Founded in 1969 on the old road to Zacatecas, part of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. It makes wine and spirits, and offers tastings, tours, workshops and event space.
- Founded
- 1969
More wineries in Aguascalientes
Pabellón de ArteagaHacienda de LetrasA hacienda dating to 1854 with more than 40 years of winemaking. Líder Empresarial reports about 120 ha planted with more than 18 varieties and 23 labels. Visits take in the vineyards and a tasting in the cellar, and there is a restaurant.Near Aguascalientes cityVinícola Santa ElenaJust outside Aguascalientes city, with an industrial-style main building, an open-air patio and a cave. Spanish winemaker Aurelio García Herraíz works with gravity-fed grapes and long macerations. Its Sophie Blanco took gold at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, and it has a restaurant, E’lan.San Francisco de los RomoBodegas OrigenA low-intervention winery that ferments in concrete eggs, Ganimede tanks, open vats and barrels. Visits walk the vineyard, the winery and the barrel room, then end with a tasting.North of Aguascalientes cityViña Las CrucesA family estate built with vaults, brick, stone and adobe. After a guided vineyard walk there are tastings and pairing dinners in its restaurant, Las Cruces. It also has rooms, camping, horseback riding and bike tours.CosíoVinícola El SecretoStarted by José Luis González Gómez in La Punta, Cosío. It grows 13 wine grapes plus olives and figs, and says it was the first to bring Tannat to the state. Day tours from the city taste three wines in the cellar, and the winery has a restaurant.Old road to CalvilloBodegas de la ParraÓscar de la Parra’s boutique winery on the old road to Calvillo. Planting began in 2007 and winemaking in 2011, on an organic vineyard fed by its own pond. The Camino Real hotels blog calls it the state’s first certified organic vineyard.