Art, Food & Wine – Taos, New Mexico Traditions

It may come as a surprise to learn that the first wine production in the United States started in what now is called New Mexico by Spanish monks in 1633. The New Mexico wine country is home to over forty wineries, several in the vicinity of the art colony, Taos, high up in the SangreContinue reading “Art, Food & Wine – Taos, New Mexico Traditions”

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Mision Wine from Cerocahui, Mexico

Cerocahui, Mexico: Tarahumara Indians, Jesuits and Wine Story and photos by John Lamkin Bumping along 45 minutes of dirt road from the train station, through the wooded landscape, the forest opens to reveal the alpine-like valley of Cerocahui (sero-kah-wee), a mile-high paradise. Below, I catch a glimpse of the hidden valley with its silver river windingContinue reading “Mision Wine from Cerocahui, Mexico”