Get FREE email communications from Fodor's Travel, covering must-see travel destinations, expert trip planning advice, and travel inspiration to fuel your passion.
We've compiled the best of the best in Sonoita - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
With interesting varietals and sangrias, a hip vibe, and bottomless bowls of Cheetos to accompany tastings, AZ Hops & Vines rocks the Sonoita wine-tour scene. This spunky, women-owned, and family-friendly winery, which often hosts weekend events, boasts indoor and outdoor seating, games, and a petting zoo.
This vineyard, one of the oldest in the region, produces some of the best wine in Arizona. Its Buena Suerte 2015 ("good luck" in Spanish) is a favorite, and Caitlin's is considered one of the top wines in the United States.
Award-winning reds and whites (and a sparkling rosé) can be sampled at this winery near the main junction in Sonoita. They serve tasty pizzas, baked in their brick oven out back, and also rent a couple of comfortable suites to stay in after your tasting tour.
Rune's picturesque setting, on a grassy hillside with views of the Mustang Mountains, adds beauty and serenity to the wine-tasting experience. The solar-powered winery uses only well water (and grapes, of course) to make their award-winning wines "off the grid." Tastings are offered daily, and sandwiches and charcuterie are also served under the artfully placed sail shades.
You might think you're in Italy when you visit this Tuscan-style building perched on a pretty hillside. The wide porch with Adirondack chairs and a bocce ball court invite you to linger awhile after sampling Italian varietals like Sangiovese and Primitivo.
This vineyard, known for its high-quality reds, was the first commercial vineyard in Arizona, planted in the early 1970s as an experiment by Dr. Gordon Dutt, former agriculture professor at the University of Arizona. It's still going strong with Gordon's granddaughter, Lori, at the helm.
One of the largest producers of wines in the state is home to Four Monkey wines and Tombstone Red, which the winemaker claims is "great with scorpion, tarantula, and rattlesnake meat." Sample craft spirits (rum, whiskey, and brandy) next door at their distillery.
This producer of mostly Spanish varietals, including a homegrown Syrah and Tempranillo, offers tastings on weekends from 11 am to 4 pm and by appointment.
