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OUR WINES OUR FOOD
Vara is open during normal business hours for dining, pick up orders, and we are shipping any online orders.
You can always enjoy Vara at home. Our spirits, wines and food are available for take-out.
Wine & Spirits Retail Room
Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm
Dining & Take Out
Wednesday – Friday 4pm – 8pm
Saturday 12pm – 8pm
We appreciate your continued support.
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, live music, and an occasional breakout of Flamenco dancing.
Our weekly events are very popular, so we recommend that you make reservations, and remember that under current social distancing rules we cannot accommodate groups larger than 6 at a table.
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 co-founders Doug Diefenthaler and Xavier Zamarripa 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 / 32
RedGarnacha Reserva 2018 ESP16 / 46
RosadoGarnacha Rosado 2018 Esp8 / 18
SparklingSilverhead Brut Cava Esp9 / 20
WhiteViura 2018 Esp8 / 18
SangriaSangriaSangria Tinto 1.75 LITER12 / 32
Wine CocktailsSilverhead Escape9Silverhead Brut Cava, Ginger, Lime, Jalapeño Silverhead Kir Royal9Silverhead Brut Cava, Pomegranate, Raspberry Sweet & Seco9Half Vermut Dulce, Half Vermut Seco on the rocks with an orange twist |
Wine Flights1.5 oz of each wine Vara Wine Flight #0012Select any four wines Vara Wine Flight #0112Silverhead Brut Cava Vara Wine Flight #0212Viura 2018 Vara Wine Flight #0312Garnacha Tinto 2018 Esp
BeersFeatured New Mexico Beers6ON TAP selections vary |
VARA SPIRITS
AVAILABLE DAILY
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SpiritsGlass / BottleFine Alembic Brandy12 / 32 Fine Spanish Brandy9 / 40 Paso Uno 1 LITER8 / 39 High Desert Gin9 / 36 Rum Blanco8 / 35 Rum Añejo9 / 38 Taylor Garrett Whiskey10 / 53 Taylor Garrett Rye10 / 53 Taylor Garrett Whiskey 14 / 72
Spirit Flights1.5 oz of each spirit Find Your Own Wings12Select any four of our spirits to create your own flight The Angel's Share12High Desert Gin |
CocktailsApple Daiquiri10Vara Rum Blanco, lime, apple cider syrup Cucumber Gimlet11Vara High Desert Gin, cucumber, lime juice, simple syrup, soda Don't Be So Chai12Vara Rum Añejo, Chai syrup, lemon juice, mole bitters Final Approach11Taylor Garrett Whiskey, rosemary syrup, lemon, lime First Class Old Fashioned13Taylor Garrett Whiskey, bitters, orange bitters, syrup, brandied cherry Perfect Rye Manhattan13Taylor Garrett Rye, Vara Vermut Dulce, Vara Vermut Seco, bitters, brandied cherry Spanish 7712Vara Spanish Brandy, lemon, simple syrup, Vara Silverhead Brut Cava The Pink Drink Effect11Paso Uno, hibiscus and orange syrup, lemon Tropical Heat11Serrano infused Vara Rum Blanco, pineapple, lime, simple syrup, bitters Vara-Tini12Vara High Desert Gin, Vara Vermut Seco |
Vara DINING
tapas frias
Popcorn
Truffle Oil, Sea Salt, Shaved Manchego, Thyme
18
Gildas
Boquerones, Pickled Pepper, Marinated Olive
6
Pan Con Tomate
Ciabatta, Garlic, Heirloom Tomato
8
Braised Beet Salad
Arugula Goat Cheese, Pickled Red Onions, Marcona Almonds, Cava Vinaigrette
9
Piquillo Pepper Confit
Goat Cheese, Toasted Bread
8
Crudité
Raw and Pickled Seasonal Vegetables, Chile Oil, Olive Aioli
12
Tapas Platter
Rotating Selection of Meat and Cheese, Marcona Almonds, Pistachios, Olives, Toasted Bread
20
tapas calientes
Papas Bravas
Spicy Fried Potatoes, Chipotle Aioli, Crisp Chorizo, Rosemary
6.5
Citrus Roasted Asparagus
Sea Salt, Chile Oil
7
Fried Brussel Sprouts
Sheery Vinegar, Salsa Balsamica
8
Add Chorizo +1
"Arroz" Con Pollo
Chicken Pinxtos, Herb Couscous, Saffron-Tomato Coulis
8
Fried Green Chile Bombas
Bomba Rice, Shrimp, Chorizo, Green Chile Saffron Aioli
9
Lamb Merguez
Brandy Mustard, Pickled Red Onion
10
Albondigas
Certified Angus Beef and Pork Meatballs, Manchego Cheese, Spicy Heirloom, Tomato Ragout
11
Gambas al Ajillo
Marinated Shrimp, Salsa Seca Crunch
11
Vara Paella
Saffron Bomba Rice, Chicken, Chorizo, Shrimp, Mussels, Clams, Saffron Aioli
40
postre
leche frita
Fried Milk Custard, Seasonal Berries, Taragon Cream
7
Chocolate Flan Cake
Ancho Chile, Candied Orange
9
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