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July continues our summer Harvest Club *Destinations* series, venturing into some of California's off-the-beaten path wine destinations...and beyond. Up next: San Diego County & Baja, Mexico!

Located on opposite sides of the US-Mexico border, San Diego County and the Guadalupe Valley of Baja share similar desert-meets-coast rugged topography, and warm, Mediterranean climate moderated by cool ocean breezes. The region's viticultural histories are also closely intertwined.

North of the border, San Diego County traces its viticultural origins to the late 1700s and the expansion of the Spanish empire through the California mission system. Though production in San Diego would soon be eclipsed by Los Angeles (and later, Napa and Sonoma) counties, the region is re-emerging as an exciting new destination for California wine. Acri Wine Company is a producer to watch, offering a taste of great things to come for the future of San Diego County.

Harvest Club - July 2021

Featured Wines:

2018 BICHI "NO NAME STILL" ROSE TECATE - BAJA, MEXICO

South of the border, Baja's Valle de Guadalupe stretches from the town of Ensenada on the Pacific coast inland to the mountains of Tecate. Mexico's viticultural history is the oldest in the Americas, predating Argentina, Chile and the United States. Records show that vines were first planted in Mexico by Spanish conquistadores in the late 1500s! The Guadalupe Valley is the epicenter for Mexican wine production today with hundreds of wineries, new and old, all part of burgeoning food and wine scene. Bichi Wines and Tresomm Wine are leading examples of the "new" Baja and well worth a try.

2019 BICHI "NO SAPIENS" TECATE RED GUADALUPE VALLEY - BAJA, MEXICO

2020 TRESOMM "MEZCLA" BLANCA VALLE DE GUADALUPE - BAJA, MEXICO

2020 TRESOMM GRIGNOLINO ROSE VALLE DE GUADALUPE - BAJA, MEXICO

2019 ACRI "PALOMAR MOUNTAIN" SAN DIEGO COUNTY CABERNET FRANC

2019 ACRI "PALOMAR MOUNTAIN" SAN DIEGO COUNTY SYRAH

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