My latest article for USA TODAY’s Travel site, Experience Food & Wine, is out! Yeehaw! Read about the Wines of the Wild West, excerpted below:

“The same high-elevation southwest terrain that once provided the backdrop for the fierce Apache warrior chiefs Cochise and Geronimo, and for the often bloody dramas of rough and tumble cowboys and outlaws, now has a new protagonist. Amid the cooler temperatures, summer monsoon rains, and plentiful sunshine of the Sonoita and Willcox wine trails, the wine grape is steadily carving out its survival story, and winning national acclaim.”