Not Your Grandmother’s Wine
STEPPING INTO THE tasting room at Embudo Valley Vineyards, in Rinconada, is like walking into a friend’s party on a Friday night: The rooms are full, someone’s strumming a guitar, and the wine is…
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Category: Wineries
Sexy New Mexico Wines
FROM ENTICING effervescents to sultry natural wonders, New Mexico’s homegrown wine scene has never been hotter. This Valentine’s Day, pop a cork, clink a glass, and let the good times flow with a…
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Sample These Southeastern New Mexico Wineries
Enchantment Vineyards Enchantment Vineyards, in Portales, in eastern New Mexico, takes advantage of alkaline soil and a dry climate to yield rich grapes for its prized chambourcin, a dry red that…
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Try These Mesilla Valley Wineries
Rio Grande Winery From the lawn at Rio Grande Winery, the peaks of the Organ Mountains appear to be painted a lavender hue in the last rays of sunset. Located just south of Mesilla, the 18-year-old…
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La Viña Winery Improves with Age
A FLEET OF PUFFY CLOUDS sails serenely above La Viña Winery as I step under a stonework archway, through the glass-paned doors of a two-story Mediterranean-style building, and into La Unión winery’s…
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A Ruidoso Winery Is Making Noise
"I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE I LEARNED TO MAKE WINE starting at the bottom of the bottle,” says Jasper Riddle, a longtime Ruidoso resident and owner of the Noisy Water Winery, which has expanded to six…
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Where Wine and Pistachios Meet
“We’re out here on the farm,” says Marianne Schweers, who runs Heart of the Desert Vineyards with her husband, George. Since 1974, the couple has been growing and harvesting pistachios on their Eagle…
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A Winemaking Tour de Force
PULL BACK THE CABERNET-COLORED ROPE for a peek at everything that goes into the D.H. Lescombes Family Vineyards winemaking operation. Offered from spring to fall, the VIP tours start in Las Cruces or…
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Perfect Pairing: Whitewater and Wine
CALL IT A “thrill and swill” excursion. New Mexico River Adventures gets your blood flowing with a half-day rafting trip along the Río Grande, then winds down with a relaxing elevated picnic…
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Try These Wineries Near Taos
La Chiripada To find New Mexico’s oldest family-operated winery, you just need to spot the purple hand-painted signs. Following the signs defines winemaking at La Chiripada, named for a Spanish…
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