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If you go
• Where: Kief-Joshua Vineyards, 370 Elgin Road, Elgin, off Route 83.
• Cost: $30 per person, which includes a souvenir wine glass and 10 wine sampling tickets. Additional sampling tickets available at the event. Tickets are $25 in advance at azgrapes.eventbrite.com
• Featured wineries/winemakers: Alcantara, Arizona Stronghold, Caduceus, Callaghan, Carlson Creek, Cellar 433, Deep Sky. Golden Rule, Keeling Schaefer, Kief-Joshua, Lightning Ridge, Page Springs, Pillsbury, Rune, Sonoita, Su Vino, Village of Elgin and Zarpara.
• Musical lineup: Saturday — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cat Daddy and the 12 Barz Blues; 2 to 5 p.m., Black Cat Bones Blues Band. Sunday — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Angel Diamond Blues Band; 2 to 5 p.m., The Usual Suspect Blues Bands.
• Food vendors: Las Vigas Steak Ranch Mexican Cuisine and Russell Compton Texas BBQ.
• Et cetera: Kids are welcome, but you have to be 21 and older to drink. Dogs are welcome, so long as they are "well-behaved."
• Details: Call 1-520-455-5582.
Other wine events
Here are some of the wine-centric events happening this spring.
• Arizona Hops and Vines, 3450 Highway 82 in Sonoita, 1-888-569-1642. Drag Races 2018, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21. Bacchanal Festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 12. Admission is $20 for each event and the price includes six wine tastings and a complimentary glass.
• Kief-Joshua Vineyards, 370 Elgin Road, 520-455-5582. The winery will host the non-profit Chili Appreciation Society International Professional's Southwest Regional Chili Cook-off April 21 and 22. Events include a faux episode of Food Network's "Chopped" challenge. Tickets are $15 in advance through kiefjoshua.eventbrite.com and include five wine tastings. Advanced tickets can be purchased at www.kiefjoshua.eventbrite.com For more information, please contact Kief-Joshua Vineyards at kjvineyards@gmail.com or call 520-455-5582.
• Flying Leap Vineyards, 342 Elgin Road in Elgin, 1-520-455-5499. The winery is hosting Wine Country Jambalaya Feast from 5 to 9 p.m. March 24 in the events center at its Elgin winery and distillery. Tickets are $99 at store.flyingleapvineyards.com, which includes food, wine tastings and live entertainment.
• Sierra Vista's Veterans Memorial Park, 3105 E. Fry Blvd. Sierra Vista Sips & Skies, an annual festival celebrating Arizona wines, craft brews and distilled spirits, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 26. Tickets are $15 in advance through eventbrite.com or $20 and includes a wine glass and six wine sampling tickets.
• Willcox Wine Country Festival, in and around the historic Railroad Park in downtown Willcox, willcoxwines.com The annual two-day event highlights Arizona wines, most produced and grown in Southern Arizona, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 19 and 20. Admission is free, tasting glasses and tickets are $20 to $25.
