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Address:18585 South Sonoita Highway
Vail, Arizona
Tel:
(520) 762-8585
Our Wine Tasting Expert Says:
Before planting his vineyard in the 1960s, Leo Cox was a nuclear engineer. Today, his Charron Vineyard handcrafts about 200 cases of White Merlot each year. The wine is so select that you have to join a private mailing list to place an order, but no appointments are necessary for the wine tastings that are held every weekend. They describe their White Merlot as having, "the honeyed crispness of a premium Chardonnay with the medium body of a red." Harvest time is early August, with the release in November.
From Charron Vineyards - Vail, Arizona:
Nestled in a secret location south east of Tucson, Leo Cox began building his dream vineyard in his late 60's, alone and by hand. Mr. Cox is a Master Gardener, who's single minded focus has produced some of the finest Merlot grapes grown anywhere in the world. What is extraordinary however, is the wine. Charron Vineyard handcrafts about 200 cases annually of White Merlot. This wine has the honeyed crispness of a premium chardonnay with the medium body of a red, its just fantastic!