Doug Diefenthaler, co-founder of VARA Winery and Distillery, moved to Albuquerque in 1989 and has stayed here since.
As Doug Diefenthaler was perusing a course catalog during his senior year of college, viticulture and enology caught his eye.
The classes were Diefenthaler’s pipeline to becoming co-founder of VARA Winery and Distillery, which has tasting rooms in Albuquerque and Santa Fe and distributes its products across the state and California.
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