Our Team
MANAGING PARTNER, BRIAN BARGSTEN: Brian has been with Arroyo Vino since its inception in 2011. As Managing Partner of Arroyo Vino, Brian is responsible for all aspects of the business: wine buying to floor sweeping.
Before co-founding Arroyo Vino, Brian worked for The Club at Las Campanas as Beverage Manager. At The Club, he developed a devoted following of wine buyers that were the bedrock of Arroyo Vino's early days and are still loyal customers today.
Prior to moving to Santa Fe in 2010, Brian spent ten years working in the investment management business in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MANAGER, WINE SHOP, DAVID ENRIGHT: Not long after moving to Santa Fe in November of 2014, David started part-time in the Arroyo Vino Wine Shop to help out for the holidays and to give him something to do during the day. As the Manager of the Wine Shop, he now runs the day-to-day of Arroyo Vino’s retail and tries not to break things if he’s in the Restaurant.
After an initial career in the technology industry, he began in wine with innovative retailer Best Cellars in Washington, DC, and worked there from 2001-2003. In late 2003, David became part of the Sales and Account Management team at Grappoli Imports, a small Importer and Distributor of Italian wines and select producers from California and Virginia. He was their Sales Representative in Washington, DC for 12 years.
David holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia.
CHEF, ALLISON JENKINS: Allison joined Arroyo Vino in 2018 as Executive Chef, after a fifteen-year culinary career that began in Santa Fe with an externship at Coyote Café in 2002. After graduating in 2003 from the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, Allison worked in Martha’s Vineyard for two years at the Coach House. She then moved west, to join the team at the prestigious Little Nell Hotel in Aspen. She spent 7 years at “The Nell”, including 2 years as Executive Chef at Ajax Tavern. After Aspen, Allison continued to build her considerable expertise in managing kitchens by spending 3 years in Austin as Executive Chef at laV Restaurant & Wine Bar, followed by 2 years in Marfa as Executive Chef at the game changing Hotel Saint George.
A native of Texas, Allison received a BA in Literature from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
MANAGER, RESTAURANT, JULIAN MARTINEZ: Julian has been involved in the wine and restaurants for nearly 20 years. A native of New Mexico, Julian is responsible for managing the guest experience in the restaurant. Julian joined the team at Arroyo Vino in 2017 after 10 years managing Artichoke Café in Albuquerque.
Julian is a passionate musician, able to play ten instruments, and never involved in less than three or four musical projects at a time.
MANAGING PARTNER, BRIAN BARGSTEN: Brian has been with Arroyo Vino since its inception in 2011. As Managing Partner of Arroyo Vino, Brian is responsible for all aspects of the business: wine buying to floor sweeping.
Before co-founding Arroyo Vino, Brian worked for The Club at Las Campanas as Beverage Manager. At The Club, he developed a devoted following of wine buyers that were the bedrock of Arroyo Vino's early days and are still loyal customers today.
Prior to moving to Santa Fe in 2010, Brian spent ten years working in the investment management business in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
MANAGER, WINE SHOP, DAVID ENRIGHT: Not long after moving to Santa Fe in November of 2014, David started part-time in the Arroyo Vino Wine Shop to help out for the holidays and to give him something to do during the day. As the Manager of the Wine Shop, he now runs the day-to-day of Arroyo Vino’s retail and tries not to break things if he’s in the Restaurant.
After an initial career in the technology industry, he began in wine with innovative retailer Best Cellars in Washington, DC, and worked there from 2001-2003. In late 2003, David became part of the Sales and Account Management team at Grappoli Imports, a small Importer and Distributor of Italian wines and select producers from California and Virginia. He was their Sales Representative in Washington, DC for 12 years.
David holds a Bachelor of Business in Marketing from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia.
CHEF, ALLISON JENKINS: Allison joined Arroyo Vino in 2018 as Executive Chef, after a fifteen-year culinary career that began in Santa Fe with an externship at Coyote Café in 2002. After graduating in 2003 from the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, Allison worked in Martha’s Vineyard for two years at the Coach House. She then moved west, to join the team at the prestigious Little Nell Hotel in Aspen. She spent 7 years at “The Nell”, including 2 years as Executive Chef at Ajax Tavern. After Aspen, Allison continued to build her considerable expertise in managing kitchens by spending 3 years in Austin as Executive Chef at laV Restaurant & Wine Bar, followed by 2 years in Marfa as Executive Chef at the game changing Hotel Saint George.
A native of Texas, Allison received a BA in Literature from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
MANAGER, RESTAURANT, JULIAN MARTINEZ: Julian has been involved in the wine and restaurants for nearly 20 years. A native of New Mexico, Julian is responsible for managing the guest experience in the restaurant. Julian joined the team at Arroyo Vino in 2017 after 10 years managing Artichoke Café in Albuquerque.
Julian is a passionate musician, able to play ten instruments, and never involved in less than three or four musical projects at a time.