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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
WinesGlass / BottleApertifVIÑA CARDINAL – NM12 / 32
SparklingSilverhead Brut Cava Esp9 / 21
WhiteViura 2019 Esp9 / 21
RosadoGarnacha Rosado 2020 Esp9 / 21
RedGarnacha 2019 Esp9 / 21
DESSERTDorado 2017 USA100 SangriaSangria Tinto 1.75 LITER10 / 50 |
Wine CocktailsSilverhead Escape10Silverhead Brut Cava, ginger, lime, jalapeño Silverhead Kir Royal10Silverhead Brut Cava, pomegranate, raspberry Sweet & Seco10Vermut Dulce, Vermut Seco, orange twist Vara Spritz11Vermut Seco, Vermut Dulce, Silverhead Brut Cava, lemon twist Wine Flightsincludes 2 oz of each wine Vara Wine Flight #0014Select any four wines Vara Wine Flight #0114Silverhead Brut Cava Vara Wine Flight #0214Viura 2019 Vara Wine Flight #0314Garnacha 2019 Esp BeersFeatured New Mexico Beers7ON TAP selections vary |
VARA SPIRITS
AVAILABLE DAILY
SpiritsGlass / BottleFine Alembic Brandy9 / 32 Fine Spanish Brandy10 / 40 Paso Uno 1 LITER9 / 39 High Desert Gin10 / 36 Rum Blanco9 / 35 Rum Añejo10 / 38 Taylor Garrett Whiskey11 / 53 Taylor Garrett Rye11 / 53 Taylor Garrett Rum Rye 11 / 53 Taylor Garrett Sherry13 / 72 Spirit Flightsincludes ½ oz of each spirit The Angel's Share14High Desert Gin 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 Manchego, Thyme
5
Jamón Wrapped Dates
Ricotta, Balsamic-Black Garlic Reduction, Winter Herbs
8
Pan Con Tomate
M'tucci's Ciabatta, Garlic Confit, Tomato
9
Piquillo Pepper Confit
Goat Cheese, Toasted M'tucci's Bread
12
Baby Red Romaine Salad
Pickled Persimmon, Toasted Marcona Almonds, Goat Cheese, Sherry Vinaigrette
11
Tapas Platter
Rotating Selection of Meat and Cheese, Marcona Almonds, Pistachios, Olives, Toasted M'tucci's Bread
22
tapas calientes
Salmorejo
Spanish-Style Tomato Soup
Fermented Basil, Garlic Oil, M'tucci's Ciabatta
8
Papas Bravas
Spicy Fried Potatoes, Crisp Chorizo, Garlic Aioli, Rosemary
7
Add Fried Egg +1.50
Fried Brussels Sprouts
Sherry Vinegar, Salsa Balsamica
9
Add Chorizo +1
Fried Green Chile Bombas
Bomba Rice, Shrimp, Chorizo, Green Chile Saffron Aioli
10
Lamb Merguez Sausage
Brandy Mustard, Chimichurri, Cranberry Mostarda
13
Albondigas
Certified Angus Beef and Pork Meatballs, Manchego Cheese, Spicy Heirloom, Tomato Ragout
12
Chicken Empanadas
Poblano Peperonata, Escabeche Salad
14
Vara Paella
Saffron Bomba Rice, Chicken, Chorizo, Shrimp, Mussels, Clams, Saffron Aioli
42
postre
Crema Catalana
Blackberry, Mint
8
Chocolate Tart
Chocolate Whipped Cream, Shaved Chocolate Espresso Beans
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