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Mexican wine is of course not that popular as French, Italian or Georgian, but still Mexico has very rich vineyards and develops wine-making. The great Goethe said "Wine brings joy to the heart, and joy is the mother of virtue". And really wine accompanies mankind since rise. Wine always brings joy, friendship, kind feelings and a hearty conversation. And although the most popular drink in Mexican cuisine is tequila wine still occupies an important place in traditional Mexican menu. 

Mexican wine has good future, as Mexico actually has very favorable region for breeding and cultivation of finest wine grapes. Valleys of Calafia and Guadalupe is the best wine-producing zone of the northern hemisphere. Monte Xanic is the best Mexican wine producer of the region. They explain their success by the unique climate conditions of this part of Baja California. Cold waters of the Pacific Ocean give the region Mediterranean climate, resembling the one of the French wine producing regions. 

Wine was brought to Baja California by missionaries. Father Juan de Ugarte, a Jesuit priest, was in charge of Loreto mission, and he was the first to plant grapevines in Mexico. For many years Mexican wine could not gain an appropriate reputation in the world, but now the situation is changing with the development of the quality equipment and drive in the valleys. Big enterprises among which Bodegas de Santo Tomes, Pedro Domecq and L.A. Cetto are producing great wines and are trying to maintain fine quality. A range of small wine boutiques appeared such as  Chateau Camou, Monte Xanic, Bodegas San Antonio and Cavas Valmar and started to make highly sophisticated wines in small volumes, reaching a never seen level of Mexican wine excellence. Some of wines produced in Mexico are exported to America, Europe and even France!

So next time you visit a Mexican restaurant don't forget to order a glass of finest Mexican wine.