Alibi Picks: Wine, Dine, Dollar Sign Through 21 years of wine dinners, tastings and auctions, nonprofit Vintage Albuquerque has raised more than $3 million for arts education in the [...] Joseph Baca \ Jun 28, 2012 Read More
Sample Irreverent Wines From The Land Down Under, Plus Tennessee’s Finely Crafted Artisan Bourbon From Benjamin Pritchard You’ve probably seen advertised within Alibi’s hallowed pages or here on our website, the celebratory charity wine and art event the paper is [...] Joseph Baca \ Feb 23, 2012 Read More
A Pinot A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Or, The Life And Wines Of Byron Wall If you’ve ever attended a wine event in Albuquerque, you’ve noticed Dr. Byron Wall. He’s the one working the room like an experienced [...] Joseph Baca \ Nov 24, 2011 Read More
Spo-Dee-O-Dee: Vintners Who Rock Vintners Who Rock There are hundreds of rock songs about fruit of the vine: Neil Diamond’s “Red Red Wine,” Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ “Alligator Wine,” Oasis’ “Champagne [...] Joseph Baca \ Nov 24, 2011 Read More
The Wine List: Tips From Experts On All Things Vino To get a snapshot of what’s happening in the world of wine and food, we sent out questionnaires to several experts in Albuquerque’s [...] Joseph Baca \ Nov 24, 2011 Read More
God Save The Queensland Grapes Four Aussie Wines With Attitude Some excellent cold-weather wines from Australia are just hitting the New Mexico market for the first time. Each is less than $20, has [...] Joseph Baca \ Nov 24, 2011 Read More
Two Very Different Americas: Arizona’s Anti-Hispanic Attitude Is Nothing New Arizona’s Anti-Hispanic Attitude Is Nothing New For New Mexicans to understand the issues pertaining to Arizona’s controversial new law, SB 1070, it’s necessary to grasp the history of how [...] Joseph Baca \ May 20, 2010 Read More The way we were ...
¡The Mexican Asks A New Mexican! The Alibi’s Joseph Baca Responds To Hard-Hitting Questions About The Land Of Enchantment ... And Finds True Love. The Alibi’s Joseph Baca Responds To Hard-Hitting Questions About The Land Of Enchantment. If you’ve never heard of Gustavo “The Mexican” Arellano and his syndicated column ¡Ask a Mexican!, printed weekly in 37 newspapers throughout the [...] Joseph Baca \ Mar 11, 2010 Read More
The Importer: An Interview With Spanish Wine Merchant Ray Vigil Spanish Wine Importer Ray Vigil Has Gone Far, But His Local Roots Run Deep You can’t help but notice Ray Vigil’s intense energy. His mind and body are always in motion, but his most noticeable characteristic is [...] Joseph Baca \ Nov 26, 2009 Read More Ray Vigil
A Drinkable Canon: A Guide Albuquerque Wine Lists (And The People Behind Them) A Literary Guide Through My Favorite Albuquerque Wine Lists And The People Behind Them Anyone can build a wine list. It’s just a list of bottles, after all. But ultimately, the love and enthusiasm that a sommelier [...] Joseph Baca \ Nov 26, 2009 Read More Mimmo’s Sal Cerami (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)