Mexico’s wine country, Valle de Guadalupe in Baja California, boasts some serious top nosh. From casual food trucks to award-winning restaurants, your stomach is in for a treat. It is unlikely you will eat anywhere bad, but here are some really good (tried and …
New hotels are popping up like daisies in Mexico’s wine country, so we’ve sorted through the long list of options to handpick some of the best, and most interesting places to stay. From luxury hotels and glampling to cosy B&Bs and even a trailer …
Bob Foley has been a consultant winemaker across Napa since the 70s and has witnessed a lot of changes in the valley, which he talks about in this interview from his own vineyard where he makes Robert Foley wines. Amanda Barnes also interviews him …
Victor Torres Alegre is one of the most experienced winemakers in Mexico. He discusses with us how Mexican wine has changed and where he believes it is going. Amanda Barnes interviews him at his family winery on the regions, styles and varieties of Mexican …
Get under the skin of Dundee Hills AVA with Jason Lett, winemaker and owner of The Eyrie Vineyards in this vineyard interview. Jason’s father, David Lett aka. Papa Pinot, is credited with planting the first Pinot Noir vines in the Willamette Valley after he …
Hans Backoff is credited with making the first premium wines in Mexico, with his state-of-the-art winery Monte Xanic. He has been making wine in Mexico for over 30 years and seen many of the great changes in the industry, starting when there were only …
Steve Matthiasson is one of the most in-demand viticulturalists in Napa. He has worked all over the valley, and consults for wineries in both the hills and valley floor, as well as some other projects in California. Amanda Barnes interviews him on the viticulture …
Pedro Poncelis Jr and his father are two of the most influential sommeliers in Mexico, and now they are both winemakers with their own boutique winery in Guadalupe Valley in Baja California. With his own wine school and education program, Pedro Poncelis is an …
Hugo d’Acosta is one of Mexico’s most renowned winemakers. He makes several labels of highly acclaimed wines in Baja California and has led a new generation of winemakers through his charitable school, La Escuelita. Amanda Barnes interviews him on the renaissance of Mexican wine …
I was really thrilled to be interviewed for the last Circle of Wine Writers update. Here’s the interview for anyone interested, and thank you to Wink Lorch for the opportunity.