Introduction

The 2025 Arizona Wine Grape Harvest Report summarizes self-reported acreage, production, fruit utilization, and pricing data from commercial wine grape growers across Arizona. This report provides an objective snapshot of the industry during the 2025 growing and harvest season and establishes a baseline for future annual comparisons.

All data are aggregated and anonymized, and no individual vineyards or operations are identified. Results are presented to support industry planning, research prioritization, and shared understanding of Arizona’s wine grape sector. Interactive dashboards linked above allow readers to explore the data by region, variety, acreage, tonnage, yield, and pricing.

Industry Scale and Acreage

Based on voluntary submissions, approximately 703.5 acres of wine grapes were planted statewide in 2025. Of this total, 532.2 acres were harvested, while 171.3 acres were planted but not harvested. Unharvested acreage reflects newly planted vineyards, blocks that experienced damage, and acreage intentionally not harvested due to management decisions, including limited market demand. Among the 67 vineyard locations reporting in 2025, vineyard size ranged from 0.59 acres to 58.97 acres.

Production and Fruit Movement

Total reported production for the 2025 harvest was approximately 1,187 tons. Of this total, 722.2 tons were retained for growers’ own wine production, 417.4 tons were sold, and a small portion was reported as harvested and not utilized. Fruit movement varied significantly by region; while Verde Valley producers retained over 92% of their crop for their own production, Cochise County growers served as the primary market source, supplying over 80% of the state's total volume of grapes sold to other winemakers. As this is the first year of reporting, these data represent a single-year snapshot; future reports will enable year-over-year comparison.

Regional Distribution of Acreage and Production

Wine grape production in Arizona is geographically distributed across multiple regions and AVAs, with additional acreage located outside formal AVA boundaries. As displayed on the Acreage dashboard, the Willcox region accounts for the largest share of planted acreage and harvested tonnage in 2025. Notably, the second largest collection of vineyards are those located outside of designated AVAs. Of these non-AVA acres, the vast majority (approx. 72%) are located in Cochise County. The Verde Valley and Sonoita regions contribute smaller but meaningful proportions of statewide acreage and production

Varietal Composition

Red grape varieties accounted for approximately 500.3 planted acres (71%) and 800.5 harvested tons, while white varieties represented 203.2 planted acres (29%) and 339.1 harvested tons in 2025. In total, 76 distinct grape varieties were reported by growers in 2025. Reflecting the diversity of Arizona's viticulture, growers reported an average of 7 distinct varieties per vineyard, with individual portfolios ranging from a single variety to as many as 28. Further drilldown of the varietal data by AVA is available in the Varietals Dashboard.

Pricing Overview

For grapes sold during the 2025 season, reported prices are presented as a weighted average. A total of 417.4 tons were sold at an average price of $2,404.54 per ton, with reported prices ranging from $900 to $3,920 per ton across varieties and regions. The Price & Availability Dashboard provides additional detail on tons sold by variety and average vineyard yield by variety.

Methodology and Data Collection

Data for the 2025 Arizona Wine Grape Harvest Report were collected through direct outreach to commercial wine grape growers across the state. Growers were contacted primarily by email and invited to voluntarily submit data using a standardized online reporting form. Participants were instructed to report only grapes grown and harvested from their own vineyard(s), to exclude fruit purchased from other growers, and to submit each variety as a separate entry. Growers managing multiple vineyard locations were asked to submit separate forms for each site. Planted acreage that did not produce a crop in 2025 was also included to better capture the total industry footprint.

To support outreach and awareness of the project, two presentations were delivered at industry events during the 2025 season. These presentations were designed to inform growers and industry stakeholders about the purpose of the harvest report, the value of participation, and how aggregated data would be used to better understand and support Arizona’s wine grape industry.

A multi-step process was used to identify and contact commercial wine grape growers statewide. This process included compiling and cross-referencing the Arizona Wine Growers Association (AWGA) membership list, the email listserv used for viticulture workshops offered through the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, and a list of current Series 13 Farm Winery license holders in Arizona. The goal of this process was to identify all known commercial wine grape operations in the state. A total of 74 known operations were identified from these combined sources. Survey invitations were sent to all contact emails available from the lists used to compile the grower database.

All data were collected and managed by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Individual vineyard names and identifying information were removed prior to analysis, and results are presented only in aggregate. Participation was voluntary, and reported totals reflect submitted data rather than a complete census of all vineyards statewide.

Acknowledgments

The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension thanks the vineyard owners and operators who voluntarily contributed data to this report. Their time, trust, and willingness to share information make this effort possible. We also recognize the Arizona Wine Growers Association and the Verde Valley Wine Consortium for their continued collaboration and support of Arizona’s wine industry. Cooperative Extension looks forward to continuing its work with growers through research, education, and technical assistance.

The 2025 Arizona Wine Grape Harvest Report establishes a foundation for annual industry reporting. Continued participation in future years will improve data completeness and allow for meaningful comparison of acreage, production, fruit utilization, and pricing over time.