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Gruet Santa Fe 210 Don Gaspar, gruetwinery.com La Casa Sena Wine Shop 125 E Palace, lacasasena.com/wine-shop Arroyo Vino Restaurant and Wine Shop 218 Camino La Tierra, arroyovino.com Estrella Del Norte 106 N Shining Sun, estrelladelnortevineyard.com Kokoman Fine Wines & Liquor 34 Cities of Gold Rd
Santa Fe Brewing Company has been brewing beer since 1988. Bartender Shannon Fenstermaker will see that you are well cared for.
Santa Fe Brewing Company 35 Fire Place, santafebrewing.com Eldorado tasting room, 7 Caliente Rd
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Blue Corn Café & Brewery 133 W Water or 4056 Cerrillos, bluecorncafe.com
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Located a few minutes north of town, Estrella Del Norte Vineyard offers tasting comparisons and tours of the vineyard and winery.
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Margarita Trail More than two dozen participating establishments; see santafe.org for details
Right: Santa Fe Spirits offers tastings at both locations and tours at the Southside distillery.
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and always highly educational—tastings, events, and other fun things to do year-round. If you’d rather buy your wine and spirits from a local’s go-to, head over to Kokoman Fine Wines & Liquor in Pojoaque. Though it may look like a bit of a dive, inside you will find a fantastic selection of mid-range to high-end wine and other beverages to tickle your tongue. For those who’d much rather have a good beer, Santa Fe Brewing Company has an ideal location (and a new music venue called The Bridge) on the south end of town, with two stories, a shuffleboard table and darts, a patio, and gorgeous mountain views for miles. Their IPA isn’t bad, either. Blue Corn Café & Brewery also brews its own beers and serves a mean green chile cheeseburger. Don’t miss the Santa Fe Spirits downtown tasting room. Labeled as the Southwest’s preeminent artisan distillery, they serve seven unique spirits (Silver Coyote pure malt whiskey, anyone?) and conduct hourly tours, by reservation, of their Southside distillery premises. Finally, what is a sip of the Southwest without the lime-and-salty tang of a cool margarita? Santa Fe offers its very own Margarita Trail, complete with $3 passports that can be stamped to redeem gifts, and also entitle the holder to a $1 reduction in the price of the margarita on offer. Nearly three dozen establishments participate in the Santa Fe area, so you’ll become an expert in no time. —Amanda Jackson
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The recent bubbly buzz around Santa Fe has been the new Gruet Santa Fe tasting room downtown in the Hotel St. Francis—an upscale yet cozy enclave with a distinctly Old European feel and an emphasis on sparkling wines. However, the Santa Fe area is home to numerous wineries, breweries, and tasting rooms—pretty much whatever kind of libation you enjoy can be found here. In Santa Fe, there are two delightful options for a lovely meal, plus the opportunity to purchase the wine enjoyed with it: La Casa Sena Restaurant and Wine Shop and Arroyo Vino Restaurant and Wine Shop. Both venues have regular tastings, and often host seminars, workshops, and wine paring dinners. If you want to venture a little out of town, a trip to Estrella Del Norte Vineyard is a must. Situated on the historic high road to Taos, this vineyard offers tours—which are often historical
Santa Fe Spirits Downtown tasting room, 308 Read, santafespirits.com Distillery tours at 7505 Mallard Way, Unit 1
Left: Gruet Winery, although based in Albuquerque, has opened a tasting room in Santa Fe. Best known for their sparkling wines, Gruet also makes still wines.