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| Verde Valley Wine Trail will put wineries on the map |
The Verde Valley Wine Trail may not be a real trail in the sense that you can grab your dog and your daypack and hike it on a Saturday morning.
But it is a real trail in the sense that it will lead you to a destination -- provided your destination is one of the growing number of wineries, vineyards and tasting rooms sprouting about the valley.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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| Where winemaking, filmmaking collide |
The team behind prominent documentaries Moog and The Heart Is A Drum Machine are set to kick off production on a new film that showcases the birth of Arizona's Verde Valley wine industry.
Monday, February 23, 2009
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| Wine 101
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This week, Yavapai College, in partnership with the Verde Valley Wine Consortium, unveiled the first of what the school hopes will be many offerings in the study of viticulture (the study of vines and vineyards) and enology (the study of wine and winemaking).
Thursday, February 12, 2009
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| Taste of the Verde Valley |
The movers and shakers behind the Verde Valley Wine Consortium have already demonstrated they are a force to be reckoned with.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
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| Local wine consortium goes public |
Much has been said and written about the Verde Valley Wine Consortium, a group of wine enthusiasts bent on growing the wine industry in the Verde Valley.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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| Video: Winery |
Local Winery owner talks about the wine creation process.
Video length 3 minutes
Friday, November 21, 2008
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| Amazing Grapes: Part 3 |
It is a known fact that wine gives more than it takes. And it does so for a very long time. The vineyards of Europe have sustained wine-based economies, mostly in rural areas with few other opportunities, for centuries. Those economies have survived fire, plague and world war -- recessions, depressions and the crusades.
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Monday, November 10, 2008
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| Amazing Grapes: Part 2 |
The Verde Valley is a 35-mile long, 15-20 million-year-old drainage, worn through layers of porous sandstone and limestone. The sedimentary rock, most of which was laid down long before the river began its journey, is perforated and layered with volcanic intrusions that have rocked the landscape for as long or longer than the river has flowed.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
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| Amazing Grapes: Part I |
In the spring of 1867, William Abraham Bell and a party of surveyors employed by the Kansas-Pacific Railway Company visited the Verde Valley while searching for a practical rail route to the west coast. They reported lots of wild grapes. In spite of glowing reports, the idea of growing vines in the Verde Valley was years taking root.
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
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| Page Springs Cellars moves winemaking to Camp Verde |
Chalk one up for Camp Verde's efforts to bring sustainable businesses to town.
Eric Glomski, owner of Page Springs Cellars, has announced the company is moving the winery portion of his operation to Camp Verde.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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| Local Wines & Food Fest in Verde Valley |
On Saturday, May 3, Alcantara Vineyards opens its doors to a celebration of the local wines and foods of Northern Arizona. The day will include local wine tastings, sampling organic cheeses and local produce, wonderful local breads, olive oil, pecans and other delights.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
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| Barbara Predmore: Visionary Vintner |
The dictionary tells us that wine is an alcoholic beverage, principally made by fermenting the juice of grapes.
Strictly speaking, that is true. But to many, it is more than a long-legged liquid, sipped from a long-stemmed glass.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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| Sweet Dreams |
Oak Creek has had vineyards for years.
Three years ago, Alcantara Vineyard and Winery pioneered the Verde.
And now that Ignacio Mesa has finished jumping through all the legal hoops, Clear Creek will soon boast its first entry into the Verde Valley's burgeoning wine industry.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
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