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    Home » Travel » Food Travel » Utah

    Water Canyon Winery (Hildale, UT)

    Published: May 23, 2023 · Modified: Jan 6, 2024 · Leave a Comment

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    Water Canyon Winery in southern Utah offers tastings with charcuterie boards. Don't miss out on their organic, additive-free wines!

    Rock with sign for Water Canyon Winery.

    Did you know that Utah has a wine trail?

    It's small, and it's new, but it's there!

    We recently squeezed in a short vacation to Utah. The scenery was amazing; the hiking was epic! And it was our chance to see what Utah is bringing to the world of wine.

    Our favorite Utah hiking is at Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Canyonlands.

    Water Canyon Winery, about an hour south of Zion National Park, gave us a fantastic wine tasting.

    Are you planning a trip that will take you near the Utah-Arizona state border? Here's what to expect if you add Water Canyon Winery to your itinerary!

    What Types of Wine Can I Expect?

    The grapes at Water Canyon are organically grown. They produce Sangiovese, Barbera, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a few other varieties as well.

    The wine is natural, with no added sugars, sulfites, preservatives or enzymes.

    Check their website for a current wine menu, as well as pricing for tastings.

    Sign for wine tasting with vineyard in background at Water Canyon Winery.

    Wine Tasting at Water Canyon Winery

    With two people, we were able to walk in without a reservation. If you have a larger group it would be good to call ahead and check.

    Entrance to Water Canyon Winery.
    Entrance to Water Canyon Winery

    The winery offers charcuterie plates along with their tastings. We loved having a more substantial snack to go with our wine choices.

    Charcuterie plate with cheese, crackers, fruit, nuts and meat.
    Charcuterie Board
    Ornately carved wooden chairs and tables in wine tasting area at Water Canyon Winery.
    Wine Tasting Room

    We tried the Malbec, a red blend (aged in steel), and a cab franc (aged in steel).

    Bottles of zinfandel and red wine from Water Canyon Winery.

    They let us try adding oak cubes to our wine glasses to taste the difference between a non-oaked and oaked version of the wine.

    Oak cubes in small cup next to Water Canyon Winery bottles of wine.
    Oak Cubes to Add to Wine

    We finished our tasting with a golden muscat, a sweet wine with bitter grapefruit notes.

    It was a huge surprise to me — because I never like sweet wines, but this one was absolutely fabulous. I have to say this again – it was amazing. It's a fairly new product for them, and hopefully it will be available for sale along with the rest of their lineup very soon!

    Rack for wine glasses over sink and countertop with wine bottles pulled out for tasting.

    You can get a quick tour of their wine-making process (on request). We did this, and got to check out the fermenting tanks and bottling area.

    Fermenting tanks.
    Fermenting Tanks
    Wine bottling area.
    Bottling Operations

    Water Canyon also has a vintage Airstream trailer they rent out if you’d like to stay there. And they host events, like weddings, concerts, reunions, and more.

    Vineyard next to gravel path with oblong metal planters.
    Vineyard + Planters (Airstream Trailer and Event Venue at Far End)

    Water Canyon Resort, where you can rent cabins, is owned by the same family and is just a couple of blocks away.

    Hildale is a tiny city, so there are limited restaurant options. Espresso Creek Coffee is just around the corner from the winery.

    Interested in visiting more places on the Utah Wine Trail? Just ask for a Trail Pass from the winery to help you plot your course to four more destinations. We managed to fit in just one more: the brand new tasting room at Zion Vineyards.

    Close-up of grape vines.

    More Utah Food + Drink Destinations

    • Sign for Brew Pub outside restaurant.
      Zion Canyon Brew Pub (Springdale, UT)
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      Showdowns (Bryce Canyon, UT)
    • Doors with overhead sign for Zion Vineyards tasting room.
      Zion Vineyards (Leeds, UT)

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    Sarah is the primary creator at Champagne Tastes. She's a photographer, food writer and traveler, and is certified in Backcountry Kitchen and Backcountry Navigation from the Colorado Outward Bound School and Identifying Wild Plants from Backpacker.

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