Watch Arizona Wine Get Made. Then Taste It.
Southwest Wine Center is the viticulture and enology program at Yavapai College. We run a working estate vineyard, a teaching winery, and a public tasting room, all on one campus in Clarkdale, Arizona.
What makes Southwest Wine Center different is not the setting. It is who is in it.
Every bottle poured in our tasting room was made by our students on this property. The grapes came from our 12.95-acre estate vineyard in Clarkdale. The fermentation ran in our teaching winery down the hall. The person who decided when to harvest, when to bottle, and how to blend is often the same one pouring your glass on Saturday.
In their second year, students develop and produce wines as part of their coursework. Each year, the program selects the standout wine from the class. The winning student’s name and photo are featured on the label, and the wine is released and sold through Southwest Wine Center, recognizing their achievement and showcasing the quality of their work.
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ACRES ESTATE VINEYARD
Taste It. Learn It. Be Part of It.
Taste Arizona Wine With the People Who Made It
Most wine tasting rooms give you a menu and a pour. At Southwest Wine Center, the person pouring your glass often helped make it. Our team can tell you which block the grapes came from, what the season threw at them, and why this vintage landed the way it did. They were there for the decisions that shaped every bottle.
Take Arizona Winemaking Classes in a Working Estate Vineyard
At Southwest Wine Center, students work the estate vineyard and teaching winery from the first semester. Not simulations. The actual work. Our average student is 45. Career changers, industry adjacents, people who have loved wine for years and finally want to understand it from the inside.
Most Wine Clubs Send You a Box. This One Sends You Into the Story.
Southwest Wine Center wine club members receive two releases a year: Spring in April and Fall in October, six bottles each time. Shipments are fully customizable. Membership averages around $300 per year. 20% off all bottle purchases year-round. No contract. No credit card kept on file.
We also host events and tours throughout the year. See what’s coming up →
Visit Southwest Wine Center in Clarkdale
Southwest Wine Center is a Clarkdale, Arizona winery, tasting room, and teaching vineyard on Yavapai College’s Verde Valley Campus — within driving distance of Prescott, Flagstaff, and Sedona. The same property where students run their labs is where guests taste on the weekend.
ADDRESS
601 Black Hills Drive
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
HOURS
Thursday – Sunday
12pm – 6pm
Phone
(928) 634-6566
Southwest Wine Center
601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, AZ 86324
25 Minutes
From Sedona
80 Minutes
From Presott
70 Minutes
From Flagstaff
In their second year, Southwest Wine Center students do not just study winemaking. They do it.
Each student crafts wine from the estate vineyard, start to finish. The program selects the best one. That student’s name and photo go on the label. The wine is bottled and sold by Southwest Wine Center.
Not as a gimmick. As recognition. The student did the work. The label reflects that.
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Estate Grapes
Grown on-campus
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Student Cellar
Every decision theirs
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Peer Panel Selected
Best wine chosen
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Their Label
Name & photo
What People Are Saying
This was my favorite stop on our wine tour. Highly recommended for anyone who is interested in learning more about the wine making process. Drew answered so many questions, and really made the experience incredible and unforgettable. I am really looking forward to coming back to attend some of their events. What an amazing experience. Thank you so much!
Jessica Clowers
Tasting Room Guest
The progression of wine in Arizona has been phenomenal over the years. This is an important part of the advancements that have been realized over the years. Stop in and see what the students have on the menu. I think you will be pleasantly surprised. Cheers!!!
Bobby Ortego
Tasting Room Guest
This is a great place that actually has some really good wines made by the students. Super cool tasting room and dog-friendly outdoor area along the vineyards. Never been disappointed at this reasonably-priced wine stop.
D Gallahue
Tasting Room Guest
Amazing experience, knowledgeable staff will give you a lot of information about wines in Arizona and the wines themselves, made by students of the program, are excellent! Make this your first stop if you’re coming in the region for wine!
mthib098
Tasting Room Guest
This tasting room was a lovely space to learn about Arizona wines by showcasing student work. Drew was very knowledge and personable, we were so grateful he took the time to teach us about viticulture and to show us around.
Jordan Coulam
Tasting Room Guest
Tasting room for the Yavapai college wine degree programs. Students grow the grapes, make the wines, and work the tasting room. I have been to numerous wineries throughout the world. This experience ranks with the best. Wines are good. The views, decor, and cheeseboard were top-notch. Best part was talking with the students about their wines.
Bill Bass
Tasting Room Guest
