Midtown Ruidoso · Sudderth Drive · Winery tasting room
Noisy Water Winery
A family-run New Mexico winery in the heart of Midtown Ruidoso, pouring green chile wine, sweet blends and reserve vintages, with local cheeses to taste and buy.
Opens the winery’s Ruidoso page. Tasting prices and hours aren’t posted online, so call (575) 257-9335 before you go.
Details checked October 2026
Type
Winery tasting room
Plus the Cellar Uncorked a few doors away
Admission
Free to browse
Tastings are paid; call for today’s price
Hours
Daily 10–8
To 9 pm Fri & Sat, per Google; call to confirm
Time needed
Your pace
The private Library tasting runs about 1 hour
Parking
Midtown parking
No RV info posted; come in the tow vehicle
Founded
Est. 2009
Began as the family’s Midtown wine bar
What you’ll see
New Mexico wine on Sudderth Drive
Taste wines made only from New Mexico grapes, from chile-infused bottles to sweet blends, in a restored two-story Midtown building.
Video still: Noisy Water Winery on YouTube
Start here
Green chile wine and more
Noisy Water’s best-known pour is Besito Caliente, a wine infused with Hatch green chiles for at least a month. The lineup also includes Rojo Caliente, a semi-sweet red chile wine, and the Jo Mamma’s family of sweet blends, plus New Mexico cheeses and gourmet foods to taste and buy.
RV tip: the winery doesn’t post its walk-in tasting price or hours on its website, so call (575) 257-9335 before you drive in, and come in the tow vehicle; Midtown parking can be tight.
More to see
- Besito CalienteThe Hatch green chile wine is one of the winery’s best-sellers and the one most first-timers want to try.
- Jo Mamma’s WhiteA sweet blend of Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Moscato with apple and apricot notes. Jo Mamma’s Red joined the lineup in July 2026.
- The Cellar UncorkedThe family’s original 2009 wine bar, a few doors away at 2332 Sudderth Drive, pours Limited Reserve wines and Vintner Private Selects.
- Private Library tastingAn hour-long guided vertical tasting of past vintages, upstairs in The Library above the Cellar. Book it online ahead of time.
- Weekly eventsTrivia Night runs Mondays from 5 to 6:30 pm at the Cellar, and First Tuesday Yoga costs $15, drink included.
Why go
From a T-shirt shop to a statewide winery
The Riddle family moved to the Ruidoso area in 1986 and ran a T-shirt printing shop on Sudderth Drive. In 2009, Rick Riddle and Mary Jo Piedmont turned it into the Cellar Uncorked wine bar, selling only New Mexico products, and their son Jasper Riddle came home in 2010 and took over the business.
The name nods to the Rio Ruidoso, the “noisy” river that gave the village its name. The wines use New Mexico grapes, mostly from the family’s vineyard near Engle, and in 2018 Jasper Riddle was named New Mexico’s SBA Small Business Person of the Year.
In February 2022 the main tasting room moved into a restored two-story building in Midtown that once held an Irish pub, and it kept the stained-glass windows. It sits in the middle of Midtown, a short walk from shops, galleries and restaurants.
Photo: Dennis Adams, Federal Highway Administration (public domain)
Why it made our list
- Wines made from New Mexico grapes
- Hatch green chile wine you won’t find many places
- Family-run since 2009
- Two tasting rooms a few doors apart
- Under a mile from Midtown Mountain Campground
For RVers
Tasting in Midtown with an RV
The practical stuff we wished someone had told us before we pulled in.
Leave the rig at the park
The winery publishes no parking information, and a visitor called Midtown parking “chaotic.” Midtown Mountain Campground is under a mile away, so park the RV and come in the tow vehicle.
Call ahead for hours and prices
Hours aren’t on the winery’s website. Google lists 10 am to 8 pm, and to 9 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, but other listings differ, and the current walk-in tasting fee isn’t posted. A quick call to (575) 257-9335 settles both.
Pets and drivers
Noisy Water posts no pet policy, though some visitors report bringing dogs inside, so ask first. Plan on a designated driver for the trip back to camp.
Make it a wine day
Pair a stop here with the Cellar Uncorked a few doors down, or drive about 15 minutes to the family’s Enchanted Vine barn in Alto, which has outdoor fire pits and offers winery tours.
What visitors say about Noisy Water Winery
The visitor report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked October 29, 2026.
a family-owned gem in Ruidoso, New Mexico
Noisy Water Winery · noisywaterwinery.com
What visitors often mention
Popular mentions on Tripadvisor
Great wineOlive oil
Tripadvisor’s popular mentions for Noisy Water are great wine and olive oil, shown without counts. Reviewers also often mention cheese pairings and friendly staff. Checked October 29, 2026.
How close the parks are
Driving distances from our route check in October 2026. All three parks are within about 5 minutes of the tasting room.
Good to know
BrowsingFree wine, cheese and foods
Walk-in tastingAsk fee not posted online
Wine club$175 a quarter, 6 bottles
Signature poursBesito CalienteRojo CalienteJo Mamma’s
The winery’s site lists no walk-in tasting price. Reviews from 2017 to 2020 mention $5 tastings, but those prices are out of date. Wine club price from noisywaterwinery.com, checked October 29, 2026.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Noisy Water Winery
- Address2331 Sudderth Dr., Ruidoso, NM 88345
- HoursDaily 10–8
To 9 pm Fri & Sat, per Google; call to confirm - Phone(575) 257-9335
- TastingsWalk in, or book a private experience
- Getting thereIn Midtown on Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso’s main street. From US-70, follow Sudderth Drive west about 2 miles.
- ParkingNo parking information is posted, and Midtown fills up on busy weekends. Come in the tow vehicle.
Hours and tasting prices aren’t posted on the winery’s website, so call (575) 257-9335 to confirm before you go. You must be 21 or older to taste wine.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Noisy Water Winery
These are the Midtown-area parks we have visited and written up, all within about 5 minutes of the tasting room.
Midtown Mountain Campground
Small park under tall pines on Mechem Drive, the closest park we cover to the tasting room.
Rainbow Lake Cabin & RV Resort
Wooded RV and cabin resort in Carrizo Canyon, a few minutes south of Midtown.
Arrowhead Motel & RV Park
Retro motor-court motel on US-70, open since 1954, with about 15 full-hookup RV spaces.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
The questions RVers ask most before pulling in.
Daily from 10 am, per Google
Ready for a green chile pour?
Call ahead for today’s hours, leave the rig at camp, and give yourself time to browse the cheeses.
Thank you to the people behind these photos and this video. Please support them by giving their work a look. Video stills: Noisy Water Winery on YouTube and Ruidoso, New Mexico on YouTube. Photos: Jonathan Cutrer on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) and Dennis Adams, Federal Highway Administration (public domain); the images were resized. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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