Elite Traveler March-April 2016

MEXICO'S WINE COUNTRY

PHOTOS COURTESY OF PAUL BRAUNS LAJA, CHEF-PATRON JAIR TÉLLEZ

HACIENDA LUXURY - ADOBE DE GUADALUPE INN

ROBUST REDS - GOLDEN WHITES

Malagón, to the newly built Encuentro Guadalupe (Glamping Hotel), situated on 232-acre nature reserve with 20 eco-deluxe rectangular lofts staggered on the hillside, elite travelers will find the perfect place to relax after a day of wine tasting among the regions dozens of vineyards. Maybe the best reason to put Mexico’s wine country on your bucket list is the amazing restaurants that have become a major attraction to the region. Two restaurants stand out as a perfect example of the marriage of casual traveling and gourmet indulgence. Laja , ranked as one of the top 50 restaurants in Latin America and inspired by chef Jair Téllez , boasts its own orchard, farm and vineyard contributing to the weekly-changing four- and eight-course menus. Also ranked in the Top 50 and hidden away in the depths of the Guadalupe Valley on the same site as a boutique hotel and winery, Corazon de Tierra - ‘Heart of the Land’ - restaurant is a true exploration of nature’s bounty. Chef Diego Hernandez uses home-grown and local ingredients to turn Mexican gastronomy into a daily-changing five-course tasting menu often mixing Baja, Mediterranean and Asian flavors.

If you love fine wine, great food and a sense of adventure, Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe wine country is a true Elite Mexico Experience.

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