MERKIN VINEYARDS is a family owned winery located in jerome, az. Our production space is an underground, concrete facility that we affectionately refer to as “the bunker.” there we make roughly 6,500 cases of high elevation wines with a focus on spanish, french and italian varietals.
TA GL BO WHITE WINES – from bright and fruit forward to full body chupacabra bubbles | Our sparkling white shape-shifter, kitchen-sink blend. Usually 9 24 rooted in French/Alsatian varietals with a focus on Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Malvasia Bianca. four eight white | A field blend from the Buhl Memorial Vineyard, located in Willcox, AZ 23 chupacabra blanca | Our white shape-shifter, kitchen-sink blend. Usually rooted in 2 8 24 French/Alsatian varietals with a focus on Riesling, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. the diddler | Albarino, Malvasia, Viognier blend from either the Buhl Memorial Vineyard in 2 9 27 Willcox or from our Agostina block in Cornville, AZ. Rich seductive palate suitable for hanky panky. shinola orancia | Our Italian orange wine. Currently Orancia is made from Malvasia Bianca 2 8 24 fermented on skins for 10 days. Recognize the difference.
ROSÉ WINES – from bright and fruit forward to full body four eight pink | A field blend from the Buhl Memorial Vineyard, located in Willcox, AZ 25 shinola rosado | Our Italian rosé. Currently made from Italian clones, including but not 2 9 27 limited to Sangiovese. chupacabra rosa | Our pink shape-shifter, kitchen-sink blend. Usually rooted in French/ 2 8 24 Alsatian varietals with a focus on Grenache and Mourvedre. jane pink | 100% Monestrell Rosé from the Buhl Memorial Vineyard, located in Willcox, AZ 2 9 27
RED WINES – from bright and fruit forward to full body caduceus airavata | Garnacha from the Elephant Block in Cornville. 4 16 50 four eight red | A field blend from the Buhl Memorial Vineyard, located in Willcox, AZ 36 shinola | Our Italian red blend. Currently this bright acidity driven red is made from Italian clones, 3 10 29 including but not limited to Sangiovese. chupacabra | Our red shape-shifter, kitchen-sink blend. The blend changes slightly from year 3 9 27 to year depending on where our Alchemistic inclinations lead us but is usually rooted in Grenache, Mourvedre, and Syrah. tarzan red | This is a big hairy old world Iberian beast of a blend. Mostly Tempranillo with a 4 13 39 dash of something Iberian depending on the year. caduceus le cortigiane oneste | Barbera dominant with a bit of Merlot from 4 16 50 the Marzo and Eliphante blocks in Cornville, AZ. Aromatic Bright Fruit with an Old World palate.
CANNED WINES – from bright and fruit forward to full body single 4-pk queen b sparkling malvasia | 100% Malvasia Bianca 12 44 queen b sparkling rosé | 100% Mourvèdre 12 44 queen b sparkling red | 100% Garnacha 12 44 queen b hard cider | Estate Grown Verde Vally Apples 9 34 WINE TASTING FLIGHTS WHITE | 6 ROSÉ | 6 RED | 10 CHUPACABRA BLANCA SHINOLA ROSADO SHINOLA THE DIDDLER CHUPACABRA ROSA CHUPACABRA SHINOLA ORANCIA JANE PINK TARZAN RED CHUPACABRA | 7 SHINOLA | 7 TARZAN & JANE | 8 CHUPACABRA BLANCA SHINOLA ORANCIA THE DIDDLER CHUPACABRA ROSA SHINOLA ROSADO JANE PINK CHUPACABRA SHINOLA TARZAN RED
N/A BEVERAGES
PELLEGRINO 3 FRENCH PRESS COFFEE 3 FLAVORED PELLEGRINO 3 COLD BREW COFFEE 3 BOTTLE WATER 3 FRESH BREWED ICED TEA 3 FRESH SQUEEZED LEMONADE 3
WILLING PARTICIPANT IN THE MISSION 11.4