Water is important to vineyards, but the best vineyards in the world the vines have to struggle to create the great wines. Many vineyards in the old world can be found in rocky, barren looking or remote regions. For example Ribera del Duero located on the northern part of the Meseta in Spain. The joke is they have 9 months of winter and 3 months of hell. This is not to say irrigation is not required, but you may find it is not as important as one thinks.

The primary Arizona wine region is near Willcox close to New Mexico. (East of Tucson). The wineries where we were primarily get there grapes from Willcox and truck them (Refrigerated Trucks) to Sedona area. There are wineries in Cornville/Cottonwood area that grow their own grapes, but the lion share appeared to come from SE Arizona.

Not sure I will get a chance to upload Day 5 today, but I will try.