Located in the rolling oak-dotted hills of southeastern Arizona, at an elevation of 4800 feet, Callaghan Vineyards produces rich, complex red and white wines from its 25 acre vineyard. Mediterranean and Spanish varietals – Tempranillo, Mourvedre, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah and Grenache – are the basic building blocks for our red blends, while Viognier and Riesling are blended for our estate white wine.
In 2003, Tim and Joan Mueller established Canelo Hills Vineyard and Winery on 10 acres in the heart of Sonoita’s beautiful grasslands. Joan grows the grapes for the wine Tim makes, and daughter Kathryn does the marketing. In our family winery, we handcraft Arizona-grown fruit into individualistic, award-winning wines that reflect the Sonoita appellation’s marriage of sun loving grapes to the hot, dry days and cool, clear nights of the high desert. Come visit us to taste our wines!
Dos Cabezas WineWorks is a family-owned and operated winery that challenges the perception that Arizona does not produce exceptional wines. Dos Cabezas WineWorks has been producing wines in Arizona since 1995. The winery was originally located on the 80 acre Dos Cabezas Vineyard near Willcox, AZ. Just after the harvest of 2006, winemaker Todd Bostock purchased the winery with the help of his wife Kelly and his parents Frank and Paula. The winery was moved to Sonoita, Arizona, close to the vineyard the family planted in Elgin in 2003.
Nestled within a picturesque valley high above the Arizona Desert, Sonoita’s warm days and cool nights provide even ripening while retaining balance and complexity, allowing their small family run winery to produce high quality, hand-crafted wines.
Lightning Ridge Cellars, a small family winery established in 2005, represents years of personal endeavor from the ground up. They’re proud to offer wines based on our Italian heritage. Their estate wines are made from classic Italian varietals: Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Montepulciano, Primitivo, Malvasia and Muscat Canelli. Clay soils, long warm summers, cool nights and an old world style of winemaking provide the perfect combination to produce rich, full-bodied wines.
Rancho Rossa Vineyards is one of the largest family owned wineries in the Sonoita AVA. They produce about 1200 cases of wine each year from our 22 acres of estate fruit. They do not purchase any fruit or bulk wine and we are the only winery in the area that can say that. They specialize in ultra-premium dry varietal bottling’s.They planted their first vines in 2002 and made their first wines in 2004. The tasting room opened in 2006.
For every bottle of wine that they sell out of the winery, a $0.10 donation is made to the American Cancer Society.
The oldest commercial vineyard and winery in Arizona, Sonoita Vineyards opened in 1983 and now includes over 25 acres of vines. Perched at an elevation of 5,000 feet among rolling grasslands, the vineyard is surrounded on three sides by soaring mountain ranges. The varieties grown on the estate today include Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese and Mission.
Wines made from grapes grown in Southern Arizona, from the Sonoita AVA, Wilcox Playa and Bowie. We still produce our wines in the traditional fashion, hand harvesting, sorting and foot stomping the reds. The wines are aged in French Oak, Hungarian Oak, American Oak, Italian Chestnut, Stainless Steel and Plastic. The winery has moved to the Stelvin ROPP cap and all of our wine bottlings from 2007 onward shall be in screw cap.
The Wilhelm Family Vineyards is home to Kevin and Karyl, their children Kristian and Kassandra, and over seven thousand glorious grapevines. Kevin and Karyl planted their first little dreammakers, one year old Syrah and Tempranillo plants, on July 27, 2005; their 14th wedding anniversary! Today those little foot-high baby-vines are mature and producing quality wine grapes for our winery. Now that’s an anniversary gift that keeps on giving.
