Rio Grande Vineyards & Winery
Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Winery.
Details
- Where
- 5321 N Highway 28, Las Cruces, NM. Directions
- When
- Monday: 4-7 Tuesday: 4-7 Wednesday: 2 - 9 PM Thursday: 2 - 9 PM Friday: 12 - 10 PM Saturday: 12 - 10 PM Sunday: 12 - 8 PM.
- Getting there
- Follow the sleepy pecan orchards that pave the way down Highway 28 to Rio Grande Winery for a true taste of the southwest.
- Phone
- (575) 201-3744
- Established
- 2004.
Follow the sleepy pecan orchards that pave the way down Highway 28 to Rio Grande Winery for a true taste of the southwest.
Notable Events
- 2004Sandi and Gordon Steel returned to New Mexico and planted ten acres of grapes in the Mesilla Valley. lascruces.com
- 2007The Steels harvested the first of twelve European grape varieties. lascruces.com
- 2007Sandi and Gordon Steel opened the winery's tasting room two years after their first harvest. lascruces.com
- 2019Longtime owner Phillip Gordon Steel decided to sell Rio Grande Winery and contacted Randy McMillan. lascrucesbulletin.com
- 2020Richard McDonald managed a harvest of eighty tons of hand-picked grapes intended for seven wine varietals. lascruces.com
- The winery sale closed as Covid-19 arrived; the winery kept selling bottles and producing fifteen to seventeen varietals despite restrictions on by-the-glass sales. lascrucesbulletin.com
People
- Gordon Steel, Co-founder and winemaker.
- Sandi Steel, Co-founder and owner.
- Carol McMillan, Partner and designer.
- Randy McMillan, Partner who oversees the vineyard.
- Richard McDonald, Partner and professional winemaker.