Art of Wine in Sedona, Arizona

Eric & I return to Art of Wine.

The Bar

Art of Wine sells European

& Arizona Wines.

The Tee Shirts

A comfortable couch,

books & Wines

The room beyond has a

table for large groups &

Wine Accessories.

Our Red Wine tastings &

Charcuterie.

Eric and I bought a bottle of each wine we tasted...  Tumbleweed Willy 2021 is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Tempranillo; Flying Leap Vineyards Sangiovese Classico; Four Tails Double Trouble Cabernet Sauvignon 2020; Deep Sky Eclipse 2020 is a blend of Syrah, Malbec, and Grenache; and Laramita Cellars Syrah 2021.

It's time to look for recipes that will go well with each wine.  

The Savannah Bee Company in Sedona, Arizona

Savannah Bee Company offers

Mead Slushies & 

Mead Tastings.

 

I want a Slushie!

This shop is devoted to

Bees & Honey Products.

The History of Mead

is an interesting read.

No pun intended.

There's information on

selecting plants for Bees

& garden tools for

children.

Beekeeping Art &

Beekeeping Equipment

Eric with our Raspberry Mead

 Slushie on the balcony...

It's yummy!

We enjoy the area's rugged views & sip the refreshing Slushie.

Winery 1912 in Sedona, Arizona

Eric. outside Winery 1912

The Bar

It's a great place for

a selfie.

Merchandise is carefully

arranged near the 

fireplace.

We sampled White Wines

& noshed on the

Hummus Plate with

Warm Olives & Lahvash.

Our purchases: 

Malvasia Bianca is Jasmine

flavored with Apricots, Pear,

& Apple notes.

Dorada is a Muscat with

White Peach, Apricot & 

floral notes.

Eric and I wander along Sedona's Main Street and find the Savannah Bee Company.

Wine Tastings in Sedona, Arizona

Eric & I return to Sedona

for an afternoon.

Zoltar does a reading for Eric.

Javelinas are the town's

"mascots."

Don't call them Pigs!

Eric & I stop at Winery 1912

for tastings & a nosh.

This mural honors Westerns were filmed in Sedona's rugged landscape: 

3:10 to Yuma (1957), Broken Arrow (1950), Billy the Kid (1941),

 Angel & The Bad Man (1947), to name a few...

It's Christmas all year round

in Sedona.

Savannah Bee Company

Just one of the area's

amazing formations

Eric & I returned to 

Art of Wine to sample

Arizona's Red Wines.

I love our return trips to Sedona. 

The Arizona Stronghold Tasting Room in Cottonwood, Arizona

Eric & I decided to sample

wines at Arizona Stronghold

Winery Tasting Room in

Cottonwood.

Tables, Merchandise &

photos of Apache Warriors

Lozen & Naiche.

A view of the Bar

& Merchandise

Tables with a panoramic

desert view

ASV Wines

Eric & I chose a comfortable

couch for our Wine Tasti

... & our Bistro Tray.

We have Cheeses, Meats,

Nuts, Dried Apricots &

Strawberries, Olives,

Crackers, Craisins & Jelly

We tasted a selection of Arizona Stronghold's White and Red Wines.  

We brought home a bottle of

2021 Carlson Creek Muscat 

& a bottle of  Bonita Springs

2019 Pinot Noir.

Eric and I will save these wines for a special occasion OR sit and sip...

Eric & I Drive South to Cottonwood, Arizona

Eric drives to the end of

Arizona State Route 64

South.

This section of our drive is

on Interstate 40 East.

Streams & rivers in Arizona

flow East or West from

 this high point.

This is beautiful...

This is the Fifth Kadampa

Temple for World Peace.

A lone bicyclist braves

the conditions on an

Interstate.

Now I know what the 

base of a Frankentree

looks like.  

Eric & I turn South

onto Interstate 17.

This section of the road

is in terrible shape.

Every layer of the roadbed

has been removed.

Eric's experience working at the New York State Department of Transportation is helpful on this part of the drive. He tells me that the work being here will create a road that will last for fifty years.

We are on a long stretch

of downhill grades that

will descend over 

3,000 feet.  

The views are pretty.

The Runaway Truck Ramp

has a bed of soft dirt to slow

heavy Tractor Trailers.

Elevation

4,000 Feet

This Tractor Trailer is

being towed.

I remember our Towing Experience in Mount Vernon, Washington.  Daniel of Dick's Towing Service carefully prepared our motorhome and safely towed it to Northwestern Freightliner.  

Yucca Plants in bloom...

This is the first time that Eric and I are spending time in Arizona in June.  I wonder what other blooms I will see.

Here's our Exit to

Arizona State Route 260.

Eric follows the road signs

West to Thousand Trails

Road.

The mountains to the

north are pinkish,

Arriving at Thousand Trails

 Verde Valley RV Resort.

Eric & I have lots of

space at Site K-6.

We chose a 50 Amp Site and are paying $10.00 per day for the extra amperage to stay comfortable during the 90-degree temperatures that are forecasted during our stay.

   

Wildflowers grow on our

awning side.

This is the view behind

the motorhome.

This is a great place to relax after two months of near-constant travel.