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he 14th annual Wine & Dine fundraiser was held Saturday evening, October 21 on the Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale. The event, which was begun back in 2009 by the Greater Verde Valley Chapter of the Yavapai Community College Foundation and later carried on by the Southwest Wine Center Board, was very successful. It drew a capacity crowd with an estimated $50,000 received in donations.May reserve a private tasting of wine only on Saturday or Sunday
The Yavapai Community College Southwest Wine Center, located on the Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale, has reopened for private wine tastings on a limited basis. The tastings must be by reservation. They are limited to either Saturday or Sunday.
The Center also is now offering pick-up of wine by appointment.
To book a reservation, you must go to the Center’s website, which you may reach by clicking here. You may call at 928-634-6566 to schedule a time to pick up some of the excellent wine available at the Center.
Clear Creek Vineyard and Winery recognized during the Awards Ceremony March 22
Clear Creek Vineyard and Winery was recognized during an Awards Ceremony March 22 held at the Arizona State Capital. Ignacio Mesa, owner of the Clear Creek Vineyard & Winery, is the 2018 Yavapai College Small Business Development Center Success Award winner. A group of elected officials, Economic Development Staff of the Town of Camp Verde, and the staff of the Yavapai College SBDC joined him at the Awards Ceremony in celebration of this honor.
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SATURDAY, JULY 15 FROM NOON TO 2:00 P.M
A “barrel tasting event” will be held on the Verde Campus at the Southwest Wine Center from noon to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 15. Admission is $20 at the door, which includes tastings and small bites. The College says it will be tasting a number of unreleased 2016 reds during the event. The Center is located at 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, Arizona. Its normal hours are from noon to 6:00 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.
Receives gold medal and best of class award at International Wine competition in California
Yavapai Community College announced in a press release of June 22, 2017 that the Southwest Wine Center had won a Gold Medal and Best of Class Award at the 2017 Sunset International wine competition in Berkeley, California. It won the award for its 2014 Sunlight (a blended varietal white wine). The sunlight wine was the first wine that the College that had entered in a competitive event.
College Enology Director Michael Pierce said. “This an internationally recognized competition which receives several hundred entries, so to receive a Gold Medal and Best in Class Award is a tremendous accomplishment for the students.”
For more details please see the College press release by clicking here.
Hours from 12 to 6 p.m. and costs $20 per person
The Southwest Wine Center will host a barbecue Saturday, June 17, 2017 on the Verde Campus in Clarkdale from 12 to 6 p.m. The cost is $20 per person. According to the Center, it has released a new addition to its white wine family, 2016 Malvasia Bianca. The Center is located on the Verde Campus at 601 Black Hills Drive, Clarkdale, Arizona 86324. Tasting room hours are 12 to 6 Thursday through Sunday.
Friday July 8th, 6pm to 8pm: Tickets are $25 at the door (100% tax deductible!)
The Grand Crew, Yavapai College’s Viticulture and Enology student organization, is hosting a wine trivia night fundraiser at the Southwest Wine Center on the Verde Campus in Clarkdale, Arizona. The organization is charging $25 at the door, which is says is “100% tax deductible!”
The Student Group says that the proceeds from this event will help fund the Grand Crew’s planned educational activities.
The student organized, student led, group is made up of current and former students of our Enology and Viticulture programs. In its advertisement of the event, it says to “Expect an interactive experience with our students as each team tries out their wine knowledge against each-other, a student Master of Ceremonies will read each question aloud and will keep score. Grab your friends and family and head on over!”