Granite Creek Vineyards is located in the Prescott Quad-City area in the Town of Chino Valley at 2515 Road 1 East, Chino Valley, Arizona 86323. Access from Highway 89 is from Road 3 North ¼ mile east to Road 1 East ½ mile north to the winery. Prescott the Yavapai County seat is about 15 miles south on 89. Downtown Phoenix, the State capital, is about 110 miles south via Hwy 89 to Hwy 69 to Interstate 17.
Description
Granite Creek Vineyards is the State’s
only Certified Organic Estate Winery, this exceptional property is offered
turn-key with the real estate and improvements, the wine label, equipment and
inventory as well as current business contacts such as a 900 member case club
and a number of large retailers.
The vineyard was established in 1974 and was Arizona’s first Certified Organic farm and to this day is one of a handful of wineries in the United States that produce 100% organic wine without sulfites. The winery has been owned and operated by the same family for 35 years, prior to the winery this property was a historic farm homestead.
Acreage
The property consists of 18.41± gross acres
with approximately 12± acres being planted to the vineyard. Approximately 6±
acres of the vineyard are mature and producing while the remaining 6± are soon
to be mature, the last 2± acres were just planted in May 2009. The remaining
acreage consists of building sites with several large lawn areas for
entertaining customers, a large garden, an orchard with peach and apple trees
and a large cement pond. The entire property has some of the oldest and mature
growth cottonwood, sycamore and willow trees in the area. There is also parking
capable of holding 75 cars.
Retreat/Guest Home – A
1,672 sf passive solar designed adobe home with rammed earth walls and vaulted
viga pole ceilings, built in 1981. Retreat has two bedrooms and two baths, two
fireplaces and three 10’ arched windows, flooring is a mix of Saltillo tile in
the living and kitchen areas and carpet in the bedrooms. Dwelling also has a
large pond and sauna outside.
http://www.granitecreekvineyards.com/