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Arizona wineries rise above desert climate

ELGIN, Ariz. (AP) — Grapes aren't supposed to grow in the desert. But here in this southern Arizona town, surrounded by endless, rolling green and amber hills, the Callaghan family is de-stemming gigantic bins of grapes that will eventually produce a nice Petit Verdot.

As Kent Callaghan, the patriarch and proprietor, tinkers with his forklift in the 80-something degree fall weather, one of...

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