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Welcome to our tourism agency, located in the heart of Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California. Our passion is creating private and personalized tours that transform your visit into an unforgettable experience. Whether you're a solo traveler or a group of friends, we cater to your unique interests and preferences, ensuring every detail is taken care of. From wine-tasting tours to culinary experiences, cultural excursions to outdoor adventures, we have something for everyone. Let us be your guide and show you the best that Valle de Guadalupe has to offer.

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Valle de Guadalupe Wine Tours - A MUST For Wine Lovers

Valle de Guadalupe is referred to as a wine lover’s paradise and for good reason. The region is home to over 120 unique wineries, offering visitors an experience like no other. Visualize yourself sipping flavorful wine while admiring the views of Guadalupe Valley.

Since the explosion of Valle de Guadalupe’s wine industry, there has been a massive increase in tours. These tours do a great job to showcase the work of the wineries this region has became so famous for.

There’s no better way to enjoy this beautiful region than by signing yourself up for one of these fabulous Valle de Guadalupe wine tours. Allow us to show you the best so you can have a great time in the Valle de Guadalupe wine region .

The Best Valle de Guadalupe Wine Tours

Private tour in guadalupe.

Amalgamate delicious wine and gastronomy on this 6 – 7 hour private wine tour in Valle de Guadalupe.

Discover three different wineries, each showing their distinctive wine making process. For lunch, stop at a local restaurant, renowned for serving outstanding Mexican cuisine, where you’ll savor a gourmet meal.

The tour’s main selling point is the flexibility to design your own itinerary. Valle de Guadalupe has tons of places to visit, but a day trip is nowhere near enough to do it all. This tour gives your group of up to 15 the freedom to visit wherever you’d like.

Take advantage of hotel pick up and drop off in a fully air-conditioned vehicle from Ensenada or Valle de Guadalupe. This way you can sample as much wine as you’d like without worrying about getting behind the wheel.

Be sure to bring some extra cash for alcohol and food, they aren’t included in the price.

Premium Valle de Guadalupe Wine & Food Tour

The Premium Valle de Guadalupe Wine & Food Tour takes you to visit three of the most popular boutique wineries in the region’s heart.

Explore the tasting room, where you’ll have an opportunity to try some of the tastiest whites, reds, and rosés.

This Valle de Guadalupe wine tour includes a private transfer from San Ysidro Boulevard in San Diego or the city of Tijuana. Then you’ll head off on a tasting tour unlike any other. Kick off the day with some mouth-watering tacos in Rosarito before making the journey down the Baja coast. There will be some ice cold beers on board to keep you occupied.

The 11.5 hour outing is all-inclusive, so guided wine tastings and meals are included in the price. Of the Valle de Guadalupe tours from San Diego this is definitely one of the best.

Valle de Guadalupe Winery & Brewery Tours

Plan a winery day trip from Tijuana for up to 13 people. Treat yourselves to the region’s premium wines and panoramic landscapes. Instead of the tour company deciding the itinerary, you’ll get to choose.

The ten hour private wine tour of Valle de Guadalupe brings you to the top wineries and restaurants at your own pace. Whether you want to spend the day exploring one vineyard in depth, or have a couple more in mind, it’s all up to you.

Your booking only includes private transportation, wine tastings and food are at your expense. However, considering the price, it’s a bargain and will be a truly magical day filled with drinking only the greatest Mexican wine.

Private Underground Wine Tasting

This excursion is a little different compared to others on this list of Valle de Guadalupe wine tours. Rather than visiting Mexico’s most popular wine region with a group, experience it with just your partner on this two person, eight hour tour.

The private tour with stops at four wineries is among the best Guadalupe Valley wine tours.

Start the day off at the Vina de Frannes boutique winery, tasting their quality wines while enjoying breathtaking canyon views. The second stop is at wonderful Xecue Vinicola, the owners here are extremely passionate about winemaking and will teach you a thing or two about their secrets. 

Stop number three will be at Decantos Vinicola. Their hillside location makes it a wonderful area to sip a nice glass of red or white.

Finally, you and your significant other will reach Baron Balche, everyone’s favorite of the four. Join a tour of their production area buried beneath the ground. After, hop on a tractor and let one of the workers take you through their vineyard. During this time you’ll learn all about the wine making process.

Round trip pickup is available from most hotels in Ensanada or the port in Guadalupe if you have a cruise ship to board. We highly recommend bringing extra money for food and drinks, as they aren’t included in the price.

Tijuana To Valle de Guadalupe Private Tour

Let a local who knows everything about wine bring you on an exciting journey from Tijuana to Valle de Guadalupe.

On this tour you’ll drop by several wineries where local, family-owned and sustainable, organic products are at the focal point of their business. A driver will pick you up in Tijuana following your border crossing in a fully air-conditioned vehicle with seven seats. Having a driver for the day allows you to swig numerous glasses of wine without a care in the world.

This is an 11 hour customized tour. You’ll let the guide know which wineries you’d like to visit, and they will organize everything. It’s the perfect day out!

Lunch or alcoholic beverages aren’t included in the booking, but there will be plenty of opportunities for purchasing both at your own expense. The recommended group size is seven. This group size is manageable and will provide an intimate learning experience with the tour guide.

Private Full-Day Wine Tour in Valle de Guadalupe

Uncover Baja California’s unrivaled wineries by embarking on a seven hour wine tasting tour through the spectacular Guadalupe Valley. Stop by 2 – 3 wineries in company with a private guide and test delicate wines while relaxing in a natural space away from life’s stresses. 

Are you a fan of craft beer? Or is your partner? If so, let your guide know, they will mix up the itinerary to include a brewery in the valley or Ensenada.

There are many perks which come with this wine day trip. Perks include pick up from your accommodation in the Ensenada and Valle de Guadalupe areas, complimentary tasting at the Tres Valles winery, plus free water and snacks. Unfortunately, lunch isn’t included in the booking. However, the tour guide knows plenty of local restaurants for a relaxed bite to eat.

Private Tour with a Local Guide + Driver Included Through Valle de Guadalupe

Get ready to taste a whole lot of wine in Mexico.

This Valle de Guadalupe wine tour takes you and up to 5 friends anywhere you’d like. It’s made to cater a group’s particular needs – you choose pick up time and total tour duration. Additionally, this Valle de Guadalupe tour includes a driver from the region, so you’re guaranteed first-hand insight into the local wine industry.

At your chosen vineyards, flood the vintners with all the questions you’ve been waiting to ask. Get a grasp on how they make their wine and who knows? They might reveal their secret recipe to you. 

Bear in mind the tour does not include lunch or drinks, so factor that into your budget.

Valle de Guadalupe wine tours are a great way to explore the region first-hand. Which tour will you join?

Planning to spend the night following your wine tour? Check out these Top Valle de Guadalupe Hotels .

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7 Wineries You Will Fall In Love With In Idaho’s Lewis-Clark Valley

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Idaho is just being discovered as a center of wine growing, but already the fairly new Lewis-Clark Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA) has been highly praised by the wine press. This is an emerging destination for winemaking and combines the best of all worlds. Dedicated winemakers have sought out this region for its unique terrain and weather that allows a slow ripening season, adequate water, and many sunny days.

Several wineries have been singled out for excellence, including Northwest Wine Press ’ 2020 Pacific Northwest Winery of the Year, Clearwater Canyon Cellars, and Idaho’s Winery of the Year, Colter’s Creek. Lewis-Clark Valley sits on the border between Washington and Idaho at the base of Idaho’s agricultural palouses (land) and Washington’s high desert. Here they grow Bordeaux and Rhone varietals.

Lewiston, Idaho , and Clarkston, Washington , face each other across the Snake River and a jet boat up Hell’s Canyon is a must when visiting. These industrial towns are fairly straightforward and lodging is your typical chain hotels like Hampton Inn and Best Western, but there are quaint river lodges like Boggan’s Oasis and the Clearwater River Casino & Lodge.

A worthy side trip when visiting the Lewis-Clark Valley is about 45 minutes away to the town of Moscow, Idaho . Pronounced “Moss-coe,” this historical small town is known as the site of the University of Idaho and a farmer’s market that can attract over 100,000 visitors on weekends. Elevated dining, great wines and culture abound in this sophisticated hamlet. I was a guest of the region right before the pandemic and cannot wait to get back to the hospitality and rich dimensions of the State of Idaho.

1. Colter’s Creek Winery   

Idaho’s 2019 Winery of the Year makes wine from only Lewis-Clark Valley and Snake River Valley AVAs fruit, which means it stays hyper-local in Idaho. The good thing is that you can try Colter’s Creek both at its hip tasting room in Moscow and at its tasting room and restaurant in the town of Juliaetta, Idaho. It also has vineyards and a winery where a tour and tasting may be arranged.

In 2007, early in the recognition of Idaho wines, Colter’s Creek owners Mike Pearson and Melissa Sanborn combined their chemistry and engineering backgrounds with a love of wine and the earth and found an abandoned vineyard in Juliaetta nestled between the Potlatch and Clearwater rivers. They named the winery after an early settler named John Colter and today produce a variety of wines that truly encompass the gambit of taste and style. 

Both a chardonnay and chardonnay-viognier are in the lineup along with a variety of rieslings, a perfect food-pairing wine experiencing a renaissance in popularity. Red and white blends are good for everyday drinking, or try Spanish grape varieties like tempranillo and the rocinante blend, Italian grapes like Sangiovese, and French favorites syrah and the grenache, syrah, Mourvedre blend in Arrow Rim Red. The restaurant in Juliaetta allows visitors to try wines paired with foods reflective of the region.

Colter’s Creek prides itself on sustainability in vineyard, water and waste management as well as in the tasting room environments themselves.

2. Clearwater Canyon Cellars

Coco Umiker is the ebullient winemaker at Clearwater Canyon and her enthusiasm is infectious. With a doctorate degree in wine microbiology, she and a vineyard manager and soil scientist create wines with little interference that are long on flavor.

Since 2016, Clearwater Canyon’s tasting room has been on the family’s Idaho Century Farm in the Lewiston orchards. The room features a cozy and comfortable ambiance and is a far cry from the four barrels it crafted in a storage room from 2004-2007.

The energy exhibited here is worth a visit and the wines are solid and well made, even creative. Definitely a priority stop to make in the valley for the fun, frivolity, and history of this solid winery.

3. Basalt Cellars

One of the original leaders in the Lewis-Clark Valley since 2003, and renowned since the winery’s 2004 merlot won double gold medals in the Tri-Cities Wine Competition. It sits on the Washington state side of the Lewis-Clark Valley and sources grapes from vineyards in the best growing regions of the state. An early pioneer in the region, Basalt Cellars secured long-term contracts with well-known vineyards like Bacchus, Weinbau, and Willard to assure quality wines as the winery became known.

Basalt considers itself a maker of ultra-premium wines and ones it feels will age well. This means the grape sources and winemaking have to be extraordinary, with only the finest techniques and all-French barrels for 18-30 months aging. 

French varieties take center focus at Basalt and Bordeaux-origin grapes like cabernet Franc, merlot, and malbec are excellent as are the Bordeaux blends. Sauvignon blanc sells out quickly as does the viognier. From the Rhone region, try syrah and several GSMs (grenache, syrah, and mourvedre) which have deep fan followings. A cool tasting room with very knowledgeable representatives makes a Basalt visit desirable in the Lewis-Clark Valley.

The Idaho Winery of the Year in 2021 says a lot about this unassuming producer. In a storefront in Lewiston, hang with the winemaker/owners of Vine 46 and enjoy an array of interesting and affordable wines that express grapes that grow well in the region. 

Carmenere, tempranillo and GMT (grenache, mourvedre and tempranillo blend) are something new for most wine drinkers and deliver spicy red fruit flavors — a perfect complement to your summer grilling. On the white side, sauvignon blanc, pinot gris, and rosé assure there is something for everyone. I have found that reds age well and look for a lot of great things in the future from Vine 46. The charming area of Lewiston around Vine 46 is an added bonus.

5. Lindsay Creek Vineyards 

Lindsay Creek is an expansive, fun and happening winery that makes tasting not only delicious but entertaining. Live music, event areas and plenty to do means a visit here is never boring. And the wines are fantastic.

Fourth generation grain farmers and brothers Art and Doug Mcintosh haven’t forgotten their roots. In fact, you can see grain fields surrounding the winery and small lot grains like oats and wheat are sold in the retail shop, which is another huge reason for home bakers and cooks to visit. The brothers and their wives love traveling to wine regions and in 2007, decided to try maximizing the lush palouse soils left from centuries-ago Missoula floods into wine grape crops, starting with what they call “a mere 150 sticks.”

Heading back to school for winemaking and viticulture has paid off for the brothers and their Bordeaux and Rhone varieties. Cabernet sauvignon, merlot and malbec make up the majority of reds along with a rosé and riesling. All of the wines are incredibly affordable ($16 riesling!) so make Lindsay Creek at the end of a fun day of tasting and listen to some music while watching the sun lower over the palouse.

6. Jovinea Cellars 

The couple behind Jovinea , Michael and Lisa Grigg, moved to Lewis-Clark Valley with the intention of building a winery and, of course, making wine. It would be 8 years until they got into operation and now source fruit from esteemed vineyards in both Idaho and Washington while planting their estate vineyard near the production facility they built in Lenore, Idaho.

Hoping it doesn’t take another 8 years of starts and stops, triumphs and adversity, to get the vineyard online, Jovinea has opened a tasting room in downtown Lewiston, which has become a small center of so-called urban wineries. In Lewiston, lunching in a small restaurant and sampling wines from the handful of local wineries with tasting rooms in town is a perfect way to spend a day in the area. Jovinea makes some fairly rare varieties so a good place to try your first Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cao, Montepulciano, Dolcetto, and Roussanne, grapes originating in Italy and Portugal is here.

7. Rivaura Estate Vineyards

The family behind Rivaura has a long history of farming along the banks of the Clearwater River in Lewis-Clark Valley and the latest generation has embarked on winemaking under the name Rivaura, meaning “river.”

Ron Hewett, Sr., along with sons Ron, Jr., and Reece Hewett, planted Rhone and Bordeaux varietals and now make ultra premium viognier, syrah, grenache, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot. The latest generation of Hewetts, Lance and Vince Hewett, returned to the family business after a time in the working world.

Rivaura’s tasting room is located on the vineyards near Juliaetta, Idaho, with sweeping views of rolling vineyards.

After getting to know Lewis-Clark Valley, travel south to the urban wineries of Boise and the Snake River Valley AVA around the Caldwell area.

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Barbara Barrielle has been a full-time travel, wine, and food writer for the last five years after a career as a publicist in the America's Cup, wine and entertainment. She is also an actress and film producer with two films currently in production and one released in 2018. She is working on a documentary "Crushed" about the wine country wildfires. She writes regularly for the Napa Valley Register, East Hampton Star, Northwest Travel and Life, Human Compass, Oregon Wine Press, and Wine Industry Advisor.

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Fly Delta Skywest from Salt Lake City (SLC) or Alaska Airlines from Boise (BOI) or Seattle (SEA) into Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS). Other regional airports include Moscow-Pullman (PUW) and Spokane International Airport (GEG).  Beginning in June 2017, Wines Fly Free on Horizon Air from Lewiston, Idaho. *one case per member flyer

You can reach the Lewis-Clark Valley via Highway 12 (east/west) from Missoula, Montana (215 miles) or Walla Walla, Washington (100 miles), via Highway 195 (north/south) from Spokane, Washington (100 miles) or Pullman, Washington (30 miles), Highway 95 (north/south) from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (115 miles), Moscow, Idaho (30 miles) or Boise, Idaho (265 miles).

Several cruise boats travel the Snake River and make stops in the valley. Ask your tour operator about including a wine tour in your visit.

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