Arizona Rhône Grapes, Half-Price Tuesdays, No Apologies
Cave Creek Corridor · Scottsdale · Winery Tasting Room · Visit Website ↗
Updated April 2026
Reviewed March 16, 2026
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Walk into LDV and you immediately realize this isn't a tourist trap masquerading as a winery — it's a legit small-production estate pouring wines grown in Arizona's Willcox and Sonoita appellations. The list is tight and focused, which is exactly the right call when you're making terroir-driven Rhône varietals in the desert. At $15–$25 a glass in a tasting room setting, the pricing is honest.
LDV keeps the portfolio narrow and means it — Viognier, Grenache, Syrah, and Petite Sirah are the pillars here, all sourced from Arizona's southern high-elevation wine country. The 2012 Sky Island Viognier signals that they're thinking about site expression, not just slapping a varietal label on something drinkable. The 2011 Signature Petite Sirah suggests they're also aging wines with intention, which is rare in a market flooded with pour-it-young thinking. The gap: if you're hunting Cabernet or Chardonnay, you're in the wrong place — and that's actually a feature, not a bug.
Tasting room pours run $15–$25 per glass, which is reasonable for estate-produced, small-lot Arizona wines that you genuinely cannot find at a grocery store. We don't have an exact count on glass options, but the estate focus means what's in the glass was made here, not sourced from a bulk supplier in the Central Valley. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, bottles go 50% off for dine-in or to-go — that changes the math considerably.
2012 Viognier — $25
Arizona estate Viognier at tasting room prices is already an interesting proposition — grab it on a Tuesday or Wednesday and you've got a wine that can't be found anywhere else at half the cost. That's a deal worth planning around.
2011 Signature Petite Sirah
Most people walk past Petite Sirah without a second look, especially from an Arizona producer. That's a mistake. A wine with a 'Signature' designation from a vintage with a year of age on it means LDV is betting on this as their statement bottle — and that kind of confidence in a lesser-known region usually pays off for the curious drinker.
2012 Petite Sirah
If the 2011 Signature Petite Sirah is on the list, the standard 2012 Petite Sirah is the obvious understudy. Unless there's a significant price gap in your favor, the Signature is the move — don't settle for the second-string version when the flagship is right there.
2012 Sky Island Viognier + Charcuterie & Local Cheese Board
A high-elevation Arizona Viognier with its likely stone fruit and floral character cuts through rich cured meats and holds its own against aged cheeses — it's the tasting room move that actually makes sense, and doesn't require a full kitchen to pull off.
Tuesday & Wednesday — All bottles 50% off, available for dine-in or to-go. One of the more generous wine deals in the Scottsdale area.
🎲 The Bottom Line
LDV is Scottsdale's open secret for people who actually care about where their wine comes from — a focused Arizona estate list, fair prices, and a half-price bottle program on Tuesdays and Wednesdays that makes it genuinely hard to say no. If you're bored of the same California hits and want to drink something you can't find on a restaurant list in any other city, this is your spot.
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