A GUIDE to THE WINE COUNTRY of LAS AMERICAS
When you think of a lavish weekend getaway to a wine country without a pause, we tend to think of places like Napa Valley and Italy. These places are commonly searched for when wine. But I must add, we shouldn’t fall asleep in Latin American wine countries. In addition to Chile’s vineyards, there are beautiful vinicolas found in Mexico. Mexico for the past few years has made a heritage effort in bringing attention to the Napa Valley of Mexico called, El Valle de Guadalupe. Even though travel has been impacted due to COVID, people are still exploring El Valle. Add creativity to your travel plans with A GUIDE to THE WINE COUNTRY of LAS AMERICAS.
WORD ALERT
Vinicola: a place where wine is made.
LA HISTORIA OF EL VALLE
Did you know 90% of the 45 million litters are produced annually in a Valle? Yes, according to the Museo de la Vid and el vino located in Ensenada, the above figures reflect the large production of Mexican wines. Additionally, 12.7 million bottles are produced internally and 780 thousand are imported to 30 countries; that’s lots of wine lovers. According to the museum’s historical facts, the wine culture of California was started by the Jesuits missionaries during the 1700s. Lastly, Russian immigrants settled in Ensenada and intermarried with the indigenous people birthing a Mexican-Russian nation. While at the museum, I was impacted by these findings because of the Russian-Mexican legacy found in Mexico.
MODERN-DAY EL VALLE
Decades after the interracial settling, El Valle has become the abode for the curious wine sippers, hand-painted sombrero chicas, and the foodie expedition from farm to chile table experience. Along with Vendimia Wine Harvest Festival in Guadalupe de Valle, occurring at the beginning of August annually but due to the pandemic this year the festival was postponed.
COVID19 TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Due to our current global condition, our travel experiences have been altered. Covid19 has impacted our past, future, and current itineraries to the point of mandatory pandemic-approved travel plans. Currently traveling to El Valle consists of wearing Cubrebocas, washing stations, and must make reservations to respect the local capacity level at most of the establishments. The most important changes are wearing masks and making sure you have your reservation because if not you won’t be allowed in. These rules are current but due to the pandemic, our world is bombarded with rapid changes so it’s best to check daily with travel updates.
Best Vinicolas en El Valle
Intimate experience tasting one of the best wines in el VALLE. RESERVATION IS A MUST! Restaurant and chandelier atmosphere pouring La hacienda’s most popular bluish-red sip called, El Corporal. Thanks to UVA_experience for taking care of the reservation and preparing an intimate experience with the aromatic flavors of Hacienda Guadalupe.
It’s a love affair between architecture and wine and if you are weak for both like I’m this is your heavenly place. The wine tasting is decorated by a 200-year-old tree and cooled black sand. An experience to transport you back to EL ORIGEN while sipping to well-balanced textures of our hearts poured inside personalized ancestral bottles.
Oh, Jesus! This place is beyond unique. You need a reservation days before thinking of visiting this community of great food, comfort, and freshwater; it’s the place to bury stressful memories and create hopeful plans.
Best Accommodations in El Valle
Imagine sipping aromatic wines under the brightness of 5 million stars. This place exhales uniqueness to the point you don’t want to leave to return to your daily routine.
Hotel Boutique Valle de Guadalupe
The rustic high-end local accommodation is the place to rest the wine exhaustion. This place is the central location to reach all the best local Vinicolas. Key features: the rooms are smaller and due to COVID the wait is longer. Bonus feature: on-ground horse stable giving you that rustic-farm ancestral experience.
The Best Farm to Table Valle Experience
Well-designed sectional outdoor eatery. This place caters to all your dining and fun desires. Each section caters to different tastes. You want oysters and rock en Espanol then this place is ready to be reserved. Better yet, you are in the mood for Mexican harp and Frida-inspired Xocalate then the artistic lobby is your place. I believe this place caters to all our basic senses while transporting us to EL ORIGEN of indulgence.
El Asado Estilo Valle. Have you heard of Lechon tacos? If not, it’s like merging Puerto Rican and Mexican ancestral ingredients to birth intense cultural flavors. Pero si no, this is the place to try the Latin American version of the farm-to-table experience.
This guide is the essence of our modern ancestral journey of EL VALLE. This itinerary is an inspirational guide to wine your CORAZON away to the Wine Country of Las Americas.
