Alcantara Vineyards

Traveling to this winery, I almost turned back around because it was off the beaten path, but I am so glad I didn’t! This was a hidden gem that made the drive so worth while! The views, the staff and the wines were all top notch. My family and I were treated like great friends throughout our visit, we didn’t want to leave. We had the premium cheese plate and it was excellent. It’s also pet friendly so our skeeter was treated as well as a guest, it was great. The resident dog Charlie was so friendly and gave the visit that added special touch. We will definitely be back!

We first visited Alcantara in 2013, and received great helpful local info from Vince while splitting a tasting. We took a break and walked down to the river and really enjoyed our time and did buy a bottle, one of only two we bought on that day’s tasting.
This year, Vince was long gone and the tasting was now $ 12 and you do NOT get that back on a purchase. We taste to buy, not be entertained and aren’t too excited about spending $ 12 for one tasting on wine that has not improved in 2 years at all. Think $ 12 for maybe 3 – 4 ounces of so so wine that they want over $ 25 a bottle for. We didn’t buy any local wine this trip, we didn’t like the pricey «no refund on a purchase tastings» and the wine is PRICEy for the quality.
Alcantara can be a little hard to find, and we got some completely flaky directions when we called so get better directions than we did. The Garmin was confused too. They also asked for Name, Phone number area code when we purchased our one tasting which I thought was unusually odd and I see another review buried below the line had that same weird experience with this sever who I am sure is the one that we got the flaky directions from.
We spoke with the owner on the back deck and I bet she misses Vince too.
We liked Alcantara 2 years ago, this year not so much. Good luck.

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?

An incredible find in a most unexpected location…
I’m shocked ot see there is only one other review of the winery. We had a great opportunity to have a dinner onsite, and what a dinner it was!
But as others have posted, you will never expect to find such a beautiful place in the middle of the desert. You’re driving in thinking winery? Here? No way.
But it is a really nice little operation surrounded by vineyards, right where two riviers meet.
And the wine is not what you’d expect from a state not really known for its wine production. Unlike others in the state, they’re producing a lot of good stuff. (Granted some of the varietals they told us were made with sourced grapes, but hey, you can only do so much in the desert).
This is definitely worth a stop when headed north to the high country, or back south when you see there is a blockage at the bottom of the hil and you’ve got some time on your hands!

My husband and I have driven by the sign for Alcantara Vineyards off of the 17 on the way from Phoenix to Flagstaff for years and finally decided to check it out.
On our way back from Flagstaff, we dropped in for a tasting and couldn’t believe we were actually in Campe Verde, Arizona. It is like a wine mecca in the middle of the desert bordered by the river.
The owner Barbara, comes from a family of winemakers and this is her undertaking. Drove onto the grounds and up to the building. It was so surprising to see such a nice building in the middle of nowhere. The tasting bar was in the kitchen area with a beautiful tiered deck that overlooked the river, beautiful grounds, and the rows of vines. We then walked down to the river area and a group of canoers pulled up, got out and proceeded to their tasting — so cool:
We proceeded to taste everything which was generously poured. The pourer was fabulous — friendly, not snooty and very knowledgeable. This is a place I cannot wait to go back to — oh and they are all organic… really! No added sulfites, everything was smooth and wonderful. Definitely a great and surprising experience.