The magic that is Sedona can be enhanced in a variety of ways. Visitors can choose I Love Sedona for their vacation escapes, feeling spoiled by the luxuries and comforts found within (we are kind of partial to this first item!). They can savor the vibrations of the vortexes that dot the landscape, and they can explore the wine and wineries in Sedona AZ that have made Northern Arizona a threat to the wineries in Napa Valley. Sip your way along the Verde Valley Wine Trail or relax at home while you raise a glass of your new favorite wine in toast to another stunning Sedona sunset. This ultimate wine guide to Sedona and the peek at our comfortable accommodations will ensure that you don’t miss out on a single drop of the really good stuff that comes from this part of the nation!
That is an excellent question, one we are VERY glad you have asked. The Verde Valley Wine Trail brings visitors the opportunity to explore 26 area wineries, including one right here in Sedona, giving guests a taste of Arizona. But what if you fall in love with a specific type? Do you need to keep visiting Sedona every time your stash of Sedona wine runs out? As much as we would enjoy your company in our Sedona sanctuaries, we understand how expensive that could be, and can reassure you that most of the wineries offer online stores, allowing you to order your favorites from the comfort of your own recliner back home. Our tour of the Wine Trail begins with the wineries found in Camp Verde, located just 27 miles south of Sedona. Don’t forget to download your passport found here.
Alcantara is a family-owned business that has brightened the lives of countless wine drinkers since opening in 2004. Offering a wine club, tours, and a tasting room, they also offer a small menu of sandwiches and snacks. Fun facts: Alcantara is dog friendly and is a popular wedding venue. They do offer an online store.
Salt Mine Wines consider themselves a boutique winery, which really just means they are a small establishment. Opened by two brothers in 2013, they are currently growing six Italian varietals, with more being offered as each year passes. There is no online store, and their tasting room is the only place you can purchase their wine.
Clear Creek Vineyard is a sustainable business, as the owner uses geese and chickens to manage bugs and weeds, not needing to use chemicals, so you can feel good about sipping their wares. They offer an outdoor patio and an online store.
Clarkdale was originally a copper-smelting company town for the employees of Jerome, but today, it is known for the three wonderful wineries that are on the Verde Valley Wine Trail. Located just 50 miles south of Sedona, the road trip you take along 89A will be scenic and serene.
Offering a funky vibe that fits right in with the Arizona landscape, Chateau Tumbleweed offers 15 different locally grown wines. Their monthly events and festivals are always well attended, and their wine club offers education and fun. Their grapes come from a variety of Arizona vineyards and their online store sells wine and winery merch, ensuring you will be the best dressed mom at your children’s PTA.
The grapes used in the wines served at the Bodega Pierce Winery & Tasting Room are grown at the family’s vineyard in Willcox, a southern Arizona town also developing a wonderful reputation for vineyards and wineries, and the wines are becoming world acclaimed with each passing year. They don’t offer an online store, but visitors have two options for purchasing their product, as they also provide a second tasting room at their Willcox vineyard.
Reservations are needed to enjoy a tasting of the Southwest Wine Center, which is actually a teaching center at Yavapai College. The grapes used in the wines here are grown in the foothills of Mingus Mountain and the education received by students is one that focuses not just on making great wine, but on sustainability. There is a wine club, but no online store.
The town of Cornville does not offer any corn fields—the name comes from one of the earliest settlers of town—but it does offer five different renowned wineries, three of which we will discuss here, that will make you forget all about the corn.
Javelina Leap doesn’t just offer a cool name, it is fast becoming one of the best-known wineries in the state. Offering joy in the bottle with every sip, they do offer an online shop, but be sure to visit their gift shop when you stop by, as it is full of all kinds of cool things that will make an excellent souvenir from your adventures.
Neighbors and friendly competitors with Javelina Leap, their kitchen serves charcuterie, cheese plates, and a variety of snacks to enjoy with their selection of Arizona wines. Offering live music, special events, and the opportunity to meet their resident vineyard dogs (more refined than your standard junkyard dogs!), Oak Creek Vineyards & Winery is definitely a contender for our top winery nod.
The tasting room at Page Springs Cellars is also a bistro serving cheese boards, tapas, and a surprisingly large selection of paninis, pastas, and our personal favorites, pizzas. They also provide Creekside yoga classes and massage sessions, ensuring that you will leave the cellars feeling 100% refreshed and at ease. Offering an online shop that pauses shipments to areas where it can get extremely cold in the winter months, all their grapes come from Arizona vineyards.
Home to more wineries than any other town on the wine trail, Cottonwood has a passion for wine that is reflected in their bottles. Featuring eight different wonderful vineyards and wineries, we will be discussing just three of them today, but all are listed on the wine trail map and are worthy of a visit.
Offering tasting rooms in both Cottonwood and Willcox, Pillsbury Wine Company is known for making what they call food wines, not cocktail wines, and their vineyards are acclaimed for their sustainability. Their online wine shop is a great one, and the popularity of their bottles ensures you can find Pillsbury Wines in shops and restaurants all over the state.
Bringing a taste of Italy to red rock country, Merkins Vineyards feature 100% Arizona-grown grapes. This is one of the few tasting rooms that offers a full menu, and they don’t offer an online store.
Arizona Stronghold Vineyards offers two tasting rooms, one in Scottsdale and this one in Cottonwood, and provides 100% authentic Arizona wines. An online shop, wine club, and exciting event calendar, Cottonwood shines brighter because of their wines.
Jerome has the second highest number of wineries, coming in at six wonderful places, but as we have done above, we are going to concentrate on just three. Just remember to explore all the wineries on the Verde Valley Wine Trail, getting stamps on your passport and then uploading it for the chance to win prizes.
If the views don’t make your heart skip a beat, the wines served at the Original Jerome Winery certainly will. Using grapes culled from their Willcox vineyard, this spot has dominated the Jerome wine landscape since 2001. It offers an online shop.
The Domanico family shows their passion for wine and oils and vinegars with their name, Passion Cellars, and their tasting rooms are in six different Arizona towns, including Jerome and Tombstone. It offers an online store.
Serving as a wedding venue as well as a wine and tapas gallery, Coronado Vineyards is a local favorite that is about to being serving their wines in many of our central Arizona towns as well as offering a Willcox tasting room and an online shop.
We bet you were wondering if we were ever going to get around to our I Love Sedona’s hometown, but rest assured, in our humble opinions, we were saving the best for last! There is just one winery in our magical red rock town, but it is definitely our favorite, and worth the buildup.
The wines are stunning, and the views of the Sedona landscape are breathtaking, framed to perfection by a wall of windows that takes up the entire back wall of the winery. Named for the year Arizona became a state and serving wines made entirely from Arizona-grown grapes, their online store is a comprehensive one, and many Arizona retail shops sell bottles of their silky wines. They also offer a small bites menu that will be much enjoyed.
The only potential negative aspect to your Verde Valley Wine Trail is the possibility that at least one of your traveling party will need to abstain for safety, providing designated driver services for the lucky drinkers. Fortunately, local tour companies understand the importance of maintaining your right to sip, and these next three companies are guaranteed to be an integral part of your wine adventures.
Offering customizable wine tours, your climate-controlled limo van will be waiting for you at every stop. Sip and savor your ride along the wine trail with knowledgeable and personable drivers at the wheel.
Offering a variety of adventures, including hiking, chocolate, and our personal favorite, the wine tours that take you all over the Sedona area, your options are numerous, but the Wine, Chocolate, Beer, and Lunch tour does stand out!
The vortexes of Sedona are almost as magical as the wines, and this wonderful company offers scenic, wine, and vortex tours, or any combination therein.
The wine chillers found in the kitchens of many of our I Love Sedona sanctuaries may end up being your new best friend, especially when filled with the bottles you have purchased during your tour of wineries in Sedona AZ. Reserve your favorite escape today and live your best life sipping, savoring, and sharing wine adventures with your favorite traveling companion.
