We crossed the border at Tecate and stopped for our first wine tasting at Casa Pedro Domecq Winery. They gave us a tour of their facility which included a walk thru their 'cave'. This included many historical items including some original stone jars used by the Spanish to make wine. Even though all the grapes are grown and harvested here, all of their wine is bottled and distributed in Mexico City. But, they have kept some of their better wines in their cave along with some vintage grape processing equipment such as presses and bottlers.
We crossed the highway and drove about 2 miles down a dirt road to LA Cetto Winery where we will spend the night in their parking lot. They are the largest and most popular winery in Mexico. After the tour and wine tasting we went back to our RV's for a short nap and then planned to walk to the next winery only 1/2 mile down the road. But the weather changed our plans -- it poured down rain! This is the first bad weather we have had since we left home. One of the rigs on this trip is a small Rialta which is almost like a conversion van. All 11 of us piled into the RV and we rode down to Casa de Dona Lupe in the pouring rain.
This winery is very small and they produce more than just wine. Not only did we taste four wines but we tried over a dozen jellies made from fruits and peppers and had some very good pizza for supper. She also had honey, all kinds of hot sauces, cheese, several varieties of breads, hand lotion, and some other home made items. It was still raining when we left. By the way, we ate supper at 5 PM and were back in the RV before 7:30 PM. Of course there is no television here and no internet!
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