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Willcox Wine Festival

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    Sat, May 19, 2018 to Sun, May 20, 2018 (11:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Railroad Park
155 N. Railroad Ave
Willcox, AZ 85643
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Cost: $15 - $25

9th Annual Willcox Wine Country Spring Festival Returns May 19-20


Nationally acclaimed festival located among the state’s premier grape-growing region to feature over 15 Arizona wineries, live music, pop-up restaurant and local purveyors


(WILLCOX, Ariz.) – After breaking attendance records at their fall festival, the Willcox Wine Country Spring Festival and Benefit Dinner, hosted by the Willcox Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture and the Willcox Wine Country committee, is returning to Arizona wine country on Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Located at the historic Railroad Park (157 N. Railroad Avenue, Willcox, AZ 85643), just steps from the Willcox Wine Trail and local vineyards, the festival will feature over 15 Willcox-based wineries pouring their award-winning wines, a pop-up street bistro featuring Tucson-based Dante’s Fire, top music acts hailing from Phoenix and Tucson and over 45 local artists, farmers and other purveyors, including locally grown pistachios, pecans and other specialty foods.
Wineries featured at the spring festival include (* designates those with Willcox tasting rooms, which will also be open for business):

Aridus Wine Company*
Arizona Stronghold Vineyards
Bodega Pierce/Seculum Cellars*
Caduceus Cellars
Carlson Creek Vineyard*
Deep Sky Vineyard
Coronado Vineyards*
Four Tails Vineyard
Golden Rule Vineyards*
Keeling Schaefer Vineyards*
Kief-Joshua Vineyards*
Page Springs Cellars
Pillsbury Wine Company*
Sierra Bonita Vineyards
Zarpara Vineyard*

Rated as one of the best wine festivals in North America by Fodor’s Travel, ideally located among the state’s primary grape-growing region (74% of Arizona wine grape production occurs in Willcox Wine Country), the
two-day festival will also be complemented by a benefit wine dinner held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 19
with proceeds benefiting the Northern Cochise Community Hospital. The reception and wine dinner
features many of the festival’s participating wineries, live entertainment, and dinner prepared by Chef Ken
Foy of Dante’s Fire. Held at the Willcox Community Center (412 W. Stewart St., Willcox, AZ 85643) just two
blocks north of the festival, tickets are $45 per person.

To attend the two-day festival, pre-sale tickets are available at willcoxwinecountry.org for $15, which
includes a wine glass and six tasting tickets, or $20 which includes a wine glass and 10 tasting tickets.
Tickets may also be purchased at entry. Designated drivers, underage family and non-drinkers will be
admitted at no charge.

For more information on Willcox Wine Country, visit willcoxwinecountry.org or call 800.200.2272. For
ongoing updates and news leading up to and during the Willcox Wine Country Fall Festival, connect with
them on Facebook or view the event page.

ABOUT WILLCOX WINE COUNTRY:
Willcox Wine Country is a consortium of Arizona Farm Wineries located in the Willcox area in southeastern Arizona. The
Willcox area leads the industry’s grape production by growing 74% of the state’s wine grapes, and is the source of the most
highly rated Arizona wines by Wine Spectator, with 45 wines rated 88-90 over the past 10 years. The area was recently
designated the Willcox AVA (American Viticultural Area), making it federally recognized as a unique and distinctive wine
growing region in the United States. Local wineries feature 10 tasting rooms, tours, locally grown and produced wines and
the semi-annual Willcox Wine Country Festival (held in May and October), which has been rated by Fodor's Travel as one of
the top-ten wine festivals in North America. For more information visit www.willcoxwinecountry.org.

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