There is a long-history of winemaking in Mexico and our own Nick Smith went to discover more about it.
Web site: www.copia.org
COPIA is the Wine Country gathering place for people, learning and ideas. Through a menu of fun and interactive programs, tastings, exhibitions, festivals, dining, performances and organic gardens, COPIA brings the general public and enthusiasts together with leading vintners, chefs, gardeners and artists to explore and celebrate wine, food, gardens and the arts.
Wines, Cuisine & Art of Mexico
Wine Program
Start: 01/26/2008 - 12:00 PM
End: 01/26/2008 - 3:00 PM
Walk-around wine tasting with food and live music.
Sample the sophisticated wines and cuisine of Baja, Mexico's up-and-coming Wine Country! The Guadalupe, Santo Tomás and San Vincente valleys, 65 miles south of San Diego, grow nearly 90% of all Mexican wine grapes. Immerse yourself in the wine, food and art of this vibrant region.
At this event you can:
- Meet vintners and restaurateurs as you pair wine and food
- Learn and taste as Baja chefs prepare authentic regional cuisine
- Shop for original contemporary and folk art and meet the artists
- Enjoy live music by Los Tres Bohemios
Schedule
10:15 - 11:00 AM: Food Demo with Chef Javier Plascencia (Villa Saverios, Baja)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel Discussion "Is Guadalupe Valley the Napa Valley of the 1970s?"
12:00 - 3:00 PM: Wine, Cuisine and Art of Mexico Walkaround
3:00 - 3:45 PM: Food Demonstration featuring a top Baja Chef
Participating wineries:
- Bodegas Bibayoff
Bodegas Santo Tomas
Casa de Piedra
Cavas Valmar
Chateau Camou
La Llave
Mogor Badan
Monte Xanic
Viña de Liceaga
Viñedos Lafarga
Vinícola LA Cetto
Vinícola Vinisterra
Vitivinícola San Rafael
Vitivinícola Tres Valles
Media Sponsor: Wine Spectator www.winespectator.com
Special thanks to the Baja California Government and Department of Tourism. Produced by Splash Productions, in cooperation with COPIA.
Admission:
$30 (general)/$20 member
Purchase Tickets:
Buy Online: www.museumtix.com
