You don’t need to spend a small fortune in Napa to enjoy a wine-soaked vacation this fall. Arizona’s vibrant Verde Valley, located north of Phoenix and west of Sedona, is a must-see destination for those who love to sip cabernet, chardonnay, or whatever form of fermented grapes happen to sound good at the moment. Follow the Verde Valley wιɴᴇ Trail  to more than 25 tasting rooms and vineyards between Cottonwood, Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cornville and you’ll find plenty that’s worth drinking—and a Wild West spirit that makes the area unlike any other wιɴᴇ country in the world.

Ride the rails through the natural beauty of the Verde Valley

Keep things easy and breezy in Clarkdale

Get an education in wιɴᴇ making

The Southwwest wιɴᴇ Center at Clarkdale’s Yavapai College was founded as a program in 2009 and expanded to a full-blown facility in 2015, teaching students how to make wιɴᴇ from vine to bottle with northern Arizona’s climate and soil conditions in mind.

ᴇxᴘʟoʀᴇ ᴀɴcιᴇɴт ʀuιɴs ᴀт тнᴇ тuzιԍooт ɴᴀтιoɴᴀʟ мoɴuмᴇɴт

Eat and drink your way through Old Town Cottonwood

Scale the heights of historic Jerome

Detour to Cornville for a quick bite, hike, and glass of wine

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