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San Diego Wine + Food Fest: Baja Expedition 2024 - What to Expect, Worth It?

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Explore Baja with the San Diego Wine + Food Festival Special Event on Nov 7th, 2024

If it’s been a while since you’ve explored Baja, and I mean really explored it, then here’s your chance to experience the extraordinary wine and food scene of the Valle de Guadalupe. And I really do mean extraordinary with a food scene that rivals the best restaurants in Napa and wine that comes darn close, really close.

Wait - seriously?

Yes, seriously. The food scene has won some restaurants Michelin stars and the wines have gone from passable to incredible. Add to that the scenery and culture and you have an adventure that’s not to be missed.

Interested in a trip to Valle de Guadalupe but unsure where to start? Love Baja but don’t want to drive and not sure where to go? Then this tour is for you. San Diego Wine + Food Festival’s Baja Culinary Expedition - A Journey Through Michelin Guide Mexico 2024. The event is on Nov. 7th, 2024, from 8:30 AM and returning at 10:00 PM, and includes everything from transportation to wine and food Tickets are on sale now - here’s what to expect:

  • Start with seafood and Sparkling Wine at Conchas de Peidra

  • Savor an intimate Wine experience with the pioneer of Mexican winemaking, Hugo D’ Acosta.

  • Delight with a Stunning Al Fresco lunch under the trees at Damiana.

  • Sip the sparkling wines at Bruma Winery.

  • Finish with a magical culinary experience under a centuries old oak tree at Michelin star restaurant Animalón.

Animalón Restaurant in Baja: Photo Credit: https://agringoinmexico.com/2022/11/08/animalon-valle-de-guadalupe-50best/

IS THE SAN DIEGO WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL’S TRIP TO BAJA WORTH IT?

Absolutely worth it. For $623.50 per person you get a full day culinary experience into a side of Baja that few people will ever experience. Seafood, sparkling wine, gourmet lunch and tastings with the winemaker, more sparkling wine, and the grand finale, a scrumptious dinner at Michelin star restaurant Animaón. (Read the Michelin guide review here). You’d be hard pressed to do this on your own for less - and when was the last time you got to chat with the chef and winemaker and hang out with a new group of friends who all love wine and food the way you do? This is going to be so much fun.

In the end you’ll have a once in a lifetime experience that might be the best day of your life! OK, perhaps that might be an exaggeration but it certainly will be a day you’ll remember and talk about for a long, long time and your chance to explore the elevated luxurious side of Baja. Tickets are limited so book soon.