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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Tag: New Mexico Wines
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Get festive. Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer fun all over the state, including more than 25,000 bikers who will roll into northern New Mexico for the 40th annual Red River Motorcycle…
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Change Your Dune
WITH A SMITHSONIAN-AFFILIATED SPACE HISTORY MUSUEM, the oldest zoo in the Southwest, and flourishing pistachio farms and wineries, Alamogordo makes an activity-filled home base for a trip to nearby…
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Vara Uncorks New Sparkling Wines
WHETHER IT'S A NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION or a special Valentine’s date, keep the sparkle and fizz alive. Thanks to New Mexico’s long and rich winemaking history—going back to 1629, when the first wine…
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Best Wine Pairings for Thanksgiving
A selection of wines from New Mexico. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. Viña Cardinal, a unique aperitif from Albuquerque’s Vara Winery, pairs well with Marcona almonds, olives, local pistachios, and…
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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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The Next Generation of Local Winemakers
Above: Jasper Riddle and his Noisy Water have breathed new life into the oldest wine-making region in the country. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. “Welcome to the smallest winery in the world,” Sean…
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Taos' Summer Camp for Epicures
Above: Taos Ski Valley lends its scenic setting to an active wine weekend. Photograph courtesy Taos Ski Valley. Each summer, Taos Ski Valley is gloriously carpeted in wildflowers—and blessedly absent…
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Wine Taste Your Way to Taos
Above: Black Mesa Winery's vines hug the Rio Grande. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. Take a rest at one of these wineries between Santa Fe and Taos and sample New Mexico’s impressive new vintages. Pick…
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3 Great New Mexican Summer Wines
We asked wine expert Tasha Zonski-Armijo to recommend some exceptional New Mexico bottles for a hot summer day, and she came up with these three, which you can find through the wineries’ websites or…
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