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Cherrywood-smoked bacon tops the
green chile cheeseburger at the Cafe.

Perched at the edge of the
wildlands east of town, Rune
Wines is pure Sonoita: In its
outdoor tasting room, shade
sails cover a wine-barrel bar,
where you can kick back to mellow music and gaze out at the
golden Mustang Mountains.
Rune's winemaker James
Callahan is still developing the
vines on his 100 percent solarpowered estate, so for now, he's
sourcing fruit from Willcox
to craft his sensuous lemonand honey-kissed viognier and
jammy, wild-fermented syrah.
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are greeted by Monte, an easygoing Great Dane named for
owner Ann Roncone's bestknown wine: the light-bodied,
plummy montepulciano. Both
Roncone and her wines have

Italian roots. "A lot of Italian
[grapes] are warm-weather varietals, and man, they love it
here," the former engineer says.
She adds that Sonoita's 5,000foot elevation can bring April

GRAPE
SPOTLIGHT:
GRACIANO

Southern Arizona
winegrowers are
having great success
with this varietal,
which produces a
purple wine packed
with blackberry flavor.
Rune makes a smoky
wine using only the
graciano grape, while
Callaghan Vineyards
combines graciano
with smooth cabernet
sauvignon to create
Junior, a blend with
notes of hazelnut.

JENELLE BONIFIELD

frosts, so late-budding montepulciano translates well to the
area-as does aglianico, which
Roncone uses in an aromatic
single varietal.

Williams, Arizona has something for everyone.
Plan a visit and see why visitors have fallen in love with Williams.

ROUTE 66

HIKING

RODEOS

WILDLIFE

ExperienceWilliams.com * (928) 635-4061

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