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Tours, Tasting, and Sales

Winery hours:  Winery is open for free tasting, free tours and wine sales Wednesday through Sunday noon to 5:00pm.
By appointment at other times or for groups larger than 10 people - 867-3062.

Note: During the winter months, our tasting room is normally open on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4:30pm (noon to 5:00pm after Daylight Savings Time starts).  

Events at the Winery (and around the State)

January 25, 2009     DUENDE POETRY SERIES - Duende and Friends
Free admission.  3:00pm to 5:00pm. 

February 22, 2009     BLUES and POETRY at the Winery - Stagefright Slim and Jim Fish
Free admission.  1:00pm to 4:00pm. 

March 15, 2009     DUENDE POETRY SERIES - the 17th reading in its 5th year
Free admission.  3:00pm to 5:00pm. 

April 25-26, 2009     FRUITS OF THE EARTH CELEBRATION - Music, Art, Wine
Music on Saturday: Tim O’Rourke, Bob Demboski, Ann Ahlander
Music on Sunday: Sage, Stagefright Slim, Mark Hardage
Artists: Fran, Hardy, Zephyr del Pino, Mary Alvarado, Terri Helmer, Fred and Kristin Wilson,
Gail Tate, Diana Landry, Jim Fish, Shawn Wallwork, Barbara Barkley and Michael Colombo

Picnic baskets encouraged.
Free admission.  12:00pm to 6:00pm. 

May 9-10, 2009     PLACITAS STUDIO TOUR
Art throughout the Placitas area.
At the winery: Betty Temple, Karen Melody Shatar, Jim Fish
Free admission.  10:00am to 6:00pm. 

May 23-25, 2009     ALBUQUERQUE WINE FESTIVAL
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta Park. 
12.00pm to 6:00pm.

June 14, 2009     DUENDE POETRY SERIES - Hakim Bellamy, Maria Leyba, Luci Tapahonso 
Free admission.  3:00pm to 5:00pm. 

June 20, 2009     ANNUAL SOLSTICE PARTY
Full dinner (including pit roasted pig) catered by Blue Plate Special with wine pairings.
Release of the 2004 New Mexico Blackberry Wine.
$30 per person, all inclusive. $25 for designated drivers and under 21.
More details to follow.
6:00pm 

June 27, 2009     GATHERING OF SPIRITS - Music, Art, Wine
This annual benefit for Wildlife West Nature Park will be held at the park in Edgewood this year. $10 includes admission to the park. See cougars, Mexican wolves, a black bear, an amazing bull elk, fox, javalinas, Spirit the Bobcat, hawks, raven, eagle, pronghorn and more in large open habitats. If you have not visited Wildlife West Nature Park before, this event is a great excuse to do so. After the festival, stay for the regular chuckwagon dinner at the park (reservations required). See www.wildlifewest.org for more details about the park and the chuckwagon dinner.
12:00pm to 6:00pm 

July 4-5, 2009     SANTA FE WINE FESTIVAL
Rancho de las Golondrinas. Enjoy wine, arts, crafts and live music at a 200-acre Spanish colonial living history museum.
12.00pm to 6:00pm.

August 29-30, 2009     EDGEWOOD HARVEST FESTIVAL
Wine tasting at Wildlife West Nature Park
12:00pm to 6:00pm 

September 5-7, 2009     NEW MEXICO WINE FESTIVAL IN BERNALILLO
Bernalillo, NM
12.00pm to 6:00pm.

September 13, 2009     DUENDE POETRY SERIES 
Free admission.  3:00pm to 5:00pm. 

October 2-4, 2009     RIO GRANDE ARTS AND CRAFT FESTIVAL
Wine tasting and shopping. Corner of I-25 and Paseo del Norte in Albuquerque.  
12:00pm to 6:00pm

November 21-22, 2009     PLACITAS HOLIDAY SALE
Historic village of Placitas.  
Free admission. 10:00am to 5:00pm

Check back for more details as the 2009 schedule continues to evolve.

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