This weekend, May 14th and 15th, the town of Willcox transforms into a land of wine, food, live music and fine art, when the spring version of the 2011 Willcox Wine and Art Festival kicks off in downtown Willcox, Arizona.
This spring, the festival boasts and impressive 13 Arizona farm wineries, with food provided by Dragoon Cafe. According to the Willcox Wine Country website, Dragoon Cafe has created a special cheese, fruit, and chocolate plate for this event, and will also have Sirloin, Garlic-Lime Pork, Chicken Burritos and much more available for purchase.
Admission to the festival is free both days, but in order to partake in the wine-tasting fun, the cost will run you $10. You must be over 21 years old, of course. The $10 purchases six wine-tasting tickets, as well as a collectable wine glass. If you buy a bottle of wine on Saturday, it allows admission into the raffle for a piece of original artwork created by artist Thomas Johnson. It occurs from 10 AM to 5 PM each day.
The festival was started five years ago as a state-wide wine event, but due to increased interest and growing popularity, it was taken over by Willcox Wine Country (a group of local growers, winemakers, and community leaders) and is now more of a Willcox wine festival.
Either way, it is an affordable, interesting event to take in this weekend. The lunch sounds exciting, especially when six wine tastings are added on top of it. According to Robert Carlson of Carlson Creek Vineyard, three new wineries are debuting this weekend.
For those interested in fresh food, dozens of wines to taste, free music and original, local artwork have no reason not to attend.
For more information, including directions to the event a full rundown of all the festival events, visit the Willcox Wine Country website.
(A review of the Dragoon Cafe lunch offering will be posted early next week).
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