Things to Do in Casa Rondena Winery

Adobe-arch tasting flight on the portal

Swallows nest above the timber beams. Their wings beat time while a smoky Syrah lingers like campfire on the tongue. The portal faces due west. Late light paints the vines gold. You can feel the day's heat lifting off the adadobe.

Harvest Saturday grape stomp

Mid-September weekends turn chaotic in the best way. Purple juice squelches between toes. Skins stick to ankles. Kids shriek over the slap-slap rhythm. The air smells like jam on the boil. You will leave with sticky-stained feet and a free glass of just-pressed juice.

Evening flamenco & Tempranillo pairing

On the first Friday of each month dancers pound the brick patio. Heels click like castanets while you swirl blackberry-heavy Tempranillo. Candle smoke mixes with dust kicked up from the floor. The mountains fade to silhouette behind the stage.

Self-guided vineyard ramble

Grab a map at the bar and wander the vine rows. Earth crunches underfoot like broken pottery. Lizards dart over basalt stones. Irrigation water gurgles in the acequia. Touch a sun-hot Grenache cluster. It feels like clutching a handful of pennies.

Library room vertical tasting

The downstairs adobe cave holds 58 °F year-round. Clay and cedar scent the dark. You will taste a decade of Cabernet Franc, tart cherry sliding into tobacco and leather, while candlelight licks the stone walls.

Old Town plazas - adobe B&Bs two blocks from San Felipe church, morning bells echoing off brick

Downtown Warehouse District - loft conversions above coffee roasters, easy rideshare pickup

Nob Hill neon along Route 66 - motel courts turned retro-chic, walk to brewpubs

North Valley farm stays - casitas between horse pastures, roosters for alarm clocks

Barelas neighborhood near the rail yards - Victorian houses, cheapest beds in town

Sandia Heights foothill condos - cooler nights, coyote howlies, splurge-worthy views