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Wine Festivals and More
Join Kief and several other Arizona Wineries at the following Wine and Art Festivals.
Prescott - May 12th and 13th, 2012
Willcox - May 19th and 20th
May 23rd - Wine Tasting at Four Deuces Saloon in Tombstone. 6-8 pm | | | Magdelena Bash, August 25th, 2012
Music! Food! New Releases! Details to Follow |  | | | Every Sunday Omelet Breakfast, 11 - 2
Every Sunday Locally Arizona hosts an omelet bar at the Kief-Joshua Vineyards, from 11am – 2 pm. The Omelet bar is $8 per person and includes a “cooked to order” 2 egg omelet with your choice a variety of toppings, such as onions, tomatoes, peppers, cheddar cheese, feta cheese, green chiles, ham and bacon. All products do come from local area businesses, and therefore the topping choices do vary week-to-week. The price also includes a pastry and fresh fruit.
The vineyard offers seating on the patio, in the upstairs loft or tasting room. Should you have questions, please call Steve at Locally Arizona, (520) 390-4179. | | |
Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival, April 14 & 15
Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival To Showcase AZ Winemakers
The first-ever Southeast Arizona Wine Growers Festival, featuring 17 Arizona Wineries in one location, is slated from April 14th and 15th, from 11 am to 5 pm at Kief-Joshua Vineyards in beautiful Elgin, Arizona. The day will be filled with new wine releases, fabulous winemakers, great food and live music!
“We are bringing together winemakers from every wine region within Arizona,” states winemaker and host Kief Manning. “With the exception of the Phoenix wineries, all attendee have the common bond of growing grapes in Southeastern Arizona.”
In addition to wine tasting, the expanded festival will include sensory wine tasting and wine pairing seminars. Buzz and the Soulsenders will be singing the blues, from noon to 5 pm. Locally Arizona and Sonoita’s very popular Steak-Out restaurant will be on site selling chicken wings, pulled pork sandwiches, sirloin steaks and much more for your enjoyment. The food dishes will cost $8 to $10.
FEATURED WINERIES INCLUDE:
From the Sedona, Verde Valley and Cottonwood Region: Arizona Stronghold, Page Spring Cellars Pillsbury Wine Company, Jerome Winery and Dribble Creek.
From the Urban Wine Region: Kokopelli and Su Vino Wineries
From Willcox Wine Country: Keeling Schaefer Vineyards, Golden Rule Vineyards, Coronado Vineyards, Carlson Creek Vineyards, Zarpara Vineyards, Gallifant Cellars and Lawrence Dunham Vineyards
From the Sonoita AVA: Charron Vineyards, Wilhelm Family Vineyards and Kief-Joshua.
Tickets are on sale now or can be purchased the day of the event. The cost of $15.00 per person includes wine tasting and a souvenir glass. Gates will open at 10 am. For more information or to order tickets, visit www.kj-vineyards.com or call 520-455-5582.
The tasting room at Kief-Joshua Vineyards is open seven days a week and is located at 370 Elgin Road, Elgin, AZ.
From Phoenix or Tucson: From Highway 10, take exit #281-- Rte 83 to Sonoita. Stay on 83 until you come to Elgin Road (mile marker 28) and turn left. Kief-Joshua Vineyards will be 3.7 miles on your left.
From Sierra Vista: I 90 to Rte 82 West, turn left on Upper Elgin Rd., the winery is 1 mile past the bridge on the right.
The Sonoita Wine Trail is Arizona’s original and oldest wine-growing region. It boasts of eleven wineries and the USA Today listed it as one of the top ten wine trails in the United States. The festival is a perfect and affordable event for the entire family.
| | | Kief-Joshua Wines Served at Wriggley Mansion
Kief-Joshua's 2006 Sauvignon Blanc was served at the Wriggley Mansion honoring the State Supreme Court Justices. We were also graced with the presence of Sandra Day O'Connor in our tasting room in February 2009 | | | Pressing Grapes in 2008
At Kief-Joshua Vineyard we use a hydraulic basket press. |  | | | 2009 Tempranillo
Following harvest, the fruit enters a crusher/destemmer. |  | | |
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