see which tasting rooms are open now and what events are coming up.
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High-desert grassland at 4,500 to 5,200 feet, south of Tucson and near the Mexican border, makes up Arizona's first AVA.
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Warm days and cool nights shape the Verde Valley's wines, with tasting rooms from Old Town Cottonwood to the historic mining town of Jerome.
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Willcox, an AVA since 2016, lies in southeastern Arizona across Cochise and Graham counties. Vineyards sit at 4,000 to 5,500 feet, within the Sulphur Springs Valley and near mountain bases. The Willcox region grows most of Arizona's wine grapes.
Arizona growers plant more than 70 grape varieties. Syrah, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon are among the most planted, and Viognier, Malvasia Bianca and Chardonnay are among the leading whites.
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Syrah is among Arizona's most planted grapes. Most of it grows around Willcox, with smaller plantings in the Verde Valley and a little in Sonoita/Elgin.
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Grenache is one of Arizona's biggest plantings. Willcox holds most of the acreage, the Verde Valley has a smaller share, and Sonoita/Elgin has only a little.
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Cabernet Sauvignon is one of Arizona's biggest plantings. Willcox has most of it, and Sonoita/Elgin and the Verde Valley grow it too.
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Viognier is among the state's leading white grapes. Most of it grows around Willcox, and the Verde Valley AVA's own description lists it among the warm-climate grapes suited to the valley.
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Malvasia Bianca is among Arizona's leading white grapes, grown mostly around Willcox and in the Verde Valley, where the AVA's description also lists it among the warm-climate grapes suited to the valley.
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Chardonnay is among Arizona's leading white grapes. Nearly all of it is planted around Willcox, in the southeast, the part of Arizona where most of the state's grapes are grown.
