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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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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Vivác Winery Buzzes With Fun
AS THE BASS GUITARIST strums the first few notes of “Wild Thing,” the din of the outdoor party at Vivác Winery quiets in anticipation of hearing the song’s legendary lyrics. Soon enough, people are…
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Try These Albuquerque Wineries
Milagro Vineyards Tucked away in the tree-lined village of Corrales, Milagro Vineyards is like a secret garden. I’m greeted warmly by a rescue Boston terrier, owners Rick and Mitzi Hobson, and music…
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Enjoy Old World Charm at Casa Rondeña
ENTERING THROUGH THE hand-built arches of Casa Rondeña Winery on a sunny, spur-of-the-moment afternoon, my friend and I look at each other and ask, “How have we never been here before?” We know we’re…
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Escape to New Mexico Wine Country
THE PATIO AT VIVÁC WINERY, in Dixon, backs up to leafy vineyards overlooking dramatic mountains. Beneath a canopy of grapevines and shade sails, the sound of clinking glasses blends with laughter as…
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Editor's Letter: Vintage Fun
A TRIO OF MONKS sitting in front of wooden wine barrels toast our arrival at Casa Rondeña Winery, in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Located near the tasting room door, the painted tiles nod to the…
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Fresh Off the Vine
Above: Dylan Storment. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. If you’ve ever visited the bar at Campo, in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, you know that the drinks are as much of a draw as the food. That drinks…
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Page Turners
Above: This year's top books. Photograph by Inga Hendrickson. ART & ARTISTS In a Modern Rendering The Color Woodcuts of Gustave Baumann Gala Chamberlain, Nancy E. Green, and Thomas Leech (Rizzoli…
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Kitchen Fixins
Above: Get cookin' with these must-have kitchen favorites. Photographs by Inga Hendrickson. Azurite bread knife ($95). Santa Fe Stoneworks, Santa Fe, santafestoneworks.com. Magnetic knife block…
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