Where Oak Creek meets the Verde River, with 17 grape varieties planted, a deck over the vines, a restaurant on site and bald eagles nesting nearby. Kayak trips and hay rides too.

A busy Old Town Cottonwood room with a garden patio, pouring wines grown at Bonita Springs Vineyard near Willcox, including some bottles you can only get here.

Maynard James Keenan's room on Jerome's hillside Main Street, pouring Caduceus and Merkin flights in an old mining town, with espresso in the mornings and a small Italian market.

Four friends' come-as-you-are winery on a Clarkdale hillside, with Verde Valley views, a dog-friendly patio, charcuterie and a window onto the working cellar.

A small organic-farmed vineyard outside Camp Verde with a pond, mountain views and outdoor seating, pouring its own limited Rio Claro wines.

A 170-acre family ranch between Oak Creek and House Mountain, with a red barn, ponds, olive trees and 17 acres of estate vines. Weekend food trucks and afternoon live music.

Page Springs Road estate where the vines run down to Oak Creek, with red rock views from the patio and a Legacy Zinfandel grown right on site.

A hilltop trattoria beside the working winery above Old Town Cottonwood, looking over Tempranillo and Graciano vines. Flights from $7, barrel-room and greenhouse tours on the hour.

A relaxed, dog-friendly room on Page Springs Road with a vineyard patio, ten whites and ten reds poured daily, and cheese, olives and local bread to snack on. Minutes from Sedona.

Rhône-style Syrah and Grenache poured right beside Oak Creek, 15 minutes from Sedona. Grab a bistro plate and sit by the water as the cottonwoods go gold.