Grapes are picky. Too much rain and the fruit rots. Too much wind and the vines wither. Too much sun and only a few grapes can be salvaged. The balance of perfect soil, climate and place limits the wine industry to only a few regions in the world: the French countryside, the rolling hills of Tuscany, the sun-drenched valleys of California and the lesser-known Arizona wine country in the Southern Arizona desert.

Cultivating a vineyard and composing a symphony of wines, as Arizona’s vintners are doing, is truly an art. Each sip tells a story, personal, layered and deeply tied to the land.

Visiting these Arizona wineries feels like a field trip for the grown-up imagination. Each stop invites the discovery of new flavors, rich aromas and conversations that root travelers in the heart of th

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