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OUR WINES OUR FOOD
You can always enjoy Vara at home. Our spirits, wines and food are available for take-out.
Wine & Spirits Retail Room
Tuesday 11am – 6pm
Wednesday – Saturday 11am – 8pm
Wine & Spirit Tasting Hours
Tuesday – Saturday 11am – 4pm
Wine Classes – Guided Wine Tasting
Tuesday – Friday 1:00pm
Limited Menu: A meat and cheese plate only available during tasting hours
Dining
Wednesday – Saturday 4pm – 8pm
Tapas Menu Available
At Vara, we invite you to join the passion. Our setting is an eclectic mix of winery, distillery, Taberna, retail shop, and events venue. The atmosphere is unique and diverse with an industrial chic feeling inside and a spacious patio outside to watch the awe-inspiring sunsets.
Our tasting room provides wine, beer, and spirits tastings, and a host of delicious cocktails, along with hot and cold tapas service, and an occasional breakout of Flamenco dancing.
Our weekend reservations are very popular, so we recommend that you make reservations.
We’re also available by appointment for wine tastings and special events. Call 505.898.6280 or email us at info@varawines.com.
Vara lets you choose your own experience with a full complement of possibilities. Come visit us. We are certain you will be back for more. Join the passion and live it!
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Our Wines
We produce wines from Spanish grape varietals grown in Spain and various American vineyards including right here in New Mexico.
Under the direction of our winemaking team, Bob and Louisa Lindquist, we acquire fruit from the highest quality growers of Spanish grape varieties in the U.S. The harvested fruit is brought to our New Mexico facility where the wines are made and aged in individual lots until Bob and Louisa assemble the final cuvees.
Vara winemakers and partners regularly travel to Spain and are committed to growing or locating the best fruit for our Spanish wines and cava. We are very fortunate to have agreements for grape production and wine making with the best grape growers and producers in Spain.
With a salute to their Spanish heritage, Vara’s wines are simply put — remarkable.
VARA WINES
AVAILABLE DAILY
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WinesGlass / BottleApertifVIÑA CARDINAL, NM12 / 35 Vermut Seco9 / 25 Vermut Seco 375 ML17 Vermut Dulce9 / 25 Vermut Dulce 375 ML17 Vermut Añejo Dulce11 / 30 Vermut Añejo Dulce 375 ML20
SparklingSilverhead Brut Cava, Esp 375 ML14 Silverhead Brut Reserva, Esp10 / 24 Silverhead Brut Rosado, Esp10 / 24
WhiteViura 2019, Esp9 / 21 Albariño 2020, USA13 / 30 Malvasia 2020, ESP13 / 40
RosadoGarnacha Rosado 2020, Esp9 / 21
RedGarnacha 2019, Esp9 / 24 Cariñena 2019, ESP14 / 34 Tempranillo 2020, ESP9 / 24 Garnacha 2019, ESP LOT #032114 / 34 Garnacha Reserva 2018, ESP46 Tinto Especial 2019, USA Club Exclusive57
DESSERTDorado 2017, USA 375 ML100 SangriaSangria Tinto 1.75 LITER10 / 50 |
Wine CocktailsSilverhead Escape10Silverhead Brut Reserva Cava, ginger, lime, jalapeño Silverhead Kir Royal10Silverhead Brut Reserva Cava, pomegranate, raspberry Sweet & Seco10Vermut Dulce, Vermut Seco, orange twist Wine Flightsincludes 2 oz of each wine Vara Wine Flight #0014Select any four wines Vara Wine Flight #0114Silverhead Brut Reserva Cava Silverhead Brut Rosado Cava Garnacha Rosado 2019 Viña Cardinal Vara Wine Flight #0214Viura 2019 Garnacha Rosado 2020 Garnacha 2019 Tempranillo 2020 Vara Wine Flight #0314Garnacha 2019 Cariñena 2019 Tempranillo 2020 Garnacha 2019 LOT #0321 BeersFeatured New Mexico Beers7ON TAP selections vary |
VARA SPIRITS
AVAILABLE DAILY
SpiritsGlass / BottleFine Alembic Brandy9 / 45 Fine Spanish Brandy10 / 50 Paso Uno 1 LITER9 / 35 High Desert Gin10 / 40 Rum Blanco9 / 35 Rum Añejo40 / 38 Taylor Garrett Whiskey11 / 55 Taylor Garrett Rye11 / 55 Taylor Garrett Rum Rye 11 / 55 Taylor Garrett Sherry13 / 72 Spirit Flightsincludes ½ oz of each spirit The Angel's Share14High Desert Gin The Devil's Share15Taylor Garrett Whiskey Find Your Own Wings14Select any four of our spirits to create your own flight |
CocktailsTropical Heat12Serrano-infused Vara Rum Blanco, pineapple, lime, simple syrup, bitters Don't Be So Chai13Vara Rum Añejo, chai syrup, lemon juice, mole bitters Perfect Rye Manhattan14Taylor Garrett Rye, Vara Vermut Dulce, Vara Vermut Seco, bitters, brandied cherry Apple Daiquiri11Vara Rum Blanco, lime, apple cider syrup First Class Old Fashioned14Taylor Garrett Whiskey, bitters, orange bitters, demerara syrup, brandied cherry Cucumber Gimlet12Vara High Desert Gin, cucumber, lime juice, simple syrup, soda Vara-Tini13Vara High Desert Gin, Vara Vermut Seco, lemon twist The Pink Drink Effect12Paso Uno, hibiscus-blood orange syrup, lemon Final Approach12Taylor Garrett Whiskey, rosemary syrup, lemon, lime Vara Brandy Sidecar13Vara Spanish Brandy, Vara Orange Liqueur, lemon, simple syrup, light rimmer of sugar, cinnamon and cayenne Spanish 7513Vara High Desert Gin, lemon, simple syrup, Vara Silverhead Brut Cava Negroni Blanco14Vara High Desert Gin, Vara Vermut Seco, Vara Vermut Dulce, Vara Orange Liqueur, bitters Winter is Coming14Taylor Garrett Rye, chai syrup, mole bitters, orange peel and cinnamon stick |
Vara DINING
tapas frias
Popcorn
Truffle Oil, Sea Salt, Shaved Parmesan, Thyme
5
Pan Con Tomate
M'tucci's Ciabatta, Garlic Confit, Tomato
9
Piquillo Pepper Confit
Goat Cheese, Toasted M'tucci's Bread
12
Spinach Salad
Chickpeas, Piquillo Peppers, Red Onion, Goat Cheese, Marcona Almonds, Burnt Honey-Orange Vinaigrette
13
Tapas Board
Rotating Selection of Meat & Cheese, Nuts, Olives, Lavash Crackers
22
paella
Vara Paella
Saffron Bomba Rice, Chicken, Chorizo, Shrimp, Mussels, Clams, Saffron Aioli
42
postre
Crème Brûlée
Sliced Berries
8
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Ganache, Caramel Drizzle, Whipped Cream
10
Tables are reserved for two hours.
At this time we are unable to split checks for parties of six or more. Thank you for your understanding.
Consuming raw or undercooked meets, poultry, seafood, shellfish, eggs or unpasteurized milk may increase your risk of food borne illness
VARA WINERY & DISTILLERY
315 Alameda Blvd. NE. Albuquerque, NM 87113
505.898.6280
reservations recommended