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'Top Chef Master' Rick Bayless Recommends Baja For Wine

Where: Parcela A-1 s/n Col. Rusa de Guadalupe, Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico
October 9, 2009 at 8:57 AM | by Jennifer Kester | 0 Comments

For oenophiles in search of a good grape escape, you have options other than Napa. Top Chef Master Rick Bayless suggests heading to Baja California, specifically Adobe Guadalupe, a winery in the Guadalupe Valley near Ensenada. Bayless tweeted that it was one of the best of the 50 wineries in the region.

Adobe Guadalupe's 60-yard vineyard produces varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvedre, Merlot and Viognier. The winery, which makes 5,000 cases of vino each year, names its blends after archangels, such as Gabriel, Serafiel and Uriel.

The good thing is that you can drink all you want and then crash in one of the winery's six guest rooms, which are also named after archangels and go for $168 a night. And if you wake up at the bed and breakfast with a monster hangover, put off the drinking till later and check out the stables. There you can ride one of the gorgeous Aztec horses ($50 for an hour). If your stomach is feeling a bit too queasy for that, opt for a dip in the pool or jacuzzi, both of which give you a nice view of the lower vineyards and mountains.

Once you feel better, then it's back to the winery, where you can do some wine tasting. Five bucks will get you four reds, one rose and olives. Dinner will cost you an extra $70 more, but you'll get a four-course meal with regional ingredients and, of course, wine pairings.

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[Photo: Adobe Guadalupe]

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