This is my second visit to Keeling Schaefer and truly have enjoyed the tasting room, ambiance and the back patio. The gentleman than is the host is a gem and wonderful to speak to and very knowledgeable about the various tastings and descriptions. I think the price point of the wines are perfect and they have some excellent options. My only gripe was their credit card machine wasn't working so I had to pay in cash, was a little bit of a wait ... would have been nice to have a tasting comped since I was purchasing some bottles of wine. read more

Keeling Schaefer Vineyard - Wineries Near Me - Willcox, Arizona

Knowledgeable staff with a great selection of wines to choice from! Try a tasting or buy a glass or bottle. read more

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We recently visited with our friends because we've been drinking the wine here for years. We thought it would be the same experience as what we remembered, but we were wrong. The wine tastes like it got oxidized or overheated. Almost like maybe it's been through a second fermentation. It tasted like it was turning into a port. We tried several different varietals and they tasted pretty much the same. If this is on purpose, then I apologize for this review. We expressed our concern to the hostess, and she was unwilling to help us or refund our money or have us try another bottle. We will not be coming back until they get this figured out. read more

It's a nice tasting room, but I wasn't a fan of the wine. It's all very big and ripe. Raisiny, stewed. The petite sirah tasted just like a port - the alcohol was off the charts. This was my first time trying Arizona wine so I thought it was all like this until I went to Coronado up the road, which had much more palatable wines. read more

Awesome tasting room. We stopped in on our way to New Mexico and did the wine tasting. Victoria was our host. She was great very knowledgeable and very friendly after our tasting we bought 8 bottles. If your in the Wilcox area and you enjoy wine you should really stop in for a tasting. read more

Keeling Schaefer Vineyard - The home place reserve Syrah was our favorite - Wineries Near Me - Willcox, Arizona

Had a nice wine tasting experience here. They actually had the cheapest wine tasting of the day but you didn't get as many tastes and the pours were a little steep. I really enjoyed their grenache, it def was my favorite of their offerings. They had a very nice little quaint patio in the back that we were able to bring some of our own food and enjoy a glass of their wine. Would recommend checking them out! read more

Came to Willcox specifically to check out Keeling Schaefer Vineyards tasting room with our Amazon Local deal. The tasting room is inviting and artsy and our deal got us a tasting for two which included 4 tastes each, 2 wine glasses to keep and a bottle to take home. Our hostess wasn't particularly enthusiastic and perhaps her lack of, influenced our opinions but we didn't find anything in the tasting that was worth purchasing. Of the wines available for tasting, M and I agreed that the 2012 Rock Creek Rose was the best however it was not available to take home as our free bottle. We ended up selecting the 2009 Farmers Rhone Blend which was pretty decent. Keeling Schaefer doesn't do sweet wines which is fine by me since I'm not particularly fond of them myself, however they serve a variety of Kokopelli sweet wines in their tastings for those patrons who enjoy a sweeter wine. read more

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Too corporate. I felt like my wallet was all they saw. Only one gal seemed to be working and was overwhelmed with the almost full room. The wine was mediocre. We bought only one bottle there. I am used to a relaxing, knowledgeable, friendly experience. This was not it. Walk down to where the three wineries are in one room (Strive, Copper Horse, Golden Rule) It was an amazing experience there! We came home with two cases. read more

We enjoyed the wines, and the amounts were generous. For a tasting of 4 wines we stood around trying to make conversation while we got thru the choice. By #3 and 4 we retreated to the couch to enjoy the choices. I don't do a lot of wine tasting but was surprised there was no procedure to clean the glass between, and no hint of a cracker or other palate cleansing available, or offer of a pencil to keep track of your choices. read more

Went here on 6/11. Overall decent experience. The atmosphere was nice; cute tasting room. The girl pouring the wine was very nice and friendly. The wine was good. But I was very unhappy that they were not doing the $10 wine tasting and keeping your glass promo. They knocked off $2 so the tasting was only $8 but I really wanted the glass. The girl could have made an exception but she didn't. I felt a little irritated especially since I was being friendly with her and hinting that I really liked the glass, hoping she'd let me buy it in the promo. That decision had an impact on her tip. It was only me in there at the time and she said there were about 6 boxes. Not her fault but ownership should be on top of ordering these glasses. I drove all the way from Phoenix so a bit disappointing. Not really a town I will visit often as there's not much to do here other than wine taste but I can go to Cottonwood for tasting rooms which is a lot closer. If I make it back to Willcox, not sure if I'd come back. May try the other tasting rooms instead. read more

Keeling Schaefer Vineyard - a glass of wine and a bottle of wine - Wineries Near Me - Willcox, Arizona

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This tasting room is great! It's set in an old bank building right in downtown Willcox. So cool! The wines we tasted were also pretty good and we walked away with a bottle. The gentleman serving the wine was very knowledgeable about the wine as well as the history of the building and the surrounding area. If you love history and enjoy wine, this is a must-stop on your visit to Willcox. read more

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This was the first tasting room we tried in the Willcox area. We had four 2 ounce pours for $10 which seems a bit high. Each pour had a slightly unpleasant aroma. The Home Place Reserve Syrah was quite tasty, but does not seem worth the $38 price tag. The patio was very pleasant and relaxing. read more

Keeling-Shaefer has an amazing tasting room right in the heart of historic downtown Willcox. I am looking forward to the opening of the other tasting rooms on the same street which should happen in the near future and which will be a great reason to visit again. We showed up in the evening a few minutes before closing and the woman running the tasting room apologized, but had to close a bit early. We came back the next morning and she was great- very informative and helpful and we had a great tasting. I am really happy we had time to go back- it would have been a shame to miss this room. I don't think these were my favorite wines in Willcox, but they do have a good variety on their tasting flight. Nice Syrahs. If you bring your glasses from the other tasting rooms in the area you get a slight discount on your tasting. read more

We stopped in for a wine tasting and really enjoyed the ambience. My favorite pick of my tasting session was Best Friends it has an understated sweet smooth taste. The building has history and charm. read more

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Excellent wines, maybe? The pours were so tiny - two small sips - that it was impossible to really get a feel for the wines. The aromas were wonderful, so we could imagine that the taste would've been equal. Even with the tiny pores, we agreed to purchase one bottle of Shiraz. We are looking forward to a full glass. read more

This place was amazing we went to the wine tasting room and fell in love with the wine. The place was nicely setup felt so relax. We completely enjoyed our time there especially with Mitzey (hopefully spelt correctly) she rocks!!! Definitely an asset to the location completely loved the experience so much so we bought 6 bottles. read more

Bright, airy space with beautiful blowup photos of the winery. Warm welcome, great chatting about the wine, vineyard, the tasting room building, and the local area. They have a patio out back. $5 for 4 samples, plus a few bonus pours, option to purchase the glass for $2, crackers were offered. Great experience. read more

Loved the guy we got to talk to who is working for Keeling. It was a quiet afternoon while we were there since they had the wine festival the week before. Bought a bottle of Pink Lady. Yum! read more

I'm not rating this by how cool the wine room is or how friendly the service though both were up to Napa standards of the late 80s and early 90s (not crowded, reasonable tasting fee, keep the glass, cool funky art, etc) though the town is tiny and rustic. I'm from CA and I was a wine rep in the past with significant number of wine classes under my belt. I have to say that the 2012 Shiraz is some of the best wine I've had. The nose is divine with cocoa and smoke. The initial flavor is complex with dark berry and cocoa again. It's smooth with perfect mouthfeel for a dark red. And the finish lasts forever. Kudos to the wine maker. I don't know what this one scored with wine spectator but I'm betting it was 88 or higher. I liked the 2012 Syrah and 2013 Petite Sirah also. I put my money where my mouth is and bought a case to take back to CA. 6 Shiraz, 3 petite and 3 Syrah. I have to say that I didn't expect great wine in AZ. A few other wineries were good but couldn't compete with CA Sonoma/Napa/Central Coast, but this one wine could hold its own with those wines and probably beat the pants off most. read more

I like this place! Neat building that used to be an old bank in the 1900's. Kind lady at the counter. Wine not bad either!

Wonderful wines. We were passing through and had the opportunity to go in for a tasting. Very nice gentleman poured for us. Bought several wines! read more

First off the tasting room was great, the staff was friendly and helpful and had a great deal of knowledge about the production of the wine and where it came from. The pours were a bit smaller than I was used to but I have noticed that most Arizona wineries are this way, guess I was spoiled by the East coast version of wine tasting. Now the problem is that the wines do not store well or I just got a few bad bottles. I bought 3 reds and decided to keep them from March till the holidays, this apparently was a bad idea. The first bottle was vinegar and had so much sediment that it left a coating on the bottle itself. I just figured it was a bad cork. Now the second bottle actually exploded in the wine rack.yes it exploded in the 60 degree wine fridge. What a mess. Third bottle was a small 375 ml dessert wine it was also past it's prime. While the wines tasted great at the place they didn't age well. So buy it and drink it quickly and you will be fine. read more

We arrived at closing time and they stayed open for us. Very welcoming and not rushing us at all. Tasting was very fairly priced. Nice glass to keep. Very good reds!! We were very surprised! Nice tasting room and very kind, sweet wine pourer. Enjoyed our visit and the wine! read more

The wine, 100% from locally grown grapes on the side slope of the Chiricahua Mtns. is only surpassed by the quality people that represent this fine winery. The wine is as good as we have had anywhere (and no, we're not wine snobs) and you can always get the 'back-story' of the local wine industry from the owners and their well trained staff. We just returned from a wine club event at the vineyard where samples were freely poured, concise explanations of the product were offered, the food catered by Cafe' Roka of Bisbee was first rate. All told, a great experience and looking forward to doing it again. read more