New Mexico Vine & Wine Society - MRG Chapter

Gathering at Jaramillo Vineyards 2024
2024-12-15 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Jaramillo Vineyards, 30 Camino Nopales, Belen, NM, United States
MRGVWS will be gathering at Jaramillo Vineyards 🍇🍷, located at 30 Camino Nopales in Belen, NM.
Our hosts Barb and Robert will pour and serve their award-winning 🏆 wines and a couple of their new wines for us to taste! Also, if you are looking for some great holiday presents, they are giving us 10% off 3 bottles of wine and 15% off any 6 bottles of wine. In addition, a package of the Judy Chicago Red and White wines will be available for only $45.
Please register by Friday, December 13.
Cost: $25/person. Please bring an appetizer to share with the group!

Note: On-line prepayment by credit card is required, using the following link. Update cart for the correct number of attendees at checkout.

PLEASE BE PATIENT! THIS SITE APPEARS TO BE RESPONDING SLOWLY.
This event is non-refundable.

Directions: Take I-25 towards Belen. Take exit 195. You will go under I-25 and drive about 1.0 miles. You will make a sharp left onto Andres Sanchez Rd. Continue straight on Andres Sanchez Rd for 1.2 miles to Camino Nopales. Take Camino Nopales up to the Vineyard.

TBD - Northern Chapter Annual Tasting/Meeting
2024-09-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)

2024 MRG Annual Meeting and BBQ
2024-08-10 | Silver Crane Vineyards – Los Lunas, 11 Mills Lane NE, Los Lunas, NM, 87031, United States
All attendees MUST register on-line by August 3 so that we can plan appropriately. There will be no on-site registrations.

Cost: Attendance is free to all members. Guests/Non-Members $20.00. This event is Non-refundable.
AGENDA:
1:00 pm — MRG Board of Directors Meeting.
2:00 pm — Annual Meeting and BBQ. Please bring a bottle of your favorite wine to share with the group. Also, please bring the following, depending on the first letter of your last name:

A-H — Appetizer
I-P — Side Dish
Q-Z — Dessert

3:00 pm — Dinner served.

MRG Officer Elections
2024-07-19 08:00 - 2024-08-09 17:00 (America/Denver)
This ballot includes all nominations for the respective officer positions as of the close of the nominating period. Voting closes August 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m. MDT. Results will be announced August 10 at the Annual Meeting and BBQ on August 10. Officer terms are two years.
You must be a member of the MRG Chapter of NM Vine & Wine Society by the close of voting. Memberships received after May 1, 2024 will apply to the upcoming membership year. You must provide your name for membership verification. You can renew your membership here: Membership Form.

Sheehan Winery Tasting Room in Old Town
2024-07-14 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Sheehan Tasting Room – Old Town, 303 Romero St NW Suite 110, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, United States
This event is SOLD OUT! Thanks to all of our interested members.

Tasting at Sheehan Tasting Room in Old Town – July 14, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. MRGVW will provide snacks.

Cost for this tasting is $20/person. Please use the following link to prepay by credit card. This event is limited to 30 people, so please register ASAP.

Up to TWO attendees can be specified per submission.
Update quantity to correct number at checkout.
This event is non-refundable.

Tentative - Tour of Las Cruces Wineries
2024-06-14 - 2024-06-15
Arrangements still in process. More to come!

State Fair Wine Competition - Judging
2024-06-08
People are needed to help in the back room with pouring and taking the wine tastings out to the judges. If you have a current servers license and would like to help out, call Martha Powell @ 505-604-2344 or Barbara Jaramillo @ 505-859-0684. We could really use your if you are interested!

Tasting at Gruet Winery
2024-05-19 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Gruet Winery, 8400 Pan American Fwy NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87113, United States
Join us for a tasting at Gruet Winery on May 19. We will get a tour of the winery, and some will have the opportunity to go into the barrel room. We might even get Carrie Gurule, new Head Winemaker for Gruet as our Host. Special note: this is the 35th anniversary of Gruet’s first domestics wine release!
If you are planning on being there, please bring an appetizer to share with the rest of the group. It is always fun to try other people’s treats!
Cost for this tasting is $30/person. Please use the following link to prepay by credit card.

Up to TWO attendees can be specified per submission.
Update quantity to correct number at checkout.
This event is non-refundable.

We are limited to 40 persons. Please RSVP ASAP for this event at mrgvinewine.2022@gmail.com.

Gathering at Jaramillo Vineyards
2023-12-10 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Jaramillo Vineyards, 30 Camino Nopales, Belen, NM, United States
We will be gathering at Jaramillo Vineyards 🍇🍷, located at 30 Camino Nopales in Belen, NM. Please bring an appetizer to share with the group!
Barb and Robert will serve eight of their award-winning 🏆 and new wines for us at our gathering. These will include:

Arroyo Gold
Desert Rose
Barbera
Cabernet Franc
Tempranillo Roble
Tempranillo Reserva
Judy Chicago Red
Don Salo

Cost: $20/person Also you will take home a Jaramillo wine glass! Please use the following link to prepay by credit card.
Up to TWO attendees can be specified per submission.
Update quantity to correct number at checkout.
This event is non-refundable.

Directions: Take I-25 towards Belen. Take exit 195. You will go under I-25 and drive about 1.0 miles. You will make a sharp left onto Andres Sanchez Rd. Continue straight on Andres Sanchez Rd for 1.2 miles to Camino Nopales. Take Camino Nopales up to the Vineyard.
Please RSVP to mrgvinewine.2022@gmail.com prior to December 1, 2023 so that I have a head count.

Harvest Wine Festival - Labor Day
2023-09-02 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Balloon Fiesta Park, 9401 Balloon Museum Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87113, United States
This event is the Fall version of the Memorial Day Festival. This is a time where the wineries bring out their award-winning wines! Again, this is great fun and we need volunteers to help out pouring wines, taking tickets, passing out wine glasses, etc. If this interests you, call Phil Vigil at (505)450-2096 or email him directly at philvigil@hotmail.com.

MRGVW Annual Meeting and BBQ
2023-08-05 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Silver Crane Vineyards – Los Lunas, 11 Mills Lane NE, Los Lunas, NM, 87031, United States
This is our Annual MRGVW BBQ and meeting. We will furnish the main course and we ask that you bring an appetizer, salad, or dessert to round out the fair. This event is great fun! This is the event where you will pay your annual $20 dues/person for the next year.
Please think about becoming more involved with our group. We need people who would like to become officers for both the State Society and the MRG Society. Our officers are growing tired and if we don’t get more people involved and we lose our officers, we might not have a Society anymore!! 😒😫 So this is a CALL TO ACTION! Think about it and let me know if you are interested in participating.
The NMV&WS membership year runs from August 1 through July 31 of the subsequent calendar year. Dues are $20 per person.
Up to TWO memberships can be specified per submission.
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Directions:

From Albuquerque, take NM-47 south to Valencia Rd in Peralta, and turn left (east)
Take Valencia Rd about 0.4 mile to Monica Rd and turn right (south)
Take Monica Rd about 1 mile to Mills Ln in Valencia, and turn right (west)
Follow Mills Ln (will turn south) about 0.2 mile to Silver Crane Vineyard

MRGVW Tasting @ El Alamo
2023-07-16 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | El Alamo Winery, 127 Co Rd 41, Ohkay Owingeh, NM, 87556, United States
El Alamo is a new winery and last year at the State Fair Competition, they received gold medals in their first competition! They did it again this year!! MRGVW will be going to see them and taste their award-winning wines! The place is beautiful and tranquil. El Alamo Winery was named after the HUGE tree in the back of the property. MRGVW will provide sandwiches, chips and water for this event.
Please give yourselves plenty of time to get there. There is construction in and north of Espanola.
We would love for you to join us! Please use the following link to prepay by credit card.
Up to TWO attendees can be specified per submission.
Update quantity to correct number at checkout.
This event is non-refundable.

Directions:

From Albuquerque, take I-25 North to Santa Fe. Take By-Pass to Pojoaque (US-84 W/US-285 N).
In Espanola, continue onto NM-68 N for about 8 miles. You will find lots of construction, be patient! After Espanola, you will see the Ohkay Owingeh Casino. Slow down and start looking on the left side of the road for Los Pachecos Road (CR-37, dirt road). On the corner, you will see the Post Office and a Catholic Church.
Turn left, and continue driving until you get to the end of Los Pachecos Road, about 0.3 miles.
Turn right onto CR-41 N, again a dirt road, and follow for about 1 mile. Look for Rd 1031 on your left, Rd 1063 should be on your right. Turn left on La Villita Rd (Rd 1031). and follow the road until you see the wine barrels to your right. YOU MADE IT!!

New Mexico State Fair Wine Competion
2023-06-24
This is the statewide wine competition. Winning wines are displayed at the State Fair in September! This is a lot of fun. There are two separate jobs for this event. 1) Backroom helpers that help pour and serve wine to the wine judges. 2) Wine Judges are also needed. If you feel that you have a good palate for different flavors in the wines this may be for you! We are having a class for all interested judges on June 3rd. If this interests you, call Phil Vigil at (505)450-2096 or email him directly at philvigil@hotmail.com.

New Mexico Wine Festival - Memorial Day
2023-05-27 - 2023-05-29 | Balloon Fiesta Park, 9401 Balloon Museum Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87113
This event is the Memorial Day Wine festival. If you will be in town, we are looking for volunteers to help pour wine, take tickets, pass out wine glasses, etc. To pour wine at the festival, you must have a server’s license. If you need to renew your license or are interested in getting a server’s license, MRGVW will pay for your class to get the license to work this event. If this interests you, call Phil Vigil at (505)450-2096 or email him directly at philvigil@hotmail.com.

Milagro Wine Tasting
2023-04-30 13:00 - 15:30 UTC | Milagro Vineyards & Winery, 125 Old Church Rd in Corrales. Best to go to 985 West Ella / Corrales - (Intersection of 985 W. Ella & Old Church Rd.), Corrales, NM, United States
We are excited to be welcomed to Milagro Vineyards & Winery on April 30, 2023. The Owner/Winemaker, Rick Hobson, will be our host. He will tell us about each of the six wines we will be tasting, then he will give us a tour of the winery and his vineyards!

Limited to 40 persons. Reservations required, inquire at: mrgvinewine.2022@gmail.com
