Best Wineries and Wine Tasting Rooms in Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona — updated August 22, 2026
Scottsdale's wine scene runs on tasting rooms and wine bars rather than vineyards, and the strongest of them sit within a few blocks of each other on North Scottsdale Road and in Old Town.
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Scottsdale is not grape country, so the places listed under "winery" here are really tasting rooms, wine bars and bottle shops that pour by the glass. Most of them cluster along North Scottsdale Road between the arts district and Old Town, close enough to walk between two or three in an evening. The list below is ordered by how directly each one answers the question, with review volume treated as the measure of how settled a rating is.
1. Rift Wine Bar & Taphouse
Rift holds a 4.9 average across 286 reviews, the highest combination of score and volume of anything in this category in Scottsdale, which makes it the most reliable bet on the list. It sits at 431 N Scottsdale Rd, at the south end of the arts district, and splits its program between wine and taps, so a group that does not agree on wine can still be seated together. The brief does not list its hours, so call ahead if you are planning a late arrival on a weeknight.
2. The Wine Collective of Scottsdale, Wine Store, Wine Tasting & Wine Bar
The most complete wine operation here: a store, a tasting counter and a bar in one room at 4020 N Scottsdale Rd, Ste 104. It rates 4.9 from 172 reviews, a strong figure though on a smaller sample than Rift's. Walk-ins are welcome, but groups of six or more should call ahead at (480) 912-1746. Happy hour runs Tuesday through Friday from 2pm to 5pm, and Tuesday brings a burrata and bottle special at $30. Closed Mondays. Tuesday through Thursday it opens at 2pm and closes at 8pm; Friday opens at noon, and Sunday runs 11am to 7pm. Reservations are now accepted.
3. Salvatore Vineyards Tasting Room
The closest thing on this list to an actual vineyard presence in Scottsdale, with a tasting room at 7103 E Stetson Dr in the middle of Old Town's walkable block of bars and patios. It rates 4.7 from 153 reviews, which is a good score on a modest sample rather than a proven one, so treat it as promising. The Stetson Drive location makes it the easiest stop to fold into an Old Town evening on foot, and the tasting room format means you are drinking a specific producer's wines rather than working through a broad list.
4. Garage-East
Worth the drive, but be clear that it is a drive: Garage-East is at 3000 E Ray Rd #7 in Gilbert, roughly half an hour southeast of Old Town, not in Scottsdale proper. It carries a 4.7 rating from 357 reviews, the largest sample of any true winery in this roundup, which makes that score the best-evidenced one here. Include it if you want an actual working winery rather than a bar with a wine list, and plan it as its own outing with a designated driver rather than a stop on a Scottsdale crawl.
What we left off
Four entries from the previous version came out. Postino Highland is a multi-location group, not an independent winery, and is a restaurant first. The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort and Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Salt River are both hotels under national brands, filed under "winery" by category error rather than because they are wineries. Daily Dose Old Town Bar & Grill is a bar and grill with multiple area locations; it has more than 1,400 reviews at 4.6, but it does not match the premise of this guide.