We enjoyed our time at Black Mesa Winery. We did a flight of 5 wine tastings and had the…read morecharcuterie board with toast, jelly, cheese and pecans. It was delicious! My favorite tasting was the Criadera. I love the indoor and outdoor dining options. The staff was great and even offered a free rubber duck when we told her we were celebrating our wedding anniversary here. We purchased the Honey cider and Bite Me cherry cider to go. They were both great!This was a wonderful experience!

They have some cool happy hour evenings with live music, and we just happened to stumble into one…read morewhen we stopped by for a tasting one evening. Unfortunately, none of the wine was spectacular. It seems to be a popular place, but both of us noticed an odd aftertaste with most of the wines we tried. They advertise petroglyphs and a labyrinth on site, but unfortunately we made it here after dark, so we didn't get a chance to explore those.

We stopped here on our way back to Santa Fe. The wine taste great and the porch with the big…read morecomfortable chairs were relaxing.

Fantastic local New Mexican winery! Outstanding Rose stood out above the rest! Highly recommended!read more

Vivac is a fun stop for the port wine. I did enjoy the staff that took care of us. The place is…read morenice with indoor and outdoor areas to do a wine tasting. We purchased a wine tasting and took home the Amante port wine. They had a chocolate display where I had the dark chocolate soccer ball ganache. I loved the themed chocolate for the World Cup taking place right now lol I also purchased a wine bottle lip balm. I thought it was pretty and needed lip balm so it was perfect! It's inside the wine glass for display.

Just ok, definitely a much more laid back winery experience. The location is convenient, being just…read moreoff the highway, so we were able to make a quick pit stop. It was not busy at all - only one other group sitting outside while we were there. The young guy working was friendly but did not offer any info about the wine, the vineyard, etc - we had to pull info out of him. My friend and I both opted for the flight to sample a few different wines. They had quite a lot of options, from red to white to rose, but I opted for mostly whites. My favorite of the bunch being the 2025 dry Riesling. We ended up enjoying our pours on the patio even though there were a few tables inside. Views of the mountains were nice.

Arrived after opening on a Saturday to enjoy a few sparkling wines. We ended up tasting several of…read moretheir sparkling plus some great Tempranillos. Also enjoyed the Iberico chorizo appetizer. The staff was very friendly and took excellent care of us. As others arrived, our hostess (sorry I didn't catch her name :( started helping them. Sean was very knowledgeable about the wines and we really enjoyed ourselves. Came for two bottles of sparkling wines, ended up with two bottles of NM Sparkling Brut, two Blanc de Blanca and two of the Tempranillo Reserva. We enjoyed our tasting here. Our only regret is that we live nearly 500 miles away!!

What a find! We stopped at VARA for wine, cocktails and small plates and ended up having one of our…read morefavorite evenings in Santa Fe. The drinks were excellent, but the tapas were the real surprise. Everything we ordered was thoughtfully prepared, interesting and genuinely delicious. This is not a place where the food is simply something to accompany the wine--the kitchen is doing something special. Wonderful atmosphere, excellent drinks and truly top-notch small plates. We would absolutely return.

This was a wonderful wine experience where they had complimentary wine tasting for all of us to…read moreenjoy. They had a cute sitting area and art gallery to check out the local art. We loved trying out the different wines. We purchased the Special Reserve Riesling and New Mexico port wine to take home with us. It's worth the trip!

The wine here was delicious, its not at all pretentious, and you feel like you're getting an…read moreauthentic experience, not something commercialized. They have a huge variety of wines and only use grapes from New Mexico, which was a cool touch. They also let you sample as many varieties as you'd like, but they don't see glasses, so you can taste before you decide which bottles you'd like to buy. I would come back here in a heartbeat. Everything was good, even types of wine I don't usually prefer.

We were in town for a quick 3 days and luckily had time to stop here. I chose the build your own…read morechampagne flight and kakawa chocolate flights. We came in closer to closing and the vibe was really chill. It was a great place for us to relax and regroup after a long day of sightseeing and shopping. Our waitress was very helpful and knowledgeable about all the wines. I would definitely comeback any time I'm in Santa Fe!

Nice visit, had a 1:00 pm reservation. Arrived a bit early and was promptly offered a table inside…read more With a beautiful day and tables open outdoors, I asked to be seated on the patio. Our server hesitated, saying he didn't have any. I saw open tables and pressed, he said ok but you have to finish by 3:30. No problem - I'm there for a tasting, not a pub outing! After that we enjoyed our sparkling flight and the halibut dip appetizer. Purchased a few bottles and on our way. Our tasting at Vara later that day was truly outstanding. ‍

WOW. Wine here is AWESOMENESS!…read more Yelp friends ... Armando Rosales is the friendliest bartender I've met in a long while He's from Espanola so he's super down to Earth ! (Future manager I think) He let me sample some great wines 1) Signature Canyon Five ~ fruity. Unique 2) Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon ~ AMAZING ! I ordered number 2 to pair with my (incredible) FRENCH ONION SOUP If you have that on your menu I have to try it but this was truly exceptional ! Following that I had the New York Strip. Medium rare. GREAT but I did ask for a side of Green Chile. And Garlic Aioli for the potatoes Nicely cooked but I added some salt and chile to make it pop my taste buds. YES. I would order it again the same way The Pork Chop looked great as well Desert was also very good. Truffles and Port wine ...I love Port wine (Spicy chocolate truffles with lovely RED CHILE in them) I think I'd give these guys 6 stars of if I could because Armando was so cool toward me !

Hervé is a lovely space and we had a perfectly pleasant evening, but the food was simply okay…read more Nothing was bad, but nothing particularly stood out either. Perhaps Hervé suffered a little from our having eaten exceptional tapas the night before (vara), because the comparison was hard to avoid. The New Mexico wines were fine, but coming from California, we probably have a fairly high bar when it comes to wine. A nice atmosphere and an enjoyable enough evening, but overall the food and wine felt more average than memorable.

We were skeptical when we saw the sign for Santa Fe Vineyards. We weren't exactly sure what kind of…read morewine this part of the country could produce. I can happily report that we were pleasantly surprised. As I understand it, the actually vineyards are south of Santa Fe but, we stopped by the tasting room and split a tasting (about $7, if memory serves). We tried a delightful Chardonnay which was light a crisp. Next was a red that had a little spice to it, not surprising considering the area. Finally, we had a Zinfandel Port which was really impressive. The tasting room itself is not much to mention. Its functional and offers the usual books and spouts and aprons you might find in another tasting room. The bathrooms look like they were lifted from a Getty station. The man offering the tastings was pleasant and knowledgeable. If you like wine and are in the area. See what's offered away from the West Coast. You might be pleased as we were.

A nice wine tasting room with indoor and outdoor areas…read more I had two glasses of El Cabron Viejo -- definitely adding to the list of vines I enjoy. My boyfriend had a couple other varieties, a red and a white, and they were great too! I appreciate that the wines on the menu had actual descriptions including notes, so it makes it a lot easier to make a choice based on what you'd normally enjoy (or want to try). The service was great and the lady who ran it that night was really sweet.

Really nice place for quick wine. Although i did not do the wine sampler, $15 is a really good…read morevalue for it. Our bar tender was nice enough to let us finish off the bottle. The indoor and outdoor space was really nice. My favorite wine was the demigod. And they have $1 stickers!

A great experience in a small town. We ordered flights of 5 and these New Mexico wines were…read moreterrific. My favorite was the sauvignon blanc. The hostess was very knowledgeable. Reasonable price for a tasting. Highly recommend!

We had a wonderful visit! Barbara was our server and very knowledable and friendly. After our…read moretastings, we bought some to go as well. Definitely worth a stop if you are in Red River. They also have a shop in Albuquerque.