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Lots of barrel samples while meeting local winemakers in the Valle de Guadalupe and the Valle de Ojos Negros in Baja California, Mexico during the final three days of our WineMaker Magazine tour. Our group of 20 also had the chance to meet makers of local ports, vermouths, mezcals, and cheeses. Plus plenty of wine-paired meals highlighting local Baja foods. It was a great experience learning over six days about this up and coming wine region from friendly and talented Mexican winemakers. Put Valle de Guadalupe on your wine travel list. Salud!

This simple yet elegant liqueur offers a tangible connection to Italy’s mountain kitchens, marrying the accessible flavors of locally sourced sour cherries with the robust body of home-fermented red wine. We explore how to make ratafia at home!

Ratafia: A Traditional Liqueur of Patience and Fruit - WineMakerMag.com Ratafia is a liqueur that marries the accessible flavors of locally sourced sour cherries with the robust body of home-fermented red wine.

Sparkling wines, whites, and rosés. Breakfast of champions to kickoff day two of the WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition.