A taste of the Old West in Los Alamos, Calif.

The Union Hotel in Los Alamos, Calif., is a perfectly preserved slice of the Old West with a saloon to match.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

The Moulin Rouge room inside the Union Hotel in Los Alamos, Calif. The hotel was built in 1880 and has 14 rooms all decorated in a unique style. The Moulin Rouge room has a sink in the room and a bathroom down the hall.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

The rustic interior of the Union Hotel bar, which features a jukebox, a pool table and a sometimes rowdy local crowd.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

Guests mingle in front of the historic Union Hotel in Los Alamos, Calif. On this day, a steampunk-style wedding was taking place in the hotel’s back garden.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

A glass of Casa Dumetz Viognier sits on the counter at Babi’s Tasting Room in Los Alamos, Calif.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

Casa Dumetz winemaker Sonja Magdevski shares a laugh with visitors inside Casa Dumetz’s cheerful Babi’s Tasting Room. Magdevski spends her weekends in Los Alamos running the tasting room, as does her fiance, Emilio Estevez, when he’s not working. The pair are supporters of the growing food and wine scene in the town.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

A pack of hounds accompany a rider in traditional dress as part of the third annual Los Alamos Dog Races.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

A plate of eggs over easy on a bed of rich hash at Bell Street Farm Eatery & Market. A favorite dish at the restaurant, which has a lovely back patio, is the country grilled cheese and rosemary grilled sandwich.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

A selection of boutique wines are for sale at Bell Street Farm Eatery & Market in Los Alamos, Calif.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)

Several bottles of Casa Dumetz wine sit on a table at Full of Life Flatbread in Los Alamos, Calif. Casa Dumetz is the small-batch Malibu-based winery of actor-director Emilio Estevez and his fiance, winemaker Sonja Magdevski. Its tasting room is in Los Alamos.  (Jessica Gelt / Los Angeles Times)