Boots & Bolos Is Bringing One of Santa Fe’s Most Unique Food and Wine Events to the Ranch
September is one of the best times of year to be in Santa Fe, especially if you care about great food, wine, and the culinary culture that makes Northern New Mexico unlike anywhere else. This year, there is another reason to make plans. Boots & Bolos is coming to the Beck & Bulow Ranch on September 22 from 3–6 PM, bringing seven chefs and seven wineries together for an afternoon of live-fire cooking, wine pairings, and New Mexico ranch culture beneath the wide-open skies of the Galisteo Basin.
Hosted as part of the Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, Boots & Bolos isn't designed to feel like another traditional tasting event. Guests will leave Santa Fe and head into the high desert for an experience built around the landscape itself. The ranch becomes the setting for an afternoon of food cooked over fire, smoked barbecue, thoughtfully selected wines, and hospitality that feels distinctly New Mexican. For locals searching for things to do in Santa Fe this September, this is an opportunity to experience some of the region's culinary energy in a completely different environment.
A limited number of tickets are still available for the September 22 event. Guests can currently use code BNBVIP10 for 10% off Boots & Bolos tickets, making now a good time to secure a spot before the remaining availability disappears.
Seven Chefs and Seven Wineries Come Together Outside Santa Fe
The heart of Boots & Bolos is simple: bring great chefs and great wineries together, put them in an extraordinary setting, and let them create. Seven chefs will participate in the afternoon, including culinary talent coming to New Mexico from New York, Los Angeles, Marfa, and beyond. Rather than separating the food from the setting, Boots & Bolos is designed around cooking that feels at home on a ranch, with live flames, smoke, bold flavors, and the landscape becoming part of the experience.
Seven wineries complete the equation, creating an afternoon where guests can move between food and wine experiences rather than sitting through a conventional multicourse dinner. The pairings give each chef and winery an opportunity to contribute something different while still being part of one larger event. For anyone interested in Santa Fe food and wine, the format offers a chance to experience multiple culinary perspectives and wine pairings in a single afternoon without losing the relaxed atmosphere of a ranch gathering.
That combination also makes Boots & Bolos stand apart from many other Santa Fe food events. The goal isn't simply to serve impressive food or pour excellent wine. It is to create an afternoon where those things belong together, surrounded by the landscape and culture that make Northern New Mexico such a distinctive culinary destination.
Experience Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta Beyond the City
The Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta has become synonymous with an extraordinary week of chefs, restaurants, wineries, and culinary experiences. Boots & Bolos expands that experience beyond Santa Fe's dining rooms and tasting spaces by taking guests out into the Galisteo Basin. The change in scenery isn't a small detail. It fundamentally changes the character of the afternoon.
Guests will depart Santa Fe aboard provided transportation and make the scenic journey to the Beck & Bulow Ranch in Lamy. As the city gives way to open land, the surrounding high desert becomes increasingly dramatic, with long views and rugged New Mexico terrain stretching toward the horizon. Arriving at the ranch feels less like walking into another Santa Fe wine event and more like temporarily stepping into a different side of Northern New Mexico.
That transportation also means guests can focus on enjoying the afternoon. For anyone planning to participate fully in the wine tastings, having transportation available from Santa Fe removes one of the biggest logistical considerations of attending an event outside town. You can experience the wines, food, and atmosphere at the ranch and leave the driving arrangements to someone else.
Live-Fire Cooking Belongs in the New Mexico High Desert
Fire has always been one of the most elemental ways to cook, and few environments make it feel more appropriate than a New Mexico ranch. At Boots & Bolos, open-fire cooking and smoked barbecue are not being used simply because they look impressive. They connect the food to the environment surrounding it, allowing smoke, flame, heat, and carefully sourced ingredients to become part of the experience.
For Beck & Bulow, that approach to cooking also feels natural. Great meat doesn't need to be buried beneath unnecessary complexity. When chefs understand their ingredients, fire can create extraordinary flavor through char, caramelization, smoke, rendered fat, and careful control of temperature. Bringing talented chefs together around that style of cooking creates an opportunity to see how different culinary backgrounds interpret the same fundamental relationship between meat and fire.
Paired with wine and served against the backdrop of the Galisteo Basin, the result should feel very different from a conventional restaurant meal. It is part tasting event, part ranch gathering, and part celebration of the cooking traditions that continue to make fire such an important part of Southwestern food culture.
One of the Most Distinctive Things to Do in Santa Fe This September
If you're searching for things to do in Santa Fe in September, the number of choices can become overwhelming. September is packed with cultural events, food experiences, markets, festivals, and outdoor activities. Boots & Bolos offers something more specific: an opportunity to leave the normal rhythm of the city for a few hours without committing to an entire weekend away.
The event runs from 3–6 PM on September 22, making it an afternoon experience rather than an all-day commitment. You can leave Santa Fe, spend three hours eating, tasting wine, meeting chefs, and enjoying the ranch, then return to town afterward. That makes Boots & Bolos particularly appealing for Santa Fe locals who want something genuinely different to do without turning it into a complicated trip.
It also offers an experience that isn't available on an ordinary visit to a restaurant or winery. Seven chefs, seven wineries, live-fire cooking, and access to the ranch all come together for this particular afternoon. For couples, groups of friends, food lovers, wine enthusiasts, and anyone looking for memorable Santa Fe weekend events, Boots & Bolos offers considerably more than another night out.
A Santa Fe Wine Tasting With a Completely Different Setting
Wine tasting can easily become predictable. Boots & Bolos changes the equation by taking wine out of the traditional tasting room and putting it alongside chefs cooking with live fire in the middle of the New Mexico high desert. The wines aren't an afterthought or simply another beverage option. They are part of the culinary structure of the afternoon.
With seven wineries participating, guests will have an opportunity to explore different wines while tasting food created specifically for the event. For people who regularly search for Santa Fe wine tastings or wine events in Santa Fe, this creates an experience that combines the discovery of a tasting with the energy of a culinary festival.
It is also a more social way to experience food and wine. Instead of staying at one table for an entire meal, guests can explore the event, experience different pairings, talk about what they've tasted, and enjoy the ranch between bites and glasses. That sense of movement and discovery is an important part of what makes Boots & Bolos different.
Ranch Culture Is Part of the Experience
Boots & Bolos isn't simply a culinary event that happens to be located on a ranch. The ranch is part of its identity. The landscape, architecture, open spaces, and relaxed atmosphere create the backdrop for the entire afternoon, and guests are encouraged to lean into it. This is the occasion to dust off your favorite boots, pull out a bolo tie, and embrace a little New Mexico ranch style.
That doesn't mean the event sacrifices sophistication. The combination of talented chefs, carefully selected wine, and thoughtful pairings creates an elevated culinary experience, but without stripping away the warmth and personality that make ranch gatherings memorable. It is intended to feel polished without becoming formal and special without becoming stiff.
That balance is part of what makes Northern New Mexico hospitality so distinctive. Great food and wine don't necessarily need white tablecloths to feel important. Sometimes they need fire, open sky, good company, and enough space to settle in and enjoy where you are.
Why Santa Fe Locals Should Put September 22 on the Calendar
Some of the best local events are the ones that remind you why people travel from around the world to experience your own backyard. Santa Fe residents already have access to an extraordinary restaurant scene, beautiful landscapes, celebrated chefs, and a culture built around food and hospitality. Boots & Bolos brings those elements together in a format that locals don't get to experience every weekend.
It is also an opportunity to experience the Beck & Bulow Ranch differently. Rather than simply hearing about the ranch or seeing it online, guests can spend an afternoon there while chefs cook, wineries pour, and the high desert provides the backdrop. If you've been curious about the ranch, Boots & Bolos is an especially good reason to finally make the trip out to Lamy.
For people searching for Santa Fe events this September, New Mexico food events, or special Santa Fe culinary events, September 22 is worth keeping open. There are plenty of places to eat dinner in Santa Fe. There are far fewer opportunities to experience seven chefs and seven wineries together at a ranch in the Galisteo Basin.
Don't Wait Until the Photos Start Showing Up
The difficult thing about a one-day event is that there isn't another opportunity the following weekend if you miss it. Boots & Bolos takes place for three hours on September 22, and once that afternoon is over, this particular combination of chefs, wineries, food, and people is gone with it. That is what makes an event like this special, but it is also what makes waiting until the last minute risky.
A limited number of tickets are still available. If Boots & Bolos has been sitting on your list while you decide what to do during Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, this is the time to make the decision. You can currently use BNBVIP10 for 10% off tickets, whether you're buying for yourself, planning an afternoon with someone else, or getting a group of friends together.
The worst time to decide you wanted to go is when the ranch is full, the wine is being poured, and photos from the afternoon have already started appearing on your phone. If September 22 sounds like your kind of afternoon, secure your tickets while they're still available.
Plan Your Afternoon at Boots & Bolos
Boots & Bolos takes place September 22 from 3–6 PM at the Beck & Bulow Ranch in Lamy, New Mexico, just outside Santa Fe. Guests can expect seven chefs, seven wineries, live-fire cooking, smoked barbecue, wine pairings, New Mexico ranch culture, and sweeping Galisteo Basin scenery. Transportation from Santa Fe is available for guests who want to enjoy the afternoon and its wine experiences without worrying about the return drive.
Whether you're already attending other Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta events or simply looking for one exceptional local experience this September, Boots & Bolos offers a side of Santa Fe's culinary culture that you won't find inside a traditional restaurant. Bring your appetite, your boots, and your favorite bolo tie. We'll take care of the fire, food, wine, and ranch.
Tickets are limited, and code BNBVIP10 currently gives you 10% off. Reserve your place at the ranch before the remaining tickets are gone.