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April 2024 by Robert
Highly not recommneded. Terrible music for the Wednesday event.Food was poor at best.Not kid or parent friendly.
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March 2024 by Sam Ward
We had a wonderful experience here while visiting Alamogordo. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable of their food and wine offerings. The wine was really good, and the patio area was perfect to relax with our tweens and dog. One staff member, Pres, even delighted us with interesting facts about the pistachio plants and farming process, as well as local history. We loved our time there and would highly recommend for anyone visiting the area.
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March 2024 by Angela Radloff
Loved Loved Loved the Pistachio wine. Bought 2 bottles to take home and enjoy! Should have bought several more! Wisconsin doesn’t allow to have wine sent to me. Boo! We also highly recommend the pistachio coffee. It’s amazing, some of the best coffee we have ever had. I have 3 bags on order as I’m typing this :) We also purchased the Vanilla Praline Pistachios. Yum!!! Those did not make it back home, we thoroughly enjoyed them on our roadtrip. We have yet to try the chili mix but I have no doubts, we know it’s going to be amazing!! Also a plus… they sell cheese from our local state! I love that! I mean Wisconsin makes some pretty good cheese ? If you are in the area you really need to stop here! They have so much to choose from. I’m happy they have an online shop.
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March 2024 by Eric V.
Very pleasant staff and a large selection on wine and pistachios! Very conveniently located right of the highway.
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March 2024 by Joey ValThomas
Customer service was incredible! They have a gorgeous patio out back, free wine and pistachio tastings, and a beautiful gift shop. They also have live entertainment on Wednesdays, which we are already planning on coming back to see! Everything was more than reasonably priced and the employee that helped us (Lynne?) was so helpful and friendly. I highly recommend this place!
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February 2024 by Vijay Thakkar
If I could give this place 10 STARS, I would happily do so.FIRST AND OLDEST PISTACHIO FARM IN NEW MEXICOTHIS PLACE IS A MUST VISIT AND BETTER THAN PISTACHIO LAND. HEART OF DESERT DOES NOT HAVE 30 ft CONCRETE PISTACHIO BUT HAVE REAL PEOPLE CREATING REAL EXPERIENCES AND MOMENTS.One of the best customer service you will ever experience. Each and every one of the ladies who work here are such a sweetheart. They treat you with love and respect just like a family member.They are very welcoming and provide personalized service compared to their competitor next door who comes no where near the Heart of the Desert Pistachios.They have an amazing collection of vinegar, olive oil, pistachio, sweets and wine which you can taste before making the purchase.Their gift baskets are very thoughtful and beautiful.Their pistachio icecream is out of the world. You can taste real pistachios and it’s not too sweet, if you are diabetic.They also give small personalized 1:30pm FREE TOUR of the plantation, manufacturing, sorting, storing, quality control, packaging and distribution sites and it’s very educational.Carolyn and Kia were outstanding. Lovely ladies who served me and my mom very well. Thank you.If you see the owners, don’t forget to say “Hello”.You should try their wine flight and especially Gewurtztramuner (You can pronounce as Girls Are Meaner) wine. It’s not too dry or sweet. Just perfect. They also have wine membership which will save you 20% on the wine purchases, if you are interested. Wine membership is optional and they are not pushy to sell you the membership, which I like about them.The products are very reasonably priced and you can grab an ice cream or wine and chill out on their beautiful outdoor patio over looking plantation.The facility is beautiful and well maintained. Restrooms are fabulous.If you are a veteran don’t forget to grab your 10% discount. They don’t advertise discount, so you have to ask for it.If you are not happy about anything or have concerns just speak to one of the staff members and they will make it right. You will be treated with respect.FREE PARKINGFREE VISITFREE TOURFREE TASTINGFREE PATIO ACCESSUNLIMITED EXPERIENCE AND MEMORIES
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February 2024 by David Stein
Wow! Amazing..huge nuts, salted perfectly. I’ll never buy junk pistachios again!
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February 2024 by RoRo SnuSnu
The red chile and lime pistachios are delicious. Great spot to visit if you are in Alamogordo.
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February 2024 by Gema Escalante
We had a lovely time! Everyone one there was so sweet and kind. Their kindness was infectious. I read the negative reviews thankfully I didn’t feel an ounce of discrimination towards me or my family. Everything we tried was delicious. We stayed and enjoyed all the samples and enjoyed ice cream and wine outdoors in their patio. I did have to present my ID while checking out but I didn’t feel offended or take it personal I appreciated the safety. We plan to visit there again. :)
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January 2024 by S Naidu
We headed to this place after our hike at white sands. Amazing options for wine tasting and it’s free :) Grabbed a bottle of their best white wine. Must stop by and also taste their different varieties in pistachio
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January 2024 by Laura M.
This is a great roadside stop near white sands. Definitely try the oils and vinegars. Favorites were truffle sage, aged balsamic, HABANERO, and Sriracha. Good prices on these. The wines are perfectly fine. The Merlot is pretty sweet, not your typical Merlot more like a casual table wine. The cab is acceptable, more typical. The others are all sweet so I didn't even try them. Prices for the wine a bit high for what they are but I enjoy shopping local when traveling.
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January 2024 by Elena Ball
The staff was so friendly. They offered to play us a video that showed how they first planted the pistachio trees and how they harvest and process them today, which was very neat, since we were there much earlier than the in-person tour they offer. They also gave us samples of all the various nuts they carry, as well as a wine tasting. We were impressed with the flavors of both! It was very sunny, so even though it was a bit chilly in early January when we visited, we enjoyed their outdoor patio and view of all the trees for a bit. I would highly recommend a visit if you are looking for something local to enjoy while passing through as we were.
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January 2024 by Martin
I received 2 bags of these from a family member as an early Christmas present. These are by far the saltiest pistachios I've ever had. The size of the nut is great, but the overkill on salt makes it impossible to even taste the pistachio. Too bad.
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January 2024 by James Nájera
A very nice place, the pistachios are very delicious, I recommend the walnut with dark chocolate.You receive extremely pleasant treatment
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January 2024 by Bill Druen
I ordered five 5# bags of pistachios in the burlap bags well before Christmas but wanted one of the bags to be shipped so it would arrive closer to Christmas than the other four. I told the representative that I would call back and place that order. She told me no need, they would just put a hold on it and ship on Dec. 18th and it would arrive before Christmas. I called the day after Christmas and it had'nt even been processed. They appologized and said they would get it shipped. This was a gift for someone special that I had'nt seen in about 60yrs and it ruined my Christmas for them. Thank you Heart of the Desert.