The Willcox AVA is an
American Viticultural Area
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of winery, wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know abo ...
located in southeastern
Arizona, centered around the city of
Willcox where it is bisected by
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
. Approximately 85% of
wine grapes from Arizona are grown within the AVA boundaries.
The AVA consists mostly of flat terrain at over 4,000 feet in elevation, including the
Aravaipa Valley
Aravaipa Creek is a drainage between three mountain ranges in southwest Graham County, Arizona – the Galiuro Mountains, the Santa Teresa Mountains and the Pinaleno Mountains. These mountains are part of the high altitude Madrean Sky Islands ...
and much of
Sulphur Springs Valley
The Sulphur Springs Valley is a valley in the eastern half of Cochise County, Arizona. The valley covers an approximated vertical rectangle west of the Chiricahua Mountains–Dos Cabezas Mountains complex. The Sulphur Springs Valley is the larg ...
.
It is bounded by the
Chiricahua Mountains and
Dos Cabezas Mountains to the east, the
Pinaleño Mountains to the northeast, and the
Dragoon Mountains to the west. to the southwest is the
Sonoita AVA
The Sonoita AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southeast Arizona, south of the city of Tucson. The Sonoita area is a basin surrounded by three mountain ranges, the Huachuca Mountains, the Santa Rita Mountains, and the Whetstone Mo ...
, and the
Mimbres Valley AVA
The Mimbres Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southwestern New Mexico near the towns of Deming and Silver City. The AVA includes the Mimbres Watershed of the Mimbres River, and most vineyards are planted at elevations ...
is to the east in
New Mexico. The AVA is one of the three major centers of
viticulture in Arizona, along with Sonoita and the
Verde Valley in central Arizona.
Just east of the AVA are
Fort Bowie National Historic Site,
Chiricahua National Monument, and
Coronado National Forest.
See also
*
Arizona wine
References
External links
Willcox Wine Country consortium
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American Viticultural Areas
Arizona wine