Alcantara Vineyards & Winery

Stopped on a trip up to Sedona and very happy I did! Barbara was very friendly and a great host. Lots of seating in door and outside. Pet friendly and our dog loved the attention. We knew we were visiting in the off-​season of the plants. We cannot wait to make it back and see everything in bloom!

I have been here twice now. If I had written a review a few years ago I wouldn’t have been this excited. But what a couple years have done to the taste of their wines. Grapevines need a little time to mature and start producing better grapes. Well that has happened at Alcantara, plus just a wonderful atmosphere and setting next to the confluence of the Verde River and Oak Creek. Great day trip!

My fiancé and I had planned a day trip to check out wineries in Jerome, and on a whim decided to stop at Alcantara vineyards. So glad we did because it was by far the best part of our trip!
Turning off the highway at the Alcantara sign, you take a long dirt road. After a couple of minutes, you crest a little hill and see down in the valley an absolutely GORGEOUS scene of the vineyard– totally unexpected. We parked outside the winery, which was in the form of a beautiful house. For $ 15 each (there was a $ 10 option, but we liked the complimentary wine glasses with the $ 15 option better), we received pours of 5 different wines each and wine glasses to take home with the Alcantara crest. Our pourer had a fantastic memory of which wines we had next in line and would actually find US roaming about to top off our glasses.
We spent our time exploring the grounds, walking up and down rows of vines. We checked out the on site chapel, and I was tempted for a moment to have a destination wedding at Alcantara. It was incredibly beautiful– the PERFECT place for an event.
We loved the wines; and it was amazing the selection of wines they had that were Alcantara’s own product.
Perhaps the best part was the live music. It was a single man playing the guitar and singing, however he was incredibly talented and played a great variety– including a great rendition of my favorite– ‘Wagon Wheel’ by Old Crow Medicine Show. Perfect ambiance in the perfect dining room and patio.
One more thing I can’t help but mention: I helped organize the U of A College of Medicine-​Phoenix charity gala in January, and solicited wine donations from many of the wineries and vineyards in Arizona and in other locations, but Alcantara was the only vineyard/​winery in Arizona to generously donate their product. Total coincidence that we ended up going there, but thought I’d mention that it’s a wonderful place with great wine– with very generous owners!
I told my fiancé that I want to go back with some friends for my birthday in a few weeks. I wish they had a Bed and Breakfast attached!!! Please?

I loved this place! After wanting to go wine tasting for quite some time, my boyfriend and I decided to make a pit stop on our way to Sedona– boy am I glad we did!!! Kat, the girl who helped us was fantastic and told us all about the wines.
We also went in early October so it is perfect weather and people want to sit on the patio! Maybe save this trip for the cooler months… but make sure you go!