wine and fun

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Arizona is usually synonymous with dry heat and cacti, not luscious vineyards and juicy grapes. But there it is...Arizona Wine Country! And only a short jaunt from Tucson.

We decided to go to Sonoita with some friends, on Violet's 1st birthday. Not just a celebration of her birthday, but of the past year, our growing family and new friends. The drive down AZ SR83 is a delightful one: meandering two-lane road, rolling hills, the occasional grazing cow, and mountains in the not so far off distance. We chose to visit the fairly new, sister-ran winery; Arizona Hops and Vines. It is such a cute, family friendly winery. There were games both inside and outside, an eclectic array of paintings and décor, comfy vintage couches and a wishing barrel. We swung on swings made from pieces of wine barrels, petted the family dogs, played bean bag toss, and visited the farm animals. Lilly even had a hilarious bump-in with the goat, Bob Marley. After sampling all the delicious wines that were each paired with a different type of chip😉 we enjoyed a picnic lunch under clear blue skies. It was a fantastic time watching the kids playing in the dirt, running around doing what kids do. It was a perfect way to spend our day!

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Photos

view
the view from the winery parking lot

baaaaah
one of "The Wailers". Though, they didn't do much talking

birthday girl!
Happy 1st birthday Violet!

swing
Amy, Violet & Lilly on the swing made from a wine cask

art
paintings adorned all of the walls, done by one of the sister owners

dirt
Violet & Lucas having a grand ol' time playing in the dirt

wishing barrel
You write a wish, put it in the bunghole & during a festival, they read the wishes and then burn them all.

sexy
Jeff kept Violet occupied while momma had her turn at the sampling

eyes
goat eyes sure are creepy

Comments

[D MJ Binkley]

Arizona
Great photo

[in the blink of an eye]

Thanks!
Thanks for looking:)