Gruet Winery - Santa Fe

Cute winery tasting room attached to the st Francis hotel in historic Santa Fe. Friendly staff and good wines with a charming tasting room just off the plaza. Recommend for a glass of sparkling while in downtown Santa Fe.

Updating my review but it is still five stars. Love this tasting room. Great atmosphere. Terrific pours. Knowledgeable staff. I'm posting a photo of my latest tasting which has been my favorite. Will definitely be back next time I'm in Santa Fe.

No trip to Santa Fe is complete without a trip to the Gruet Tasting Room. If you don't know Gruet, you should. It is probably the best and most affordable sparkling wine in the U.S. The main winery is in Albuquerque, NM. Most of their grapes come from Washington and Oregon. The tasting room in touristy Santa Fe is the perfect way to spend an afternoon quaffing some well-made sparkling wines and their red wines are exceptional too. Whether you choose a flight, a tasting or a full glass, your server will regale you with fun facts about production and their entire wine selection. The tasting room itself is small, and quite intimate which makes the experience all the better. They offer small bites to accompany the wines. (Even caviar). For those brave souls, we saw taking a few sips of wine outside with the snow, Gruet provided wool blankets. Impressive. To avoid that -- Make a reservation. Tough to get in without one.

Those who know me, know that I love wine. I love vineyards and tasting rooms, and I can be very opinionated about the wine I drink. Gruet Winery tasting room happened to be just across the street from the hotel where we were staying. I was eager to taste wines from New Mexico.When we walked in, we were readily greeted and offered a choice of seating. I first noticed some colorful art on the walls. The tasting room wasn't overly crowded, but it still had a lively atmosphere. We noticed they had a variety of flights and were able to speak to a staff member for a while. She explained that they specialize in sparkling wine. I realized that Gruet does sell some sparkling wine around other parts of the country and that I have had one or two varieties in the past. I explained what I liked and did not like in wines, and the she helped me select my flight. I chose the sparkling rose' flight and my friend chose the spring flight (mix of whites and rose's). We also shared a cheese plate. The staff was accessible and answered our questions. I very much enjoyed the wines, as well as our entire experience in the tasting room. I will look for more Gruet wines when I shop and dine in my hometown.

I can't go to New Mexico and not do a Gruet tasting. The tasting room is small but cute, attached to the historic St Francis Hotel. The service was just okay. We felt subtly slighted from the time we walked in until we left, not sure why. I had the sparkling flight because it's Gruet. The sparkling is a fair value for the price. My husband ordered a glass of Pinot that had clearly been open for several days. It wasn't even drinkable Not a great experience

We love Gruet. Even if you don't think you like sparkling wine, you will, A beautiful wine bar. Enjoy the bubbly that is award winning. They are all my favorite and recommend taking some wine to go. A must visit on a hot August day. Cool and refreshing.

Regarding Gary D. Review I was at Gruet that night and I can say that is not the whole story. You, Gary, were incredibly rude to staff. Every time I have been to Gruet their service has been exemplary, including Paul.

The wine is good. The experience is like getting coffee from any angry barista. Never checked in on our table. Offer very limited information on how the wine is produced. Had to go to the counter for the bill. I recommend just buying a bottle and trying it on your own.

Wow have never been treated so bad at a wine tasting room in my life. I guess he was the manager but a Paul Montoya was very rude to me and when I tried to take his picture for my page he told me he was going to I quote "knock me the f out if I take his picture" If this is how they treat customers and wine club members beware . The wine maybe good but no one deserves that kind of treatment.

So at first it was hard to find, it's in the hotel! But once we got in there it was so so cute. The decor, the service & the wine were everything we had hoped for.