the cellar uncorked

If you are a wine lover this is the place to go. They have 2 stores in town and this one sells oil and vinegars, and their private reserve selections. Their staff is super fun and friendly and they are very knowledgable on the wine. They made us feel welcome and let us ask questions. We got to know our "vinista", as she called herself, on a first name basis and we have to say Monique was awesome and made our shopping/drinking experience wonderful!!! We will be back and we highly recommend this place to anyone visiting Ruidoso.

This was a great surprise that we just couldn't pass up. There is an entire wall with metal containers with spigots filled with a variety of tasty olive oils and balsamic vinegars. There is bread and you can help yourself! The strawberry balsamic was amazing, as was the 25 year aged one. My only suggestion is that they provide something other than bread to taste the oils and vinegars with. We have a couple gluten-free/low carb people in my party and we just had to take the oil plain! Still fun though. The wine was great. Bought a bottle of the "Dia de le Red". The label helped :) A unique and fun experience not to be missed! Wine tasting is $5 per person.

The wine was much better here than at Noisy Water, but it was WAY too expensive for the quality. Also, it was very odd, but the girl working was telling us about the area and what she was saying was racist. made us not want to hang out there.

Best wine we had in NM!!! Loved the staff and the back deck was amazing to drink and unwind inRuidoso!