Sedona's Scenic Wine Country Tours
Alcantara Estate Vineyards Tasting Experience
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If you just want to dip your toes into the river and enjoy some of Northern Arizona’s best wines, then this is your perfect tour. At just three hours long, this tour takes you to one of the most pristine and beautiful settings, Alcantara Vineyard, the largest estate vineyard of the region.
Our tour begins with admiring the abundance of red rock formations that surround our region as we travel west out of Sedona towards Alcantara Vineyard. Upon arrival, you will see why this is one of our favorite spots. Nestled on the banks of the Verde River, Alcantara is a beautiful place to relax and sample Arizona wines, sunshine and the company of those you cherish. From the back deck and lawn, you will see caves and Indian ruins that date back to over 1,000 years ago. Encompassing nearly 80 acres of available land, this is also the area’s largest continuous vineyard. The vineyard produces about 15 different wines annually, ranging from fruity whites to big and bold reds. There is sure to be a wine here to meet your fancy. For those liking dessert wines, we love their Port. We can even take a stroll down through the vineyard to the wedding chapel located on premises. Also on the property is the confluence of the Oak Creek and the Verde River. For those of you that may be enjoying the Oak Creek while visiting Sedona, this is where it ends and turns into the Verde River. This connection point of two waterways, the confluence, inspired the name for one of Alcantara Vineyard’s finest wines. In the limestone cliffs adjacent to where these rivers meet, you will see cliff dwellings dating back to the Anasazi and Sinagua Indian cultures. If your tour takes place on a Friday or Saturday, and we can get you to the vineyard by 11:30 a.m., you will also experience a special vineyard tour by one of the knowledgeable staff of Alcantara. Note: If your tour runs later than your scheduled time or you choose to extend your tour, you are responsible for the added time at our normal rates. 
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Alcantara Estate Vineyards Tasting Experience
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Alcantara Estate Vineyards Tasting Experience
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A Multi-Vineyard & Winery Tasting Experience
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For those of you wanting to enjoy local wines at the vineyards, this is your perfect tour. Although there are over twenty establishments to taste wine in the area, there are only four actual vineyard locations to sample the wine. On this tour, we take you to two of these vineyards, located in Page Springs.
Enjoy some of the majestic red rock scenery including canyon, bluff and red rock vista, as you head out to the area where wine making started in Northern Arizona. This area is called Cornville, and we will be taking you to the Page Springs area. This is where over a decade ago, John Marcus started the first vineyard in Northern Arizona, Echo Canyon, whose tasting room is in Jerome. A little further down, you will find DA Ranch & Vineyard, in addition to Javelina Leap Vineyard, Oak Creek Vineyard, and Page Springs Cellars. This 3-hour tour allows you to get a taste of the different wines and wine making styles of the wines made along the Verde Valley Wine Trail. Note: If your tour runs later than your scheduled time or you choose to extend your tour, you are responsible for the added time at our normal rates. 
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A Multi-Vineyard & Winery Tasting Experience
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A Multi-Vineyard & Winery Tasting Experience
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Wine, Food, Spirits & Shopping in "Old Town"
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Do you want to sample and enjoy some of the areas most delicious and diverse wines and experience some other local flavors of Arizona? Then this is the perfect wine tour for you!
Old Town Cottonwood is the historic area of Cottonwood, the center of wine country. Nestled in about a five-block stretch are some of the areas finest restaurants, four wine tasting rooms and an array of interesting shops, galleries and antique stores. We bring you to Old Town in the comfort of our fully enclosed tour vehicles. Upon arrival, allow us to guide you through the maze of interesting and delicious places to visit while there. Some of the shops offer our guests discounts, so we will be sure to let you know that when we arrive. During the tour, you will have the choice of visiting Arizona Stronghold, the state’s largest vineyard, or visit across the street to Pillsbury Winery, owned by the former Hollywood director Sam Pillsbury. Down the street are two additional options to choose from, Burning Tree Cellars and Fire Mountain Cellars. If you do not want to do a lot of walking, this is a perfect tour for you because the tastings rooms are within a block of each other. On the other hand, if you wish to enjoy the Arizona sunshine, there are plenty of interesting places to see while walking around this isolated and historic Old town. 
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Wine, Food, Spirits, & Shopping in "Old Town"
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Wine, Food, Spirits, & Shopping in "Old Town"
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The Flavors of Historic Jerome
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This tour is for those that not only want to sample local wines, but revel in the landscape and local history of the area. We begin your tour by picking you up at your hotel in Sedona, and then heading through Old Town Cottonwood, Clarkdale and into historic Jerome.
Prior to Arizona becoming a state in 1912, Jerome was one of the wildest towns in Arizona. At one time, it had the largest copper mines in the state. The copper mines closed down in 1959. Many say there is more vertical depth to Jerome than horizontal with all the mineshafts still in existence throughout Cleopatra Hill. When the mines were in full operation, the population in Jerome was once 15,000 but now the town has dwindled to just 500 residents. Do not let that fool you in terms of its character. Jerome is a happening town with great restaurants (our favorite is The Haunted Hamburger), interesting and unique galleries, unusual architecture, historic buildings, a “sliding” jail, a haunted hotel, an interesting mining museum, two cool bars in which to meet the real locals and several wine tasting rooms. On this tour, you have the opportunity to sample wines from Echo Canyon, the first vineyard in Northern Arizona. And if you are a fan of the bands Tool, Pucifer, or A Perfect Circle, you will want to visit James Maynard Keenan’s place Caduceus Cellars. Cellar 433 has an incredible selections of both red and white wines, ports, and sparkling wines, with one of the most magnificent views around. Another wine tasting room to visit is Passion Cellars, which has reds, whites and something a little different – agave wines. This 4-hour tour allows you to sample wines from up to four different wine tastings rooms as well as enjoy the shops and restaurants of Jerome. Note: If your tour runs later than your scheduled time or you choose to extend your tour, you are responsible for the added time at our normal rates. 
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The Flavors of Historic Jerome
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The Flavors of Historic Jerome
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The Terrior of the Verde Valley Wine Trail
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Our most popular wine tour!
If you are coming up to Sedona and looking to explore Arizona while tasting the diversity of the wines here, this is the perfect tour for you. For the wines produced in Northern Arizona are just about as diverse as the state’s landscape. Experience the flavor of Arizona with your eyes as you marvel at the beautiful expansive landscape and with your palette, as you sip wines from across the Verde Valley. No matter what type of wine you like, you are sure to find many wines on this tour that meet your fancy. The beauty in this tour is that anything goes. Whether you wish to go down to Alcantara Vineyard on the Verde River or visit in Jerome, or anything in-between, this tour gives you that flexibility. We will take you there in the comfort of our fully enclosed roomy tour vehicles. During the tour, no matter where you go, you will learn all about wine making in Northern Arizona, the differences between all the local wines, and more, such as “Why are the rocks red?” We will pick you up at any place you are staying in Sedona and take you to wherever you want to go. If you have no idea where you want to go, just share with our knowledgeable guides what you like, whether it be “bold red”, “oaky chardonnay”, or simply let us just go to the vineyard and leave the itinerary to us. Our guides will create the perfect tour based on your interests. This 5-hour tour gives you the flexibility to enjoy wines from anywhere along the Verde Valley Wine Trail, from Jerome to Cottonwood, Sedona to Clarkdale, and everything in-between. Note: If your tour runs later than your scheduled time or you choose to extend your tour, you are responsible for the added time at our normal rates. 
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The Terrior of the Verde Valley Wine Trail
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The Terrior of the Verde Valley Wine Trail
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A Sedona Wine Lover's Experience
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Love wine? Wish to experience it all? This is the tour for you!
Spend an entire day, or most of it, seeing beautiful red rock vistas, sampling delicious local wines, all the while being fully guided, taken care of and educated on all you may wish to know about this region. With over a twenty wine labels being produced in Northern Arizona, our wine country is a big business and becoming a thriving part of our economy. This wine sampling extravaganza has many choices and you will have a chance to savor nearly 25 different wines from five different vineyards. No matter where you wish to start or go, this tour is designed to give you plenty of options. This tour can take you anywhere, from Echo Canyon Vineyard, the area’s first winery with a tasting room in Jerome to Alcantara Vineyard, the area’s largest estate vineyard, which lies right on the banks of the confluence of Oak Creek and the Verde River and everywhere in between. Some other options available on this tour are three vineyards in the Page Springs area of Cornville, new tastings rooms opening in Old Town Cottonwood, or tasting rooms located right in Sedona. This 7-hour tour gives you the most time and flexibility to enjoy wines from anywhere along the Verde Valley Wine Trail, from Jerome to Cottonwood, Sedona to Clarkdale and everything in-between. Note: If your tour runs later than your scheduled time or you choose to extend your tour, you are responsible for the added time at our normal rates. 
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A Sedona Wine Lover's Experience
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A Sedona Wine Lover's Experience
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Sedona & Wine Bachelorette Special Tour
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So you are getting married or your best girlfriend is getting married? Celebrate the occasion by enjoying the majestic red rock beauty of Sedona and kicking up those heels with us and wine! We offer the most extraordinary wine tours in the business, giving you more flexibility on the tour than any other wine tour operator will in the area for your bachelorette party.
Enjoy each vineyard or tasting room at your own pace, and never feel rushed to get to the next location. Because of our relationships with the many of the vineyards in the area, your party will get a level of service that you will not experience with any other tour company. Our guides are here to cater to your every desire, whether you need more wine, want the perfect photo – right now, or simply have a question about the wines, we are there with you 100%. If there is anything you need, before the tour or while on the tour, simply ask. Like all of our Northern Arizona Scenic Wine Country Tours, this tour includes all of your wine tastings, cheese plates or other food items at two of your stops. Typically, this tour will go to five local vineyards or tasting rooms but sometimes we go to more or less depending on how much you are enjoying each location we stop at. This is our longest wine tour experience. At 8 hours, it is also the best value, especially if you have a group of 6 or more. This is the only tour we offer that requires a minimum of 6 people to attend. This tour gives you the most time and flexibility to enjoy wines from anywhere along the Verde Valley Wine Trail, from Jerome to Cottonwood, Sedona to Clarkdale and everything in-between. So if you fancy seeing the local vineyards or simply want to enjoy wines in a nearby tasting rooms, this tour is perfect! Because this is a bachelorette wine tour, we have several options available to you to enhance your tour experience. Since your safety and enjoyment of your experience are our top priorities, we offer shuttle transportation after your tour to and from dinner for just $150 for the entire vehicle. This gives you three additional hours to enjoy dinner and get back to your hotel. We can also include dinner (no alcohol) on your tour for just $44 per person. Note: If your tour runs later than your scheduled time or you choose to extend your tour, you are responsible for the added time at our normal rates. 
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Sedona & Wine Bachelorette Special Tour
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Sedona & Wine Bachelorette Special Tour
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