The regions of Mexico
Choose a region to read its guide, then move closer through its named subregions.
- 01AguascalientesNo producers listed yetAguascalientes has high-elevation vineyards in a semi-dry climate. Grapes go to juice and concentrate, table grapes and wine, while the official wine route links vineyards, wineries and tastings in Jesús María, Pabellón de Arteaga, Rincón de Romos and the capital city.
- 02Baja California2 producersBaja California is Mexico's principal wine-producing region, with seven wine valleys named in official tourism material. Valle de Guadalupe sits at the centre of the country's wine industry, but it is one part of a wider region. Differences in climate across the valleys help explain the range of wine styles.
- 03ChihuahuaNo producers listed yetChihuahua is a Mexican wine region with roots in eighteenth-century production at Parral and El Paso. Its vineyards span multiple microclimates, where water management and site selection matter. Research has focused on red varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Syrah and Merlot.
- 04CoahuilaNo producers listed yetMost of Coahuila's vineyards lie in the south, across Parras de la Fuente, Arteaga and Saltillo. In Valle de Parras, an oasis in the state's semi-desert, high-elevation vineyards grow a broad range of red and white grapes. Parras also has a wine history dating to 1594.
- 05GuanajuatoNo producers listed yetAcross Guanajuato's high-altitude, semi-desert wine country, warm vineyards meet large day-night temperature shifts and sandy soils. The young wine scene is spread among regional vineyards and wine routes rather than one legally delimited appellation, with visits often tied to the state's history.
- 06Other producers1 producerThese producers are listed here with no more specific region shown.
- 07QueretaroNo producers listed yetHigh elevation, summer rain and local microclimates shape vineyards in Querétaro, in central Mexico's Bajío. It lies between 20° and 21° north at an average altitude of about 1,965 metres. Hail is a defining risk, and the region leads Mexico in sparkling-wine production and exports.
- 08San Luis PotosiNo producers listed yetSan Luis Potosi's modern wine area lies on the north-central Mexican Altiplano around the capital, including Venado and Moctezuma. Its wine history reaches back to the Valle de San Francisco, where a wine-production reference appears in 1746.
- 09ZacatecasNo producers listed yetZacatecas lies in north-central Mexico, where vineyards sit at high altitude in dry, semi-desert conditions. Most of the state's grape plantings serve industrial and table use, with new wine projects and an enotourism route also becoming established.