Wine has long been made on Mexican land, regional winemaking harking back to the Spanish conquest of the 1500s. But as an industry, Mexican wine is still very much in its infancy. For the last few years, Valle de Guadalupe in Baja, Mexico has been undergoing a boom. Growing from a few small wineries in the nineties to over 100 today, the region has accordingly received a lot of press and recognition. Last year, Baja featured in the Wine Enthusiast's Travel Issue's Top Wine Getaways of 2014, and has also featured in Food and Wine, The Guardian, and the Economist. With all the recent attention to Valle de Guadalupe as an emerging food and wine travel destination, Grape Collective highlights some of the area's hotel and restaurant options.
HOTELS
Adobe Guadalupe (pictured, right)
Parcela A-1 S/N, Russa Guadalupe, 22750 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 155 2094
www.adobeguadalupe.com
La Villa del Valle
Rancho San Marcos Toros Pintos S/N Km 88.300, Francisco Zarco, 22750 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 156 8007
www.lavilladelvalle.com
Hotel Boutique
Camino de los Ranchos 1 Parcela 7, Francisco Zarco, 22750 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 155 2164
www.hoteldelvalledeguadalupe.com.mx
El Cielo
Carretera Guadalupe-El Tigre Parcela 118, Km. 7.5, Ejido El Porvenir, 22755 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 688 1902
www.vinoselcielo.com
Cabanos Cuatro Cuatros
El Tigre, Carretera Libre Tijuana - Ensenada Km 89, Baja California, Ensenada, B.N., Mexico
+52 646 174 6789
www.cabanascuatrocuatros.com.mx/en/
Hacienda Guadalupe
Carretera Tecate-Ensenada Km. 81.5, Valle de Guadalupe, 22750 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 155 2859
www.haciendaguadalupe.com
Encuentro Guadalupe Antiresort (pictured, left)
Carretera Tecate-Ensenada Km 75, Valle de Guadalupe, 22750 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 155 2275
www.antiresorts.com
RESTAURANTS
Corazón de Tierra
Rancho San Marcos S/N, El Porvenir, 22750 Ensenada, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 156 8030
www.corazondetierra.com
Deckman’s en El Mogor
Carretera Ensenada-Tecate Km. 85.5, San Antonio de Las Minas, 22766 Valle de Guadalupe, B.C., Mexico
+52 1 646 188 3960
www.deckmans.com
Finca Altozano (pictured, right)
Km. 83 Carretera Tecate - Ensenada, Ejido Francisco Zarco, Valle de Guadalupe, 22750 Ensenada, Mexico
+52 646 156 8045
www.fincaltozano.com
Laja
Carretera Ensenada-Tecate Km. 83, California, Valle de Guadalupe, B.C., Mexico
+52 646 155 2556
www.lajamexico.com
La Terrasse San Roman
Camino Vecinal Al Tigre Km 3 Near Rancho El Parral, Valle de Guadalupe 22766, Mexico
www.laterrassesanroman.com
Fuego Restaurant & Lounge
Camino de Los Ranchos #1, Valle de Guadalupe 22750, Mexico
+52 646 155 2164
Vinos Fuentes & Restaurante Sarmiento's
Calle Principal 290, Colonia Francisco Zarco, Valle de Guadalupe 67114, Mexico
+52 646 155 2205
Vinedos Corona del Valle
K.M. 89 + 1 Carretera Ensenada Tecate, Valle de Guadalupe 22760, Mexico
+52 646 947 7705
For more information on Baja, Mexico, see Christopher Barnes' article Valle de Guadalupe: A Sundrenched Land of Food and Wine.
Also check out our video interviews with key figures in Baja's food and wine scene:
Drew Deckman of Deckman's en El Mogor
Pau Pijoan of Viñas Pijoan
Israel Zenteno of Monte Xanic
Tru Miller and Daniel Lonnberg of Adobe Guadalupe
Alvaro Alvarez-Parilla of AlXimia
Paolo Paoloni of Villa Montefiori
Adobe Guadalupe photo courtesy of adobeguadalupe.com, Encuentro Guadalupe photo courtesy of antiresorts.com, Finca Altozano photo courtesy of fincaltozano.com
