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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Tag: Wineries & Vineyards
Polychrome Brings Natural Wine to NM
IN BOSQUE FARMS, Polychrome is bringing a little punk rock to the wine world. Friends Zac Webb and Timothy Eyster, who met in Albuquerque’s late-’90s music scene, have traded guitars for grape…
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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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Raise a Glass to Christopher Goblet
FEW PEOPLE OUTSIDE of New Mexico know that the Land of Enchantment is the country’s oldest wine-producing region, which is something Christopher Goblet intends to change. As executive director of the…
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Sample These Must-Try Foodie Tours
Routes Bicycle Tours & Rentals. Hop on two wheels to taste birria, al pastor, and other epic tacos in Albuquerque, handpicked by the experts on Routes ABQ Bike & Taco Tour. The leisurely, 10-mile…
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Vara Gets Spirited
PRIMARILY KNOWN FOR SPANISH-STYLE wines and brandies, Vara Winery & Distillery, based in Albuquerque, is gaining traction with artisan liquors inspired by New Mexico’s landscape. The company’s…
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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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