High Desert Pours With a Surprise Local Twist
· Santa Fe · Restaurant · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 23, 2026 · How we review
RagingWine reviewed SkyFire’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The SkyFire bar list is compact — 26 labels, all by the glass — which is either a bold editorial choice or a constraint dressed up as one. What earns it immediate respect is the range: New Mexico sparkling, Champagne heavyweights, a Chablis premier cru, and not one but two zero-proof options that don't feel like afterthoughts. For a resort lounge in Santa Fe, that's more intentional than you'd expect.
The list is structured cleanly across sparkling, white, rosé, and red categories, with the sparkling section doing the heaviest lifting. New Mexico's own Gruet shows up in two expressions alongside Laurent-Perrier, Veuve Clicquot, and Billecart-Salmon — that's a real range from $14 to $40 a glass without a dud in the lineup. Whites lean toward crisp and coastal: a Pazo das Bruxas Albariño from Galicia, Pascal Jolivet's Sancerre-adjacent Sauvignon Blanc, and the Raoul Gautherin Vaillons 1er Cru Chablis anchor the white section with some genuine ambition. The Bishop's Lodge house labels — a Blanc and a Noir — add a proprietary touch, though provenance details are thin. Reds are underrepresented with only a handful of options visible, but Flowers and Merry Edwards Pinot Noir are credible West Coast picks.
Every single wine on this list is available by the glass, which is the whole point here — this is a bar lounge program, not a cellar. Prices run from $12 for Martinelli's sparkling cider up to $55 (implied ceiling), with the Merry Edwards Pinot Noir topping out at $45 a glass. Rotation is unclear, but the structure feels curated rather than random, with intentional escalation within each category.
The Bottom Line
SkyFire's bar list is small but surprisingly self-aware — the Gruet duo gives it local credibility, the Billecart-Salmon and Gautherin Chablis give it real range, and the zero-proof inclusions show someone actually thought about the full table. Markups trend steep as expected for a resort property, so pick your spots wisely. If you're settling in for a high desert sunset, start with the Gruet and let the list earn your next pour.
26 wines captured from the source list, including wines not yet matched to our catalog. Availability, vintages, and prices can change. View source wine list.
Blanc de Noir gruet | new mexico 14
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$14.00 / glass
Brut Rosé gruet | new mexico 14
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$14.00 / glass
Champagne laurent-perrier la cuvée | france 25
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$25.00 / glass
Champagne veuve clicquot | france 35
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$35.00 / glass
Brut Rosé billecart-salmon | france 40
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$40.00 / glass
Zero-Proof Blanc french bloom | france 20
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$20.00 / glass
Zero-Proof Rosé french bloom | france 20
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$20.00 / glass
Sparkling Cider martinelli s | california 12
Sparkling Wines by the Glass
$12.00 / glass
Cuvée Blanc bishop s lodge | new mexico 19
White Wines by the Glass
$19.00 / glass
Albariño pazo das bruxas | rías baixas, spain 16
White Wines by the Glass
$16.00 / glass
Sauvignon Blanc pascal jolivet | loire, france 25
White Wines by the Glass
$25.00 / glass
Pinot Grigio venica jesera | collio, italy 20
White Wines by the Glass
$20.00 / glass
Chardonnay donnachadn | sta. rita hills, california 26
White Wines by the Glass
$26.00 / glass
Chablis raoul gautherin vaillons 1er cru | france 34
White Wines by the Glass
$34.00 / glass
Zero-Proof Chardonna villa amélie | france 12
White Wines by the Glass
$12.00 / glass
Rosé peyrassol la croix | france 16
Rosé Wines by the Glass
$16.00 / glass
Rosé daou reserve | paso robles, california 18
Rosé Wines by the Glass
$18.00 / glass
Cuvée Noir bishop s lodge | new mexico 19
Red Wines by the Glass
$19.00 / glass
Pinot Noir flowers | sonoma coast, california 26
Red Wines by the Glass
$26.00 / glass
Pinot Noir merry edwards | anderson valley, california 45
Red Wines by the Glass
$45.00 / glass
Zinfandel ridge three valleys | sonoma county, california 24
Red Wines by the Glass
$24.00 / glass
Tempranillo cvne reserva | rioja, spain 19
Red Wines by the Glass
$19.00 / glass
Syrah triennes sain auguste | france 19
Red Wines by the Glass
$19.00 / glass
Cabernet Sauvignon faust | napa valley, california 25
Red Wines by the Glass
$25.00 / glass
Cabernet Sauvignon silveroak | alexander valley, california 55
Red Wines by the Glass
$55.00 / glass
Zero-Proof Merllot villa amélie | france 12
Red Wines by the Glass
$12.00 / glass
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Varietal Specific
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Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
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Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Seasonal Rotation
Proper
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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Small but Thoughtful
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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