Review

  • Lightning Ridge Cellars, Elgin AZ

    Lightning Ridge Cellars, Elgin AZ

    Next up in Sippin’ September we have the Lightning Ridge Cellars Tasting Room.  Lightning Ridge is a small family winery established in 2005, with the tasting room opening three years later.   They offer wines based on their Italian heritage made from classic Italian Varietals such as Saniovese, Nebbiolo, Montepulciano, Agliancio, Malvais and Muscat Canelli.

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  • Sonoita Vineyards, Elgin AZ

    Sonoita Vineyards, Elgin AZ

    Sonoita Vineyards Tasting Room is located in Elgin, AZ and is the oldest commercial Vineyard in Arizona. They started in 1974 and opened in 1983, and the vineyard now contains over 30 acres of vines.  Since that time they have consistently created award winning wines. They are a multi-faceted venue, and can handle everything from

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  • Village of Elgin Winery and Distillery, Elgin AZ

    Village of Elgin Winery and Distillery, Elgin AZ

    The Village of Elgin Winery and Distillery is located right in Elgin, Arizona.  The eastern most of the Elgin Rd wineries, it’s hard to miss as there isn’t much around it. It is a winery, distillery, and brewery all rolled into one.

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  • Rune Wines, Sonoita AZ

    Rune Wines, Sonoita AZ

    Our second stop for our Sonoita/Elgin trip, the Rune Wines “tasting room”.  Rune is a bit unique as they generally do their tastings outside. They refer to themselves as an off-grid winery.  They have a Quonset hut that at the moment it seems to mostly be an empty shell, or for tastings in a pinch

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  • Hannah’s Hill Vineyard, Elgin AZ

    Hannah’s Hill Vineyard, Elgin AZ

    For our last blast of wineries we took a little drive down to the Sonoita/Elgin area.  Until a few weeks ago we had no idea that there were so many wineries in this area. Our first stop was Hannah’s Hill Vineyard and Winery in Elgin.

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  • Winery 101, Peoria AZ

    Winery 101, Peoria AZ

    I’m ecstatic because today we are featuring the Winery 101 Tasting Room.  Winery 101 is near and dear to our hearts for a couple of reasons.  Originally we had planned on saving it for the final day of Sippin’ September, however the birth of our first grandson a week early caused us to shift our

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  • Winery 1912, Sedona AZ

    Winery 1912, Sedona AZ

    Starting off the final two-thirds of Sippin’ September we have the Winery 1912 Tasting Room in Sedona.  Winery 1912’s slogan is “Taste Arizona First”, and the label only makes wine from the Spanish grape varieties that were originally smuggled from Spain by Jesuit priests. Their wines are really good, and put a modern spin on

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  • Javelina Leap Winery, Cornville AZ

    Javelina Leap Winery, Cornville AZ

    The Javelina Leap Winery Tasting Room is along the Page Springs trail of vineyards.  It is small and quaint, one of the things we love about it.

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  • Page Springs Cellars, Cornville AZ

    Page Springs Cellars, Cornville AZ

    Page Springs Cellars is likely one of the most popular vineyards in the Campe Verde area. If you haven’t been there, then you have at least heard their name.  Eric Glomski started Page Springs in 2004 and is the owner and winemaker. He offers a wide range of wines, from whites to reds in varietals

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  • Oak Creek Vineyards and Winery, Cornville AZ

    Oak Creek Vineyards and Winery, Cornville AZ

    We continue our Sippin’ September with Oak Creek Vineyards, located in the Page Springs area of Cornville.   We don’t head into this area very often because of the drive, why drive when you can walk to several really great locations in Old Town.  Well, here is why. Oak Creek Vineyards and Winery offers very

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