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Sauvage Bottle Shop 901 North First Street, #109
Sauvage Bottle Shop is Chris Lingua s wine store inside The Churchill, and it s great. It contains the most thrilling selection of wine and wine-adjacent bottles in town. Lingua sells low-intervention wines, meaning natural-leaning bottles. This is progressive stuff, the opposite of your sleepy industrial cab from Napa. Lingua stocks biodynamic ciders, orange wines from the Puglia avant-garde producer Valentina Passalacqua, and experimental cocktails canned by alums of the groundbreaking Danish restaurant Noma.
The Montecito Bottle Shop 704 West Montecito Avenue Last fall, The Montecito Bottle Shop opened inside a middle suite in the Wagon Wheel Building in the Melrose District. The wine, beer, and cider shop is right next door to Restaurant Progress, which is convenient since it s run by the same small team. That means it carries the same simple, elegant vibe as its neighbor. Current picks include Florèz Wines Sa
Cozy wine destinations to explore this winter
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Jan. 9, 2021
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With short, cooler days upon us it’s certainly the time of year where weekend getaways and sunny destinations come to mind. And now with the coronavirus vaccine making its rounds, travel will once again seem possible for the masses.
When considering a wine getaway, there are always certain regions that top the list. Yet for those seeking wide open spaces to breathe in fresh air and enjoy a less touristy atmosphere, it’s worth considering the road less traveled.
Ready for a cozy getaway where sunlight greets you in the morning and tasting rooms are abundant? Keep reading to explore three different states, each with their own dedicated wine regions and trails, ideal for pairing your favorite glass with quiet escapism in nature.
A vineyard at the foot of desert mountains.
When you first think of the world’s great wine regions, you might not think of Arizona. Maybe you think of Napa, the Columbia Valley or even France and Italy come to mind. But over the last few years, winemakers in this state have done a lot to change that. The Arizona wine scene has become more respectable, but also more expansive.
When photographer Jenelle Bonifield was covering food and wine, she noticed there was a gap in local coverage.
Jenelle Bonifield
Jenelle Bonifield.
“I would cover some events, food and wine, and I was surprised that we had local food represented, but local wine wasn’t very well represented at most events, Bonifield said. So it was kind of my mission to inform people about the wine that we have here in Arizona.”
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