I don’t know about you, but when my hubs told me there was aĀ “Arizona Wine Country”, Ā I thought he had pretty much gone off the deep end.
Hello! Arizona is the desert. Not some fertile soil wonderland puuurrfect for growing grapes. Right?!
This entire conversation ended with me being wrong. And I even admitted it.
Stranger things have happened.
Flash forward to our tripĀ toĀ ArizonaĀ and our visit along theĀ Verde Valley wine trail. We began our journeyĀ in thisĀ town called Jerome, which is not technically where the grapes are grown,Ā but it isĀ where the tasting rooms are. It’s an old copper mining camp,Ā set up on top of the Black Hills overlooking the Verde Valley and it isĀ claimed to be haunted. So come prepared, mentally or otherwise. I brought my juju beads..you know to keep me safe and all.
Ghosts or not Jerome isĀ AMAZING. The history! The wine! The people! The monk!
Yes, I said monk. As in ‘The Wine Monk’. I had no clue this guy ever even existed. Till Jerome, where we stumbled into this tasting room and there he was. And apparently he is very well-known. Anyway. He has a blog too. And knows SO MUCH MORE than me about wine. (follow him hereĀ azwinemonk.com)
Once we got friendly with The Monk he pennedĀ us a list of must-visit places. We went to all of them. And we loved it.
Basically,Ā I really did not expect much. I know that’s “not being very open-minded” or “really not giving something new a chance”…but in my defenseĀ I truly believedĀ Arizona wine would simply beĀ overripe juice bombs that would never last.
Here’s the list the Wine Monk gave us before we parted his company…what’s mine is yours.
Winery Guide to Arizona Wine Country
Caduceus Cellars and Merkin Vineyards
Have you ever been to Arizona Wine Country? If not, consider using this guide for where to stay in Sedona, Arizona!
XO,
M
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