Laurent Gruet Celebrates 40th Crush with Vara Winery and Distillery

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.,/PRNewswire/ — Award-winning winemaker Laurent Gruet marks his 40th year of harvesting and pressing grapes for making Méthode Champenoise sparkling wine – collectively pressing over 40,000 tons of grapes and making over 36,000,000 bottles of sparkling wine! “This my first harvest here at Vara has a very special feeling,” says Laurent Gruet, now partner…

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Vara Winery and Distillery High Desert Gin Receives High Marks East to West

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (PRWEB) – Vara Winery & Distillery’s High Desert Gin received Double Gold at the 2021 New York International Spirits Competition, along with five other medals including “New Mexico Distillery of the Year.” The New York International Spirits Competition is an annual judging of spirits that occurs each spring in New York City. The competition…

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Award-Winning Winemakers Bob Lindquist, Louisa Lindquist, Laurent Gruet Collaborate as Winemaking Team in the Birthplace of the American Wine Experience

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The all-star cast of winemakers are each prolific in their own right, but the collaboration in the land of enchantment raises the bar. “This team brings a wow factor to the Vara experience, one that we cannot wait to share with both wine enthusiasts and those that have a newfound passion for…

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