RE: [CH] Hatch, NM
T. Matthew Evans (matt.evans@ce.gatech.edu)
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 11:47:39 -0400
>Also, this morning on the mexican-cooking newsgroup
>I frequent there was a post about vineyards and wineries around
>the Las Cruces, NM area. Anyone know if they're worth a visit?
>
Rich --
While living in NM, I tried many of the local wines (including chile wines)
but was never terribly impressed (although never went to wineries) -- they
are maybe slightly lower in quality than, say, Temecula wines. So, there is
promise, but the vineyards, I think, are still too young (BTW, my
generalized California wine hierarchy would go something like Sonoma, Napa,
Santa Barbara, Temecula). I bought a fantastic Syrah in Temecula about two
years ago and I am still sitting on it. I plan to open in another 3 or 4
years. But I digress....
If you can make it up the 25 to Truth or Consequences, there is a fabulous
New Mexican restaurant there that serves sopapillas as big as your head --
drizzled with honey and ground red chile, they can't be beat. Don't
remember the name of the place, but T or C is a small town. You might want
to visit the bathhouse as well....
Matt
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T. Matthew Evans
Graduate Research Assistant
Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
URL: www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w
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