From the early days of grape cultivation to the establishment of prestigious wine festivals, this documentary explores the fascinating history of Arizona’s wine scene. Hear firsthand accounts from Paula Woolsey, one of the visionaries who championed the growth of the industry, and taste the exceptional wines produced in the Verde Valley.
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No stop signs. One stop sign. No stoplights. It was very small. It was a very, very small town. And when we moved here back in 1988, there wasn’t a whole there was no wine industry. That was like a dream. It wasn’t even a dream. And it was. We needed to make a living. Some of the biggest challenges had to do with the laws that were in place in Arizona.
As far as the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses was concerned. In 2006, when we really kind of went head to head and started to change laws, if you had a winery in Arizona and at that point, you know, there was like 12 wineries, you had to, as a consumer, go to the winery to buy the wine. The winery could not go to a restaurant and sell the wine to the restaurant.
