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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 11:30am & 1:30pm
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.  

Our Food

Our new Dining Menu offerings are already receiving great reviews. You’ll find our pairing suggestions with each menu item, but by all means, have fun trying out new combinations. If you like the way it tastes, then it’s the right pairing.

Vara DINING

tapas calientes

Papas Bravas

Spicy Fried Potatoes, Polk's Folly Red Chile Sausage, Garlic Aioli, Rosemary

7

Add Fried Egg +1

Grilled Asparagus

Orange Romesco, Basil Oil, Crushed Almonds, Shaved Cured Egg Yolk

9

Fried Green Chile Bombas

Bomba Rice, Shrimp, Chorizo, Green Chile-Saffron Aioli

10

Albondigas

Certified Angus Beef and Pork Meatballs, Manchego Cheese, Spicy Heirloom Tomato Ragout

12

Lamb Merguez Sausage

Brandy Mustard, Pickled Mustard Seed, Red Onion

13

Chicken Pintxos

Marinated Chicken Thigh Skewers, Pearl Couscous, Red Onion, Bell Pepper, Tzatziki

12

Flank Steak

Balsamic Marinade, Chimichurri, Watermelon Radish

18

paella

Vara Paella

Saffron Bomba Rice, Chicken, Chorizo, Shrimp, Mussels, Clams, Saffron Aioli

42

Paella Vegetariana

Bomba Rice, Basil, Bell Peppers, Green Beans, Cherry Tomatoes, Radish, Saffron Aioli

36

postre

Creme Catalana

Berry Coulis, Whipped Cream

8

Lemon Tart

Toasted Meringue, Raspberry Jam, Confit Lemon

9

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Ganache, Strawberry-Raspberry 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