Sonoita Vineyards - Elgin, AZ - a vineyard producing the highest quality wine

Sonoita Vineyards is located at 290 Elgin Canelo Road in Elgin, Arizona. There is a large range of wines offered from the vineyard that range from bold and complex to fruity and crisp. The facility has a gift shop and tasting room that is open each day from ten in the morning until four in the evening.

The Vineyards are only an hour past Tucson, Arizona off of Highway 83. The charge for a wine tasting at the facility is only $5 which includes a sample from the present wine selection and a souvenir glass.

Sonoita Vineyards has expanded to over forty acres of vines since its opening in 1983. The Sonoita Appellation provides unique conditions for growing that allows the vineyard to produce a number of gold medal winners. One of these wines a Cabernet Sauvignon was picked to be served during a Presidential Inauguration Gala.

The view from the vineyard is of mountain ranges on three sides. There are a number of grape varieties grown including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to name a few. The Spanish Missionaries brought the Mission grapes used at the Sonoita Vineyards to the U.S. in the sixteenth century.

Anyone looking to try out a high quality wine should visit the Sonoita Vineyards.