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June 14-15
Fine wines and delicacies will entice tastebuds at the 5th Annual Fine Art & Wine Festival. With easy listening music in the air and the chance to sample a variety of wines, there will be silent and live auctions of elegant pieces of fine art, pottery and photography. The event runs 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and costs $10, which includes a commemorative wine glass and eight tasting tickets. For more information, visit www.redrivernewmex.com. Brandenburg Park, 101 E. Main St., Red River, NM 87558, 575-754-2366.
September 24-28
Visitors to the Eighteenth Annual Santa Fe Wine & Chile Festival will enjoy a Grand Food & Wine Tasting with more than 110 wineries and 60 restaurants. Along with four or five chefs from around the nation, there will be seminars, cooking demonstrations, luncheons and winemaker dinners. Some of the participating wineries include Treana Winery, Bouchaine, and Benziger Family Winery. Times for the events vary. For more information about tickets, call 505-438-8060 or visit www.santafewineandchile.org. Santa Fe Wine & Chile Festival, 551 W. Cordova Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505-438-8060.
Ongoing
Casa Rondeña Winery offers you a variety of different wines often difficult to find at a single winery. Not only do they have those light whites such as Gewürztraminer and Riesling, they also combine the two to make Serenade, which won Best of Show at the New Mexico Wine Competition. Tastings are offered Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday noon-6 p.m. No appointment necessary, $3 tasting fee. For more information visit www.casarondena.com. Casa Rondeña Winery, 733 Chavez Rd., Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107, 505-344-5911.
Ongoing
Wine in the morning, wine in the evening, wine around suppertime-that could very well be the motto of Gruet Winery where the wine is poured from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays and noon-5 p.m. on Saturdays. Try five wines and take home a souvenir glass for $5. For details visit http://www.gruetwinery.com/. Gruet Winery, 8400 Pan American E Fwy NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113, 505-821-0055.
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