We had been searching for Arizona wine tours that we can recommend, particularly here in Southern Arizona. I mentioned this fact to Michael Foltz, owner/operator of Reisen Arizona Day Tours. He informed me that he could remedy our sad situation and invited Ms. Karen and me on his Arizona Wine Tour.
So, one August Saturday we met Michael and his tour group at the Embassy Suites behind Fleming’s at Campbell & Skyline at 10 AM. He gave each of us a bottle of water and we promptly headed for Sonoita.
I particularly like the idea of a day tour of our wineries because (a) I can sit back and relax and let someone else do the driving and (b) I can enjoy more wine tastings than when I am the designated driver.
It was clear from the beginning of our 50-mile journey that Michael is a fountain of local knowledge. He carried on a steady stream of interesting information; narrating stories about the places we were seeing along the way. Yet he happily interrupted his monologue to answer our many questions and seemed to enjoy our several discussions about local history.
