Metro Phoenix-area tasting rooms are a must-visit for all wine lovers. Check the recommendations below.
Garage-East (Gilbert)
In this tasting room, you will taste wines made of grapes that are sourced from Southern Arizona vineyards in Sonoita and Willcox like Syrah, Tempranillo, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Rosé. Their “Breakfast Wine” mixes seasonal fruits with white wine and carbonation.
Here, wines are paired with small menu of bites from local purveyors.
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Phone: (480) 493-7151
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Aridus Wine Company (Scottsdale)
This tasting room will offer you balanced, complex wines made of grapes sourced from Arizona, New Mexico and California.
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Phone: (520) 954-2676
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Carlson Creek Vineyard (Scottsdale)
In this tasting room with its 20-foot copper bar and Art Deco tin ceiling you will try samples of Malbec and Sangiovese.
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Phone: (480) 947-0636
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GenuWine Arizona (Phoenix)
Emily Rieve and Lindsey Schoenemann, owners of this downtown Phoenix bar will offer you the most amazing wines from many local wineries including Rune, Dos Cabezas and Merkin.
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Phone: (602) 682-7494
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LDV Winery (Scottsdale)
LDW owners Peggy Fiandaca and Curt Dunham are focusing on sustainably grown and produced wines in their vineyard in the Chiricahua Mountain foothills in Southern Arizona. In LDV you will try Rhône varietals: Grenache, Syrah, Petite Sirah and Viognier.
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Phone: (480) 664-4822
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Merkin Vineyards (Scottsdale)
The main philosophy of the Merkin Vineyards is sustainability and using local ingredients. In the tasting room you will try Spanish, French and Italian varietals.
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Phone: (480) 912-1027
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Salvatore Vineyards and Passion Cellars (Scottsdale)
Tasting room in Scottsdale will offer you fruit-forward whites and complex reds made from grapes harvested at Willcox vineyard.
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Phone: (480) 423-2901
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Su Vino Winery (Scottsdale)
They are making their own varietals and blends (like Malbec, Pinot Grigio and Port), but in this tasting bar you will also try custom wines suited to your palate. You can even bottle, cork and label it yourself. How amazing is that?
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Phone: (480) 994-8466
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Winery 101 (Peoria)
In this industrial, loft-inspired space you will try wines by Irlyn and Gavin Gallifant: Gallifant Cellars specializing in a single varietal and SouthPaw Cellars made from grapes from Southern Arizona.
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Phone: (623) 242-0340
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