About

VARA Winery & Distillery is New Mexico’s premier urban winery and craft distillery, the only combined operation of its kind in the state, crafting all products in-house. They produce approachable, high-quality wines in lines including VARA Platinum, Gold, Black, Silverhead Sparkling, and VARAxLG, using grapes from California, Spain, and local partnerships, alongside spirits. With tasting rooms in Albuquerque's Balloon Fiesta Park and Santa Fe, they emphasize community, events, and elevating everyday moments.

Only combined winery and distillery in New Mexico Seriously great wines for everyone Urban winery crafting approachable wines with California and Spanish grapes
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NM Cocktail Week event Blog post image Laurent Gruet event Grandma recipe Rome Gin Tonic Goa recipe Manhattan recipe
Upcoming Events
NM Cocktail Week Class: VARA Cocktail Lab
June 3rd & June 10th, 2026
A New Mexico Cocktail Week Experience at VARA’s Santa Fe & Albuquerque Tasting Rooms
Sparkling Tasting Hosted by Laurent Gruet
November 25, 2025
Celebration of sparkling wine with legendary winemaker Laurent Gruet
Latest News

Upcoming events include NM Cocktail Week classes in June 2026 and Sparkling Tasting with Laurent Gruet in November 2025; recent blog posts feature 'Postcards from Grandma' recipes from Lisbon, Rome, Goa, and Manhattan.