Birds and Barrels Vineyards

The surrounding area is very well supplied with places to try a glass of wine: there are six or seven wineries within walking distance, and several more within a few minutes’ drive. Hiking is a great way to build up some thirst for those drinks, and there’s plenty of it around: trails run around the cliffs and unusual rock formations at Chiricahua National Monument, or you could take a walk among the historic ruins at Fort Bowie National Historic Site. Both are about 45 minutes’ drive away. The area around Cochise Stronghold and Council Rocks (40 minutes’ drive) is another good place to go for an outing. For more of an insight into the area’s history, head to Bisbee (an hour and 15 minutes) to visit the museums and take a tour of the miners’ underground tunnels, or plan trips to other small local towns including Pearce-Sunsites (25 minutes), St David (an hour) and Sierra Vista (an hour and 25 minutes). If you fancy a bite of a bigger city, it’s about an hour and a half’s drive to Tucson.