Wineries in the Verde Valley

Alcantara Vineyard & Winery is a tasting room and restaurant on Grapevine Way in Camp Verde, Arizona. The winery is family owned and farms its own vineyard. The tasting room is open daily from late morning to late afternoon, and no reservation is needed. There is a restaurant on site, and all ages are welcome. Tours and tastings are offered, and the winery also hosts weddings and other events. Wine can be bought on site or through the online store, and there is a wine club. The winery is a stop on the Verde Valley Wine Trail and lists Cottonwood, Camp Verde and Sedona as the towns it serves.

Burning Tree Cellars pours in a tasting room at 1040 N Main St in Old Town Cottonwood. The winery's own site describes small batch wines made in limited quantities, a wine club, and merchandise such as hats, shirts, and candles. Music and events are listed on the site as well. Outdoor seating is listed. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, though tasting rooms often shift with the season, so a quick call before you drive over is sensible. The number on file is (928) 649-8733. It serves Cottonwood.

Chateau Tumbleweed is a small winery and tasting room on the hillside in Clarkdale, Arizona. The tasting room is open every day from midday into the evening. Wines include red, white and rose, plus magnums and past vintages, and charcuterie is served with them. Dogs are welcome. The winery was founded by two married couples with long roots in Arizona wine, and the grapes come from vineyards around the state. There are wine clubs with member releases and events, and the tasting room hosts its own events. Clothing and merchandise are sold as well. Cottonwood, Jerome, Camp Verde and Sedona are nearby.

Clear Creek Vineyard & Winery pours and sells wine at 4053 East Highway 260 in Camp Verde. The tasting room is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, and closed the rest of the week. Outdoor seating is available. Tastings and bottle sales are both offered. The phone number is (602) 859-7418. Because the room is open only three days a week, check before driving out, especially if the winery is showing at a festival that weekend. Call ahead if you are bringing a group, so there is room to sit.

Cove Mesa Vineyard is a family owned winery and tasting room on Western Dr in Cornville, Arizona. The tasting room sits near the corner of Cornville and Page Springs Roads and is open every day, opening at midday early in the week and late morning from Friday through Sunday. Wines include red, white, rose and library bottles, and food is served. There is a wine club with member events, and clothing and merchandise are sold. The winery is part of the Verde Valley wine area and is a stop on the Verde Valley Wine Trail. Cornville, Cottonwood and Sedona are the listed service area.

DA Ranch Estate Lodge & Vineyards is at 1901 Dancing Apache Road in Cornville, Arizona. Tasting hours run from 11 to 6, Wednesday through Sunday, with Monday and Tuesday closed. Children are welcome, which is not true of every tasting room. Call (928) 247-6868 or write to info@daranch.com to ask about lodging, tasting, or booking the place for a gathering. Weekend afternoons are the busy stretch, so a group is worth calling ahead about. Rooms, rates, and events are set out at daranch.com. Hours can shift for private events and holidays, so confirm the day before you drive over from Clarkdale.

DA Vines Vineyard & Bistro pours and serves at 705 N. Main St in Cottonwood. A French-inspired bistro menu is recorded alongside the tasting room. The winery's own site describes the vineyard itself as a small planting on the Oak Creek waterway at Page Springs, so the vines and the tasting room are not at the same address. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, but the opening hours coded into the website disagree with those, so call (928) 634-6710 before making the drive.

Javelina Leap Vineyard & Winery sits at 1565 Page Springs Road in Cornville, Arizona. The tasting room is open every day from 11 to 6, and the last pour is at 5:30 PM. Dogs are welcome. It makes an easy stop for people driving over from Sedona or Cottonwood, and there are both indoor seats and patio space. Call (928) 649-2681 ahead of a visit if you are bringing a group, since a tasting room fills up on a weekend afternoon. Hours can shift around holidays, so a quick call is worth making. Wines, tours, and events are posted at javelinaleapwinery.com.

Oak Creek Vineyards & Winery is a winery and tasting room on Page Springs Rd in Cornville, Arizona. The tasting room is open every day, opening later Monday through Thursday and earlier Friday through Sunday, and closing in the evening on Friday and Saturday. There is a food menu, a wine club and winery tours. The winery hosts events, including corporate and social gatherings, showers, holiday parties, birthdays and anniversaries. Dogs are welcome and children are welcome. Wine can be shipped, though shipping pauses when Arizona temperatures are high. Phone and email are listed, and Cornville and Sedona are the towns in the listed service area.

Page Springs Cellars is a winery at 1500 N. Page Springs Road in Cornville. It has a tasting room and a bistro, so guests can have food along with a wine tasting. The doors open at 11 a.m. every day. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday it closes at 6 p.m. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday it stays open later, until 8 p.m. The winery also offers tours and hosts groups and events. It sells wine by the bottle, and there is a wine club for members. To plan a visit or ask about a group booking, call (928) 639-3004. It is wise to call ahead on busy weekends.

Salt Mine Wine makes and pours wine at 536 West Salt Mine Road in Camp Verde. The tasting room is open Saturday and Sunday from noon until 5 in the afternoon. It is a small vineyard and winery rather than a large operation, so the room can fill on a busy weekend. The phone number is (928) 910-2075, and there is an email address for questions. Call before you drive out if you are coming with a group or want to know what is open for tasting that day. Ask about bottle sales, and about whether a reservation is needed.

Southwest Wine Center sits at 601 Black Hills Drive in Clarkdale, and it is run as part of the Yavapai College viticulture program. There is a tasting room open Thursday through Sunday, from noon until 6 p.m., and it is closed the rest of the week. Dogs are welcome. To reach the center, call (928) 634-6566 or write to Ryan.AveryFollensbee@yc.edu. Because the hours are short and only cover four days, it helps to plan a visit around them rather than dropping in midweek. Ask about tasting fees, pours and any group bookings when you call, and check ahead during holiday weeks.