Friday, January 27 - 6:00 pm till 9:00 pm – Heritage Square Horses Help Wine Benefit

Saturday, January 28 - 11:00 am till 7:00 PM - Wine Festival

Sunday, January 29 - 11:00 am till 5:00 PM - Wine Festival

Horse’s Help Wine Benefit

Details TBA

All proceeds go to Horse’s Help.

THE ARIZONA WINE FESTIVAL @ HERITAGE SQUARE DETAILS:

January 28: Wine Festival – 11 am till 7 pm - $35 per person pre-sale / $45 at the gate. Each ticket includes a commemorative wine glass and ten tasting tickets.

January 29: Wine Festival – 11 am till 5 pm - $30 per person pre-sale / $40 at the gate. Each ticket includes a commemorative wine glass and ten tasting tickets.

Arizona’s premier wine festival is back! Featuring 20 of Arizona’s best wineries along with over 40 non-winery vendors including fine arts, artisan foods, vintage vendors, and non-stop entertainment along with 2 food trucks and local beer.

Participating Wineries:

Aridus Wine Company | Birds & Barrels Vineyards

Bodega Pierce | Carlson Creek Vineyards

Coronado Vineyards | Golden Rule Vineyards

Keeling Schaefer Vineyards | Pillsbury Wine Company

Zarpara Vineyard | 1764 Vineyards

Barrelhead Farms Winery | Copper Horse Vineyard

Strive Vineyards | Page Springs Cellars

Caduceus Cellars | Arizona Stronghold

Band Schedule:

To Be Announced

Festival Add-Ons:

TBA

FAQs

This is a rain or shine event!

Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?

Anyone can enter the event free, however, you must be 21 to taste wine. Please bring ID.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

There are plenty of parking spaces in downtown Phoenix. You might also consider the Light Rail or Ride Share.

Are masks required?

Masks are optional.

Will you have hand sanitizer available?

Sanitizer stations will be spread out throughout the festival. We are also asking all vendors to have hand sanitizer available for you.

My partner doesn’t drink wine, can they get in? What about our designated driver?

In both cases, that person will be allowed in. One per group. We will be offering beer. All beer profits support the Horses Help. If you have any questions at the festival, our front gate team has worked with us for the past 6 years and is well trained on how this festival will be operated.

General Information:

You cannot enter the event with alcoholic beverages purchased elsewhere or leave the event with an open container.

Are pets allowed?

Service Dogs only.

Persons under 21 must be accompanied by Parent or Guardian.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

arizonawineevents@gmail.com

ABOUT WILLCOX WINE COUNTRY:

The Cochise Graham Wine Council, Inc. dba Willcox Wine Country, is a region and association of Arizona Farm Wineries and Vineyards located in Cochise and Graham counties in far southeastern Arizona. The Willcox area leads Arizona wine 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, San Francisco Chronicle, tastings.com and the Arizona Republic.

The area includes the Willcox AVA (American Viticultural Area), making it federally recognized as a unique and distinctive wine growing region in the United States. Willcox Wine Country features 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.

ABOUT HORSE’S HELP:

Horses Help serves the special needs and at-risk community by using horses and people to improve quality of life.

Our vision for the future is to provide the special needs community a therapeutic and recreational equine environment where collaborative efforts of likeminded organizations and volunteers can work together to design, construct and implement unique animal assisted opportunities maintaining the highest industry standards, while providing professional development of its participants, therapists, instructors, staff and volunteers, ensuring growth and diversity of the organization for years to come. For more information, visit www.horseshelp.org/.

ABOUT THE CITY OF WILLCOX

At the Center of the Willcox Wine Country region, the City of Willcox is the historic, cultural, and economic hub of far southeastern Arizona.

Established as a Railroad terminal in 1880, Willcox became a small rural community supporting local Farms, Orchards, Vineyards and Ranches in a vast region of high-altitude basins and mountain ranges. Willcox is the hospitality gateway to Willcox Wine Country, the Chiricahua National Monument, Ft Bowie National Historic Site, and the Coronado National Forest. For more information visitwillcox.az.gov/