Get a Taste of Southwestern Wine at Albuquerque's Best Vineyards and Tasting Rooms
Whether you're familiar with fine wines, or you're just starting your wine tasting adventures, Albuquerque's wine tasting rooms offer the perfect opportunity to explore award winning wines of the area. New Mexico has an ideal climate for producing fine wine, and it's a centuries-old tradition. If you're in the mood to try something new, here's a few of the top wineries and tasting rooms in the Albuquerque area to help you find the perfect vintage.
Open weekends for tours and tastings, their grapes here are grown in the countryside of Tome, south of Albuquerque. They also offer a selection of New Mexico craft beers.
Casa Abril produces wines using Spanish and Argentinian grapes of Tempranillo and Malbec varieties. The grapes are grown in rural Algodones, located between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Casa Abril continues the Spanish traditions brought to New Mexico centuries ago.
Nestled in the heart of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Wines are crafted from the grapes grown right on the winery's grounds and range from dry whites to Syrahs and reds. You can taste their award-winning wines in the tasting room and enjoy a stroll through the grounds, or have a glass on the patio.
This family owned winery produces award winning Muscat Canelli dessert wine with their own grapes. Other wines are produced from New Mexico grapes to become Rieslings, Mariachis, and Cabernets. Found in the heart of the historic village of Corrales, the area is one of the oldest wine growing regions in North America. Visit the winery and stay on to shop in the village, which features fine arts and crafts.
Take a taste of five Gruet wines and you'll get a souvenir glass to bring home. Or you may choose a tasting of reserve wines and receive a souvenir Riedel/Gruet champagne or wine glass. Tours are available for up to 30 people, and even larger groups can be accommodated if split into more than one group. Its grapes are grown in southern New Mexico near Truth or Consequences, which has ideal growing conditions for grapes. Gruet produces nine different sparkling wines, two Chardonnays and two Pinot Noirs, both with regular bottling and reserve bottling.
The winery produces Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Syrah wines from their own grapes. The fine wines are made from Vinifera grapes and finished through handcrafting with traditional techniques in French oak casks.
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