Bienvenidos Lupe today we're back in the VA de Guadalupe Mexico's premier wine
region where we visit two of the most unique wineries Montes unique and vena
cava let's go check it out from the San Diego downtown it takes roughly two
hours to get to the VA de Guadalupe and be sure to save some time to stop off
and take in the Baja views on this trip we decided to stop off in nearby coastal
town Ensenada to enjoy some delicious Mexican cuisine
are in Ensenada and we are getting our babes
our first stop is Sabina a favorite of the late Anthony Bourdain and since we
visit on dia de los muertos weekend there's an altar just for him
this is pozole marisco and ceviche and a little snack for later this is a
restaurant Anthony Bourdain recommended Mike how is the ceviche amazing now it's
time to try one of the local drinks and it's not cerveza or mascot we're in
Ensenada and we stopped up at this chocolate shop called Mayan chocolate
Empire I got cacao tea and I got quarantine
this right here is the fresh cacao beans they grind them on the mocha heavy so we
are walking through Ensenada this is the cruise ship terminal behind me is the
flag, bandera and we just got our bibs for
our rape tomorrow all ready to go from Ensenada we head to the via de Guadalupe
which is inland about 30 minutes the scenery turns much more rural and
tranquil as we head into the valle our first stop is one of Mexico's largest
and most exquisite wineries called Monte Xanic it was founded in 1987 in the
word Xanic is a native cora indian word meaning the flower that blooms
after the first rain so these are the baby wine plants they just finished
harvest season back in September and October look at how the architecture
shimmers in the Sun Monte Xanic is Mexico's first boutique winery and it's
credited for establishing the current status of the via de Guadalupe for wine
both in Mexico and abroad it's situated on an expansive property and it produces
about 60 thousand cases of wine per year
after admiring the architecture let's go inside to learn more about this
exquisite winery first we're taken inside to the
exclusive event space which has a surprise inside the logo window opens up
to reveal the beautiful Valle down below
now it's time to head into one of the most massive and impressive wine caves
Xanic it's a winery by a loop a Mexico and we and it was so delicious
full-bodied and complex but very drinkable and then look at this view
we're at the sunset in the architecture
duniya from Mexico City but it's built into the actual rock if you've ever
what's it made of the facade they have rope on the facade to protect the
temperature inside the building because we're in a very warm area it's a very
unique place very unique vibe we've been wanting to come here for years and years
this is the perfect place to host your events or come here with your friends
and family they have this beautiful outdoor space and this beautiful view of
the vibe
cheers monogenic so after spending the day at this beautiful winery montage I
need it is time for food what do you think Mike let's go whoo let's go we are
going to Khorasan yeah would you come here for is the wine and the food now we
head to a restaurant that's named one of Latin America's top 50 best restaurants
in 2017 Corazon de théâtre the interior has a beautiful altar for Dia de los
Muertos to commemorate the restaurant ears and chefs who've passed on
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door crashing so this is chlorophyll and kill from the garden right there this is
oyster with lemon and this is a tuna tostada how is it
right before our last course they lit up the beautiful altar with candles
you're eight beans with grams from the garden now it's time to check into our
Airbnb and if you want our referral discount to Airbnb check the link in the
description below okay so we just checked into Quinta monasterio this is
in the middle of the wine country we have two beds here and we have our own
little cabin isn't this cute this place was about a hundred and forty
US dollars per night but I got it on Airbnb and I used my Airbnb referral
code to gain points and I got it for about half off and you can use my
referral code two for $40 off your stay so this is what we see when we go
outside we see all these beautiful fruit trees right here they're growing limes
this is our Airbnb and this is our view in the morning and this is our key to
the room
so this is more of our bed-and-breakfast and this is a breakfast area right here
it's really beautiful here the next morning we head to the ruta del vino
wine run which is a 5k through the vineyards this is the wine run
we're at the outdoors on
this is the after party how is the race mind so it's a medal the race is held
here at finca outlet I know this is one of the best restaurants ever and they
even have a farm here we ran through the vineyards
finca alto Sano is an extraordinary local restaurant created by Javier
Plascencia be sure to check it out on your visit here to the VA the food here
is creative freshly prepared and farm-to-table well I think Alto Sano we
notice another Dia de los Muertos altar for Anthony Bourdain who was credited
for helping to put baja street food on the global map
in fact he featured the Baja region on his show no reservations and on that
note let's learn how winemaking came to be in this region we're at the Museo del
vino in biood Iguala lupe and we're stunning our visit so they're talking on
this side just in general about the origins of wine it basically talks about
how the Republic of Georgia in the former Soviet Union was the birthplace
of the wines and then here we're talking specifically about Baja California
in Wyatt so we're talking about the fathers from Spain brought this culture
here and then the Russians poor part of the maloca insect which was like a
break-off orthodox sect one of the most stunning wineries we went to Monte
Sonique and we also went to one of the most renowned restaurants in Latin
America called Corazon de la tierra here we are just walking through the
vineyards it's absolutely peaceful its November here it's more summery the Sun
is out we're so happy to be here at this beautiful museum which gives history in
context to the place it's a great marriage of architecture with history so
I've been to aviod it got a little bit four times so far and it never ceases to
amaze me there's always new wineries opening always new restaurants and
things to do and see harvest season just happened so we're starting over guys you
can stay in a wine barrel here how cool is that now we head to a funky small
boutique winery known for natural wine called vena cava
this is how they created the architecture of vena cava they used
these recycled boats and then they turn them over twisted them upside down to
create the roof this is the tasting room of vena cava
here's the boat it's turned upside down
Mike is trying the knot so one made here at vena cava this is owned by a family
from the US and England a little bit like pineapple
full-bodied flavor really cooks the mouth the idea for the recycled boats
used in the architecture the owner saw that some of the boats in Ensenada were
unused and so he decided to recycle them and also was a special meaning to him
because he was a sailor in his early years and also sailed around the
Caribbean with his wife who now call owns the vineyard and the restaurant and
the food charcoal with him we just got
after a full weekend of wine tasting and Mexican cuisine we head back to San
Diego we hope that you enjoyed this video of the VA if you liked it hit the
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