VG Tours - Valle de Guadalupe

16/05/2021

Covid is ending, the wineries are opening, and the weather is perfect. Come join us for a wine tour!

14/05/2021

Our first stop on today's tour.... Montefiori .....

14/11/2020

22/12/2019

22/12/2019

Next stop a group favorite Valley Girl Wine.(El Corcho Rosa).

22/12/2019

Our next stop Vena Casa...

22/12/2019

Cloudy day but, enjoying the day. Villa Montefiori..

22/12/2019

At our first stop of the day. One of my favorite wineries here in Ville de Guadalupe... Villa Montefiori.

13/10/2019

Our first stop on today's wine tour, Villa Montefiori. One of my favorites.

21/09/2019

Here is some pictures of our last stop on yesterday's tour of our beautiful wine country. (Villa de Guadalupe)

20/09/2019

Well , Sitara had suggested a winery that I have not visited. ( Vino De Frannes ) . This place is awesome, I recommend going if you have never been . Thanks Sitara....

20/09/2019

Once again I have to thank Sitara and crew. As always my guest had a great time...

20/09/2019

Our first stop on today's wine tour.... Villa Montefiori...more pictures to come. Have a great Friday everyone

18/09/2019

Fridas, such a beautiful place.

18/09/2019

Had a great time at Montefiori . Now , off to Fridas.

17/09/2019

Finca Altazano's new mascot (Olivia)..

17/09/2019

Great lunch...

17/09/2019

We're on our way to our beautiful wine country(villa de Guadalupe). First stop, Finca Altozano for lunch.

27/08/2019

Had a great tour... a couple of hiccups but we made it through. Here are a few pictures...

24/03/2019

At Valley Girl Winery.....

24/03/2019

Having a great time here at our beautiful wine country. As always Sitara and staff, taking great care of my guest. Thanks all of you @ Valley Girl Winery, El Corcho Rosa..

09/10/2018

Fall is a great time to visit the wineries. VG Tours offers intimate and flexible wine tours and can accomodate from 4-15 passengers in our two vans. Please also check our website at www.vgtoursguadalupe.com or call me at 760-477-5961. My email is [email protected]

Enjoying lunch within the beautiful valley.!

09/10/2018

Good morning everyone. We are a small and intimate wine tour business located in Mexico Baja California Norte. We have been in business for 4 yrs now. We can accomodate from 4-15 people in our two vans. Our large van will take 6-9 passengers and our small van takes from 2 to 5 passengers. We will take you wherever you want in the valley or will design the tour for you. We are also available for other event transportation. Please check out our website www.vgtoursguadalupe.com,
Office # 760-477-5961, or you may call (646)199-8489 and speak w/Hector who is bilingual. email [email protected]

09/06/2018

Having a great time with a great group of ladies.

09/05/2018

Salutations to all the Moms out there on Facebook. We are doing a special discounted Mother's Day tour for all the Baja Moms this coming Sunday! For only $500 each for transportation and driver/guide! We will take you on a tour of the valley including tastings at 3-4 wineries and lunch. This is a discount of $20 each and only for Baja residents. We can only take up to 10 personas so it will be first come first serve and everyone will meet at La Fonda. Please call 760-477-5961 or 52-1-646199-8489 for Spanish if you're interested!

25/03/2018

25/03/2018

Our first stop on today's wine, Tres Mujers...I really enjoy this place..

24/01/2018

15/01/2018

The Guadalupe Valley continues to grow! Another great article!!

Baja California Wine Country: Guadalupe Valley by Steve Dryden

Guadalupe Valley is located about fifteen miles north-east of Ensenada on the Tecate-Ensenada Highway 3. As you drop over the coastal foothills and arrive in the village of San Antonio de las Minas on the west end of the valley you might think you’ve arrived in Napa Valley in 1960. This “garden of Eden” is the home to about nighty percent of all grape growing and winemaking in Mexico. Valle de Guadalupe’s climate combined with it’s creative and innovative residents is leading the renaissance driving Mexican wines into notable arrival upon the tables of connoisseurs worldwide. And this is just the beginning.....
Commercial grape growing began here in the early 1900’s with the arrival of the Russian (Molokan) farmers and has slowly progressed into a region that produces excellent table and wine grapes. Several individuals and companies have improved grape production and quality using modern viniculture techniques, drip irrigation systems, cloned and grated vines, research and development of specific grape varieties and by using intuitive and creative improvisations. Today, the valley is home to over twenty official wineries, several home-based operations and hundreds of winemakers experimenting and blending Mexican wines into bottled treasures of pleasure.

Hugo D’ Acosta, a renowned and popular winemaker, is one of the leaders in the movement to create superior wines and to educate interested individuals into the world of grape growing and winemaking. He has established a winemaking educational facility in the village of El Porvenir where students learn the trade and share information, passion and excitement which is fueling the new wave of Mexican winemakers and winemaking. Hugo works as a consultant for several wineries and is a major player in driving the quality of Mexican wines and winemaking towards the highest possible levels in the national and international markets. Viva Mexico!

This year Mexican wines made another leap forward when Camillo Magoni, the winemaker for L. A. Cetto winery, was selected as the top winemaker in the world by the Dutch wine magazine, Vinbladet. Individuals with passion, drive and a love for making Mexican wines such as Hugo, Camillo and others are encouraging and inspiring wine artisans in the region to bring the level and quality of Baja wines even higher. The transformation is taking an interesting twist as the small boutique wineries rise up and the bigger wineries focus on making quality reserve wines. If the Mexican wine industry can work together in friendly competition it will benefit the industry and build a positive and enjoyable regional economy benefiting all Mexicans and international wine consumers. The time has arrived to embrace each other and work as a team allowing for our fullest potential and letting Mexican wines capture the world!

Guadalupe Valley is becoming an international tourist destination with the addition of several new motels, hotels, bed and breakfast inns. The region is also blessed with superb culinary options ranging from traditional Mexican cuisine, classic French, Moroccan, Spanish, and an international blend of local, regional, and international dishes. Several new restaurants are being planned creating even more culinary delights. The valley is home to several artists who offer original paintings, hand-painted tiles, sculpture, ceramics and pottery. Visitors can explore two local museums, hike or mountain bike to hot springs and a waterfall, purchase crafts from native artisans, taste wine or just relax and take in the nature beauty of the area.

Exploring the Baja wine country is a unique adventure in itself because most of the wineries are hidden throughout the valley and accessible by dirt roads. Maps can be obtained in The Baja Times, at local wineries or in the regional wine newsletter, The Guadalupe Grapevine, offering complete directions, maps and updated information. This valley offers the opportunity to visit scenic and undeveloped habitats, meet wonderful folks, discover Mexico’s premier wines and beautiful vineyards, enjoy numerous culinary treats, and relax in a country setting.

Despite the growth and recognition of Mexican wines the area stills faces some challenges. Water availability is of great concern because water is limited and the city of Ensenada still pumps massive amounts from the valley into the city. Another factor is the conflict between new land development for housing and agriculture! Illegal water wells and subdivisions are creating some problems for the future of the wine industry. The general attitude here in the valley is that most don’t want this area to become another San Diego suburb like the Baja coast between Tijujana and Ensenada is rapidly becoming. Progress and economic development should and must be managed to ensure the future of Mexico’s wine industry and to allow for practical and balanced growth. The Mexican government and locals need to work together to protect this special valley. This valley is special and unique because it is a rare ecosystem, habitat and growing zone where “world class” wine grapes can grow to their fullest potential with a little help from dedicated vineyard managers and winemakers. Land development for housing can be accommodated in many other areas of Baja without destroying a valuable economic asset for Mexico like the Guadalupe Valley wine country. Anyway, this is just the beginning and with a balance of land management issues Mexico has a bright new star: Mexican wines from Guadalupe Valley.

Steve Dryden is a natural resource manager, tour director and travel writer living in Guadalupe Valley where he guides private wine tours. He can be reached at (619) 300-4976 U.S - (646) 118-9801 MX cell or [email protected]

About The Author
Steve Dryden is a global wine, culinary and travel writer based in the United States and British Columbia. His current project: BC2BC ~ exploring 4000+ wineries from Baja California to British Columbia. Steve is a grape grower and winemaker using Nebbiolo fruit from Washington State. Follow his adventures via WineFood

13/12/2017

Happy Holidays to All!!
I can hardly believe it, but in November VG Tours celebrated 3 years in the service of showing people our beautiful Guadalupe Valley. Our clients have discovered a wine tour with friends is not only safer, but much more fun than trying to drive through to the wineries. I hope 2017 was great and 2018 even Better!

15/11/2017

Spring is coming and along with it the wedding season. People are looking for fun and new ideas to celebrate their Bachelor and Bachelorette parties. Have you ever thought about doing a wine tour? Some of our greatest tours have been booked for these parties and it is also a great and inexpensive way to say a special Thank You to your wedding attendants.

In the 3 years we have been in business, we have had clients celebrate not only birthdays and anniversaries but all the special occasions in their lives. Wine tours are great for helping people experience in a unique way all kinds of special events. So let us help you too and call 760-477-5961 to book a tour!

10/10/2017

The Guadalupe Valley in the fall is so beautiful and less crowded than summertime. Call us at 760-477-5961 to book a tour. You can rent our van and driver/guide for the day for only $350 for up to 10 people. Pickup and delivery back to the border is only $125 additional for a total of $475.

24/09/2017

Hello everyone out there on fb land. Here are some pictures of today's tour of our beautiful wine country, Ville de Guadalupe.
Much thanks to , Adam and, Antoinette. I had a great time with you and, your group of friends. Thank for choosing VG TOURS once again.

05/09/2017

29/07/2017

Today's tour of Villa de Guadalupe is going great. Here are some more pictures Viñedos Montefiori ...

29/07/2017

More pictures of today's tour @ Cuatro Cuatros

29/07/2017

Our first stop on todays tour of Villa de Guadalupe , Cuatro Cuatros... With the birthday girl Teresa...

14/07/2017

Some our clients of prior tours. We hope to see you all on upcoming tours. Summertime is the best time to see Guadalupe Valley because the grapes are heavy on the vines ready for the harvest in August! 760-477-5961

10/06/2017

Second stop of today's tour , Villa Montefiori. Like being in Tuscany Italy!

10/06/2017

Here is a few more pictures Vinocola Alximia Vino Elemental...