Zion Vineyards is ready for the holidays with curated gift baskets featuring a selection of locally crafted wines and artisanal treats. Each basket includes your choice of a Zion Vineyards wine, a set of two wine glasses, a wine key (corkscrew), dark chocolate, and a handcrafted wine-based soap made by Olio Skin Care Co. in Salt Lake City.
Zion Vineyards has been producing wine for more than eleven years, with its Tasting Room opening to the public in May 2023. Since then, visitors from across the country and around the world have stopped in to sample the wines. Many leave with bottles to share with friends and family, helping spread the word that Utah can produce distinctive, high-quality varietals.
The 2025 harvest is now complete. Winemaker Robert Cec has processed the young wines and is preparing to transfer them into oak barrels for aging. Many Zion Vineyards wines are fruit-forward and full-bodied, with complex character and velvety tannins — the kind that pair beautifully with well-marbled steaks and rich, savory dishes.
One of the vineyard’s most popular offerings, the Petit Sirah, is back on the tasting menu after a six-month absence. This deep, full-bodied wine delivers bold dark fruit notes of blackberry, plum, blueberry, and blackcurrant, with a lush mouthfeel and firm, velvety tannins. Its lingering finish reveals anise and dried tobacco, along with violet, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, vanilla, mocha, leather, and woodsy spice. The Petit Sirah pairs best with hearty entrees, slow-cooked stews, Osso Bucco, grilled or barbecued meats, and dishes with complex sauces. For dessert, the vineyard suggests a Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Habanero Crème Brûlée.
Owner and vintner Michael Jackson considers Zion Vineyards his legacy — a lifelong love of wine brought to fruition. Winemaker Robert Cec, who is entirely self-taught, has created award-winning wines ranging from bold, character-driven reds to whites with bright acidity and well-balanced fruit and citrus notes.
Zion Vineyards is open seven days a week at 5 Hidden Valley Road in Leeds, just off I-15, twelve miles north of St. George. Simply enter “Zion Vineyards” into Google Maps to find your way.
