Oct. 18 – 20
Friday – Chamber Mix and Mingle 5 PM – 8 PM
Saturday and Sunday – Wine Festival – 11 AM – 5 PM
Willcox Wine Country Fall Festival
Willcox Wine Country, recognized as Arizona’s premier wine region, is proud to announce the Willcox Wine Country Fall Festival October 18th – 20th. Known for its unique terroir and exceptional wine quality, Willcox Wine Country continues to be a destination of choice for wine enthusiasts and connoisseurs.
Located in southeastern Arizona, Willcox Wine Country benefits from its high elevation, warm days, cool nights, and well-drained soils, which provide ideal conditions for grape growing. The region is home to numerous vineyards and wineries that produce a diverse range of varietals, including Rhône varietals like Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre, as well as Malbec, Tempranillo, and Petit Verdot.
Participating Wineries:
Willcox Wine Country Fall Festival – October 18 – 19, 2024
The fall festival is just around the corner. This year the festival will feature 17 wineries, local artists, and craft vendors along with live music, food trucks, and a beer garden sponsored by the Willcox Chamber of Commerce.
Throughout the festival, different wineries will host a seminar and special tasting in the Windmill Park pavilion. These talks will focus on the various growing techniques and wine-making styles, and guests will be offered cellar selections.
Friday evening, the Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a wine dinner. The dinner will be paired with several wineries’ wines and a gourmet menu.
About Willcox Wine Country
Visitors to Willcox Wine Country can enjoy a variety of activities, including wine tastings, vineyard tours, and special events such as the Willcox Wine Festivals. These experiences offer an opportunity to explore the rich flavors and unique characteristics of wines produced in this distinguished region.
Willcox Wine Country is a prominent wine region located in southeastern Arizona. With its unique climate and soil conditions, it has become a hub for winemaking, attracting visitors from around the world. The region boasts a wide array of wineries and vineyards, each offering distinct and high-quality wines.
For more information about Willcox Wine Country and to plan your visit, please visit https://willcoxwinecountry.org/.
Willcox Wine Country is Arizona’s premier wine region. It is a wine region located in Cochise and Graham counties in far southeastern Arizona. The Willcox area leads Arizona wine grape production by growing 74% of the state’s wine grapes. Wines from the region and wines made with Willcox grapes have been highly rated by Wine Spectator, San Francisco Chronicle, tastings.com and the Arizona Republic.
The area includes the Willcox AVA (American Area), making it federally recognized as a unique and distinctive wine growing region in the United States. Willcox Wine Country features 14 tasting rooms, tours, locally grown and produced wines and the semi-annual Willcox Wine Country Festival (held in May and October), which has been rated by Fodor’s Travel as one of the top-ten wine festivals in North America. For more information visit www.willcoxwinecountry.org.
ABOUT THE CITY OF WILLCOX
At the Center of the Willcox Wine Country region, the City of Willcox is the historic, cultural, and economic hub of far southeastern Arizona.
Established as a Railroad terminal in 1880, Willcox became a small rural community supporting local Farms, Orchards, Vineyards and Ranches in a vast region of high-altitude basins and mountain ranges. Willcox is the hospitality gateway to Willcox Wine Country, the Chiricahua National Monument, Ft Bowie National Historic Site, and the Coronado National Forest. For more information visitwillcox.az.gov
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