Where to drink well in Albuquerque by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Albuquerque. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Salt and Board on Harvard Drive in Albuquerque's Nob Hill is the charcuterie wine bar with house boards, natural wines and wood-fired flatbreads to share.
Signature pour: Rotating natural wine flight
Wine focus: Natural wines and Old World classics
Food: Charcuterie and wood fired flatbreads
Vernon's Speakeasy Wine Room on Fourth Street NW in Los Ranchos is the steakhouse's hidden wine bar with Napa Cabernet flights and Italian regional pours.
Signature pour: Napa Cabernet flight
Wine focus: California Cabernet and Italian
Food: Steakhouse plates and bar bites
Casa Rondena Winery on Chavez Road in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is the Spanish style estate winery tasting room since 1995
Signature pour: Casa Rondena Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine focus: New Mexico estate Spanish style
Food: Charcuterie boards on weekends
Jubilation Wine and Spirits on Lomas Boulevard in Albuquerque is the boutique wine retailer and tasting room since 1991
Signature pour: Owner curated weekend tasting
Wine focus: Boutique New World and Old World retail
Food: Tastings, no kitchen
M'Tucci's Wine Room on Winter Haven Road in Albuquerque's Westside is the Italian wine bar inside M'Tucci's Italian, with Barolo by the glass and salumi.
Signature pour: Barolo by the glass
Wine focus: Italian regional
Food: Italian small plates and salumi
Apothecary Lounge inside Hotel Parq Central on Central Avenue in Albuquerque's EDo is the rooftop bar's wine program
Signature pour: Vintage Champagne by the glass
Wine focus: Old World classics and natural
Food: Hotel lounge plates