We were invited to spend the weekend in Ensenada, sharing a house in Las Gaviotas with some friends. There were 13 of us, so our group was dubbed the "Baker's Dozen". We got to the house early Friday afternoon, Dan and I immediately claimed a bedroom on the 2nd floor with an ocean view. While waiting for everyone to arrive, we enjoyed the sunset from the 3rd floor patio:
We enjoyed dinner in Puerto Nuevo (lobster, of course) and on Saturday visited wineries in the Valle de Guadalupe. Having visited Napa and Sonoma, I was really surprised at how low-key everything was. The first place we visited, Tres Mujeres, we all barely fit into the small cellar that stores the wines. The bottles didn't even have labels, but if you bought a bottle the lady there signed it for you.
Our next stop was Monte Xanic, which we arrived at after several miles of bumpy dirt road. This winery has lots of potential, plenty of land and a shaded picnic area next to a small lake. We bought wines here, Grenache and Chenin Blanc. They make some very nice Cabernet Sauvignon as well.
Next we hit Next we hit L.A. Cetto, a place I've decided to call the V. Sattui of the Valle de Guadalupe. This place was busy, and just like V. Sattui you can buy snacks to go with the wine and enjoy it right outside in their picnic area. We didn't stay very long as we had one more stop to make right around the corner, a cute little place called Dona Lupe that sells all kinds of jams and honey. After that, it was back to our rental house for a great steak dinner. It was a wonderful weekend, thank you Rafa for putting it together!
