The state of Arizona has received a tremendous amount of national press in the last couple of months and most of it is not positive. For a native (there are not too many of us) it is especially hard to hear. Having lived in Arizona my entire life, I have witnessed the beauty that this state possesses. Yes it has it's problems and it is getting a bad reputation for a handful of things. What the media likes to put out there is not the real Arizona. It does not capture the true essence of the Grand Canyon State. We are not hillbillies, racist, and crazed murderers. But a state full with beauty beyond the great Saguaro cactus, and with people who love our state and everything it has to offer.
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Touring the Arizona Wine Country
The state of Arizona has received a tremendous amount of national press in the last couple of months and most of it is not positive. For a native (there are not too many of us) it is especially hard to hear. Having lived in Arizona my entire life, I have witnessed the beauty that this state possesses. Yes it has it's problems and it is getting a bad reputation for a handful of things. What the media likes to put out there is not the real Arizona. It does not capture the true essence of the Grand Canyon State. We are not hillbillies, racist, and crazed murderers. But a state full with beauty beyond the great Saguaro cactus, and with people who love our state and everything it has to offer.
One of the great things going on is the rise of great grape growers, and winemakers. Arizona is the still the old west in so many ways, with cowboys, ranchers, farmers, and now winemakers. There are still parts of this state where the cows graze on the open range. It takes you back to a time and place long forgotten about in our fast, twitter, paced world. It does not take long to see this wonderful part of the state, for some it is a mere one hour's drive outside the city of Phoenix. Arizona is a place of true beauty only to be interrupted with the occasional telephone pole and now grapevines. The people here are passionate about their way of life and about what they do, and are happy to share the fruits of their labor as well as their stories. Most of the wineries are off the beaten path, which is part of the adventure you take just to get to the tasting room.
For more on my adventures in Arizona Wine Country, please visit my blog.
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