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Great Wines to Try from New Mexico

New Mexico is probably not the first place that you're thinking of when it comes to fine wine. But I've toured their wine scene, and I can tell you that some very exciting wine stuff is quietly happening there. In fact, New Mexico has a long wine tra...

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Rio Grande Winery

Lescombes Family Vineyards

Luna Rosa Winery

Amaro Winery

Noisy Water Winery

Rio Grande Winery

Founded in 2002, this winery has a great tasting room to receive and entertain visitors with its fantastic, expansive landscape views.

Surprisingly structured, deep, dark, plummy, meaty, herbal, and unique, this modern take on NM's first grape variety is perfect match for grilled burgers.

Rio Grande Winery Mission Red

A sultry combo of Sangiovese, Merlot, and Tempranillo, this is a juicy, plummy red blend with enticing tobacco spice notes, and a broad-shouldered palate.

Rio Grande Winery The Spaniard Red

Structured and fruity, this red makes a good argument for planting more Petit Verdot in New Mexico!

Rio Grande Vineyards & Winery Petit Verdot, Mesilla Valley

Lescombes Family Vineyards

Founded by a family from France's Bordeaux wine region, Lescombes currently source 20+ varieties from 220 acres of vines. Their food-grade certified production in Deming is led by brothers from the family’s sixth generation.

Tropical and fresh, this white is simultaneously promising and instantly seductive.

Lescombes Malvasia

Floral, herbal, and citric this white has a balanced, peachy mouthfeel with flavors of ripe pears, yellow apples and mandarin.

Lescombes Heritage Chardonnay

Luna Rosa Winery

in 2001 by Paolo and Sylvia D’Andrea, and now with their son Marco D’Andrea in the cellar, Luna Rosa (“red moon”) is one of NM’s most promising and dedicated producers.

A fascinating, powerful, and downright delicious premium take on one of northern Italy's best red grapes.

Luna Rossa Reserve Nebbiolo

Heady, perfumed, floral, and vibrant, this white is as close to Italy as you can probably ever get from NM.

Luna Rosa Arneis, Mimbres Valley

Flexing its muscular side as all good Refosco reds should do, this has great color, funky meatiness, and plenty of dark sour cherry fruit flavor.

Luna Rossa Winery Refosco, Mimbres Valley

A dessert wine crafted in a Sherry solera style from Portuguese grape varieties like Souzão/Sezão and Touriga Nacional, this is reminiscent of a good Reserve Ruby Port.

Luna Rossa Winery ‘Conquistador’

Amaro Winery

Originally from Germany, founder Bernd Maier originally named his winery after the Negraomaro grape variety but abbreviating it so that his would be listed first in alphabetical listings of NM wineries!

Combining pinpoint fruit flavor with a hint of wet wool and a broad mouthfeel, this is for sure a crowd-pleasing white.

Amaro Winery Chenin Blanc

The nose on this white is absolutely jumping, showcasing peach, jasmine, and yellow apple.

Amaro Winery Marsanne

Mineral and juicy, this Cabernet is dark, structured, but surprisingly polite in its restraint and purity.

Amaro Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

Noisy Water Winery

Located in Alto, Noisy Water has grown from a single-person operation into the third largest wine producer in the state.

A mingling of blackcurrant, blueberry, vanilla, black cherry, and dried herbs that is textbook modern Cabernet.

Noisy Water Winery Vintner’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

This Pinot shows off the winery’s skills in grape sourcing and cellar handling; it is bright, spicy, and incredibly lively.

Noisy Water Wild Ferment Old Vine Pinot Noir

Yep, this is near-$100 reserve level red from New Mexico, only produced in exceptional vintages. It has a big body, big tannins, abig finish, and is a big platform for showing NM’s promise as a wine region.

Noisy Water Winery ‘Absolution’ Proprietary Reserve Red