Baja California, Mexico

Think of it as Baja beyond fish tacos. There’s some excellent wine now, too, as producers experiment with lesser-known grape varietals such asTempranillo. Better yet, it’s easy to get here, since 90 percent of Mexican wine comes from Baja’s emerging wine country, only about 70 miles from the California/Mexico border. The self-guided, easy-to-navigate winery route, La Ruta del Vino, includes about 20 wineries.

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