This is a list of wineries in New Mexico. Within

American wine Wine has been produced in the United States since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84 percent of all US wine. The N ...

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

has a long history of wine production, especially along the

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

, from its capital Santa Fe, the city of

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

with its surrounding metropolitan area, and in valleys like the Mesilla and the

Mimbres River The Mimbres is a river in southwestern New Mexico. Course The Mimbres forms from snowpack and runoff on the southwestern slopes of the Aldo Leopold Wilderness in the Black Range at in Grant County. The river ends in the Guzmán Basin, a small ...

valleys. In 1629,

Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related Mendicant orders, mendicant Christianity, Christian Catholic religious order, religious orders within the Catholic Church. Founded in 1209 by Italian Catholic friar Francis of Assisi, these orders include t ...

friar García de Zúñiga and a Capuchín friar named Antonio de Arteaga planted the first wine grapes in

Santa Fe de Nuevo México Santa Fe de Nuevo México ( en, Holy Faith of New Mexico; shortened as Nuevo México or Nuevo Méjico, and translated as New Mexico in English) was a Kingdom of the Spanish Empire and New Spain, and later a territory of independent Mexico. The ...

, in what would become the modern

Middle Rio Grande Valley AVA The Middle Rio Grande AVA is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) with a wine grape heritage dating back to 1629. Located in New Mexico, it is part of American wine’s larger New Mexico wine region. The region is located from Santa Fe to the ...

. Today, wineries exist in the aforementioned Middle Rio Grande Valley, as well as the

Mesilla Valley AVA The Mesilla Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located primarily in the state of New Mexico with a small area in the state of Texas. Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñate arrived in the area in 1598 and named a Native American village ...

and the

Mimbres Valley AVA The Mimbres Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in southwestern New Mexico near the towns of Deming and Silver City. The AVA includes the Mimbres Watershed of the Mimbres River, and most vineyards are planted at elevations ...

Central New Mexico

*Acequia Vineyards & Winery, Corrales *Anasazi Fields, Placitas *Anderson Valley Vineyards,

*Bees Brothers Winery, Albuquerque *Black's Smuggler Winery,

Bosque A bosque ( ) is a type of gallery forest habitat found along the riparian flood plains of stream and river banks in the southwestern United States. It derives its name from the Spanish word for 'woodlands'. Setting In the predominantly ar ...

*Casa Rondeña Winery,

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, known locally simply as "Los Ranchos" or "The Village," is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The population was 6,024 at the time of the 2010 Census. Description Part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, Lo ...

*Corrales Winery, Corrales * Gruet Winery, Albuquerque *Guadalupe Vineyards, San Fidel *Milagro Vineyards, Corrales *

Ponderosa Valley Vineyards & Winery Ponderosa Valley Vineyards & Winery is an American winery located in Ponderosa, New Mexico, founded in 1982. Its wines have won awards in the Indy International Competition and the Colorado State Fair and New Mexico State Fair wine competitions. ...

, Ponderosa

Northern New Mexico

*Embudo Valley Vineyards and Winery, Embudo *

Black Mesa Winery Black Mesa Winery is an American winery in Velarde, New Mexico, founded in 1992. In 2014, Three of Black Mesa's vintages won high awards at the 15th Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition. The winery is known for its chocolate-infused red wine ...

, Velarde *

La Chiripada Winery La Chiripada Winery is an American winery in Dixon, New Mexico, founded in 1981 by Michael and Patrick Johnson. It has regularly won awards for its wines at the Southwest Wine Competition and the New Mexico State Fair Wine Competition. It is the hi ...

, Dixon * Vivác Winery, Embudo * Wine's of the San Juan, Turley

Southeastern New Mexico

*Balzano Winery, Carlsbad *Dos Viejos Winery, Tularosa *

Noisy Water Winery Noisy Water Winery is an American winery in Ruidoso, New Mexico, founded in 2009 by the Riddle Family. In 2014, its wines won 15 awards at the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, including a Double Gold for its ''Ruidoso Bubbly'' Moscato, ...

Ruidoso Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 8,029 at the 2010 census. The city of Ruidoso Downs and the unincorporated area of Alto are suburbs of Ruidoso, and ...

*Pecos Flavors Winery, Roswell *Tularosa Vineyards, Tularosa

Southwestern New Mexico

*Amaro Winery, Las Cruces *Black Range Winery and Vintage Wines, Mesilla *

La Viña Winery La Viña Winery is an American winery in La Union, New Mexico. It was established in 1977 and is the oldest continuously running winery in New Mexico. The winery was bought by Ken and Denise Stark in 1993. They moved the winery, originally located ...

La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...

* Luna Rossa Winery, Deming *Rio Grande Vineyards & Winery, Las Cruces *St. Clair Winery, Deming

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New Mexico Wine Growers Association
{{United States topic , title = Lists of wineries in the United States by political division , prefix = List of wineries in *Wineries

Wineries A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, b ...