Mexican Wine

The history of Mexican Wine started with the Spanish in the 16th century, they brought with them vines from Europe and knowledge of Winemaking.

Mexico was a country that did have its own indigenous grapes growing before the Spanish, but there is no evidence that anyone used them to create Wine.

Mexican Wine took a big hit in 1699 when King Charles II of Spain prohibited Mexico from making Wine unless it was for Church Purposes, it wasn’t until Mexico’s Independence in 1821 that they started making Wine on are larger scale again.

Mexico has over 400 wineries, and 35,900 ha. (88,700 acres) of vineyard, but only 8,600 ha (21,251 acres) are used for the production of wine.

There are 14 wine regions in Mexico to explore:

• Valle de Guadalupe
• Valle de Parras
• Querétaro
• Aguascalientes
• Ensenada
• Northern Baja
• Sonora
• Durango
• Coahuila
• Zacatecas

Some of the grapes grown in Mexico:

• Chenin Blanc
• Chardonnay
• Sauvignon Blanc
• Viognier
• Grenache
• Tempranillo
• Dolcetto
• Syrah
• Petite Sirah