St. Clair Winery

St. Clair Winery is an American winery in Deming, New Mexico, founded in 1984.[1] It is New Mexico's largest winery[2] and is located in the Mimbres Valley in Luna County. The winery's vineyards are located 50 miles west of Deming, New Mexico, just east of Lordsburg, New Mexico. It is the largest yielding vineyard in New Mexico and covers 180 acres. The company is owned and operated by the Lescombes family, who have been in the wine industry for six generations, and have made wine across three continents (Algeria, Africa; Burgundy, France; New Mexico, USA)

St. Clair is also known for its chile-infused wine, Hatch Chile Wines, made with Hatch peppers, for which it was awarded a US$50,000 US Federal grant for value-added agricultural products.[3]

Besides the winery and tasting room in Deming, St. Clair has bistros in Albuquerque, Farmington, and Las Cruces, New Mexico.[4]

St. Clair also crafts wine under the family name label, D.H. Lescombes, which was named after the fifth generation of the winemaking legacy, Danielle & Herve.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "St. Clair celebrates 30 years off the vine". The Deming Headlight. March 25, 2014. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  2. ↑ Heald, Eleanor; Heald, Ray (March 4, 2008). "Bringing the people to the wine: How New Mexico connects wines, tourism and its unique cuisine". Appellation America Inc. Online Wine Portal. Appellation America Inc. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  3. ↑ Vallez, Kim (August 28, 2014). "Grant to be used for chile-infused wine". KRQU News 13. LIN Television Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  4. ↑ "Bistros". Stclairwinery.com. St. Clair Winery. Retrieved 2015-04-20.

Further reading

  • Birchell, Donna Blake (2013). New Mexico Wine: An Enchanting History. The History Press. ISBN 978-1614238904.

Coordinates: 32°15′28″N 107°39′52″W / 32.25778°N 107.66444°W / 32.25778; -107.66444

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