The Vallarta Wine Festival

Puerto Vallarta already holds a reputation as a gastronomical city. It’s a destination people come and visit not just to enjoy the beaches, but also indulge in one of Mexico’s best food scenes. And not just Mexican food either, but also to taste fine international cuisine.

To add to this reputation, the Vallarta Wine Festival began. After a successful first year, the event continues to grow and is now in its 5^th year. Scheduled for February 21-27^th, 2011 the event will include venues in both Mexican states of Jalisco and Nayarit. (Puerto Vallarta is in Jalisco, but borders Nayarit and the Riviera Nayarit). The region will once again open the doors of its hospitality to the wine community and its connoisseurs.

Wine makers, sommeliers, and the most important consumers will have the opportunity to attend events and sample wine. With the theme, the wines from Spain, numerous local restaurants will offer pairings of the regions fine cuisine and the imported labels available in Mexico. It makes for a perfect opportunity to meet and greet the wine community.

But the events are also aimed to educate, enlighten and be enjoyed. Don’t expect just wine tastings with special menus. Many events seem to pair wine with the arts too. Cinema, live dance and musical performances will entertain and enhance the experience or vice versa.

Highlights of the week include a flamenco dancing performance by Algeciras and music by Grupo Tlalipac with a special performance by soprano Natalia Ramos. For more information about the event, including the complete schedule, you can find it on it’s official website.

Photos by Craig Zabransky

Craig travels around the world to write tales of travel aimed to encourage and inspire others to take and make adventure in their life. And after calling Mexico home for over a year, it secured a special place in his heart. He continues to return often and often considers it his second home. You can find more of his travels on his Stay Adventurous site and follow him on his Twitter: @stayadventurous..

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Tagged as: Cuisine, Festival, Jalisco, Nayarit, Vallarta Wine Festival, Wine Tasting

{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 geordie February 16, 2011 at 9:18 pm: Nice Craig, had never heard about this wine fest, I’ll have to check it out!
2 Craig Zabransky February 24, 2011 at 1:21 am: Geordie, have you tasted any wine yet this week?
3 Laurie Gourley February 24, 2011 at 9:36 pm: I will be in Puerto Vallarta over those dates and will visit the wine festival. Thanks if I had not read your blog I would not have known to go.
4 Craig Zabransky February 25, 2011 at 2:34 am: Laurie, let us know what you discover.
5 Cathy Johnson February 22, 2012 at 6:42 pm: Will be visiting June 2012. My daughter in law would like to visit wineries. Could you reccomend any?