Taste more than 55 specially selected boutique wines and micro-brewed beers, along with hors d'oeuvres and samples from some of Albuquerque's finest restaurants.

Tickets are $30 and limited to the first 700 guests at holdmyticket.com. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Watermelon Mountain Ranch, a no-kill animal shelter.

A small, limited-production winery known for powerful high-altitude Malbecs. Located in Argentina’s famed Mendoza region, terroir-driven Achaval Ferrer has been the winner of multiple international awards, including Wine & Spirits magazine’s Top 100 Wineries. (JB)