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There was a time, only a few short
years ago, when drinking wine from
Baja wasn’t considered by serious San Diego...
wine lovers in Southern California.

But Yvonne Stern of San Diego
says,“These wines rival some of the
best California wines I have enjoyed.”

After a day of winetasting, you’ll prob-
ably be hungry. The Ruta del Vino
has twelve local restaurants serving
gourmet and regional cuisine,
Mexican- style meals with an Arabic
flavor, seafood, international cuisine
and one even specializes in ostrich,
quail and deer.

There is still one problem in the Baja
wine industry, and that is, if you are
driving into Mexico you can only
bring back 1 liter of wine per person,
every 30 days. However, if you are
visiting Mexico on a cruise you can
bring back 6 cases of wine. That is
definitely incentive to take a weekend
cruise to Ensenada and a day tour of
the wineries.

8 “It’s a bit more rustic than Napa or
Paso Robles.” I told my friends, who
were joining me for a day of explor-
ing. “But it’s worth it.” I assure them.
After a day of winetasting they were
happily surprised at the quality of the
wines. “We only have one question,”
my traveling companions say “when
are we coming back?”

I hate housework!

You make the

beds, you do the

dishes — and six

months later you Harbor by

have to start all

over again. night

Joan Rivers

March/April 2008