Sonoita Vineyards

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jun 23, 2009

We were down for an area wine tasting and liked this winery, the food pairing wasn't the best but the wine was good. We like the variety and the staff was nice enough

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Apr 23, 2009

Nice people and Fran was wonderful to visit with. No rush and a wonderful place to picnic.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Feb 23, 2009

I have been visiting the Wine Country for 10 years and Sonoita Vineyards and Elgin are my favorite as they make sweeter wines. They have gotten better each year with the new winemaker Fran making the wine. We love Arizona Wines!

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Feb 23, 2009

Nothing here screams "drink me" but we've generally found the whites to be more dependable than the reds (although the reds have been on the rise for the past couple of years). Sonoita and Callaghan are on our must-visit list when we're in the area; we give the extended middle digit to Village of Elgin as we drive by.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Nov 28, 2008

Both the Village of Elgin and Kief-Joshua suggested we visit them, after the dismal start to the day this was a nice finish. Strongly recommend this one, Elgin and Kief-Joshua.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Nov 16, 2008

In our 5th year to AZ we found this to be our third favorite place. Elgin Winery and the guy in Vail at Charron Vineyards. Beautiful views and great wines. Keep it up!

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Oct 29, 2008

While visiting family in Phoenix we decided to go the the Arizona "Wine Country". I live in California in the real Wine Country and had to see for myself what Arizona Wine was about. This was the next winery after our stop at the Village of Elgin, their wines are good, but it is hard to follow the Elgin Monkey Cab (our favorite). The views here are breathtaking, very different from what we see in Napa, but really clam and peaceful.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Oct 27, 2008

I always stop here when I am visiting wineries in Arizona. They were the last ones we saw, so we were nearly wined out. Wines and views were nice. They are the oldest and have a really nice observation deck.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Dec 18, 2007

Our final winery. The oldest in the area. We had excellent tasting suggestions from the owner of the Elgin Winery. All the wines he suggested were excellent. He nailed our tastes. The Pinot is very good, strongly recommended. Very nice to end the day on a good note after the horrible experience we had at Rancho Rossa.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 20, 2007

We are old hacks at this wine tasting game, that being said, we decided to branch out from our native California to try the Southwest. A beautiful setting, superb Cabernet. The winery is the largest building in the area, but fits in nicely with the landscape. We spoke with the winemaker Fran, nice guy reminded us of the great experience we had with Gary at the Village of Elgin WInery. They had problems with their vineyards and brought in som fruit from other areas, but the wines were quite good.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 06, 2007

Favorite Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon

Really nice Cab, grown in CA but nice wine. The other reds were not as complex nor forward. The older wines were not worth the asking price.