Bombastically energetic Patrick Neri of Beso Imports is coming to Portland, and he’s hosting a seminar on the landscape of Mexican wines with us! We’ll be pouring a lineup of eight wines, spanning varietals and styles, so come learn about a remarkable—though largely undiscovered—region.
Here’s some info from Patrick:
The first grape plantings in the New World went into soil in 1521 in Valle de Parras in what is now the northern state of Coahuila in central Mexico. In fact, when the Spanish scaled up over the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains and first saw Parras Valley, they noted it was already full of grapevines (vitis Americana not vitis vinifera that they were soon to plant). Recognizing that the valley was obviously an ideal place for growing grapes, they planted vines and thus began the story of winemaking in the New World.
Today, 13 out of the 32 states in Mexico are planted with vines, and rich diversity of climates, soil profiles, grape varieties make it one of the most exciting wine regions in the world. Without the top-down imposition of a central bureaucracy telling the farmers which grapes they can grow or meddling in how they make their wines, the landscape of Mexican wineries is dominated by small production, estate grown munti-generational operations whose diversity is mind-boggling.
The team at Beso imports has spent a decade canvassing Mexico’s wine regions, gaining the local reference necessary to have an informed perspective on what each region does best, and the end result is the most studied and comprehensive Mexican wine portfolio the world has ever seen. We’ve combined this with the highest standards in temp controlled shipping and storage and partnerships with the nation’s leading distributors to finally bring wines from Mexico on to the central stage in the world of wine. With distribution in all of the most important states in the US, the era of limited access to the best the region has to offer is coming to a close, and the wines are shifting from novelty to mainstay on many of the best wine lists throughout the nation.
Far from a completed project, Mexican wine is very much on the move, with a new generation bringing fresh ideas and radical concepts of sustainability, inclusivity, diversity and accessibility onto the forefront of the estates leading the nation’s dialogue surrounding wine. The quality is skyrocketing, and every wine region is undergoing a renaissance of their own. Across the board, wineries are dedicating themselves to levels of quality not seen before.
Bombastically energetic Patrick Neri of Beso Imports is coming to Portland, and he’s hosting a seminar on the landscape of Mexican wines with us! We’ll be pouring a lineup of eight wines, spanning varietals and styles, so come learn about a remarkable—though largely undiscovered—region.
Here’s some info from Patrick:
The first grape plantings in the New World went into soil in 1521 in Valle de Parras in what is now the northern state of Coahuila in central Mexico. In fact, when the Spanish scaled up over the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains and first saw Parras Valley, they noted it was already full of grapevines (vitis Americana not vitis vinifera that they were soon to plant). Recognizing that the valley was obviously an ideal place for growing grapes, they planted vines and thus began the story of winemaking in the New World.
Today, 13 out of the 32 states in Mexico are planted with vines, and rich diversity of climates, soil profiles, grape varieties make it one of the most exciting wine regions in the world. Without the top-down imposition of a central bureaucracy telling the farmers which grapes they can grow or meddling in how they make their wines, the landscape of Mexican wineries is dominated by small production, estate grown munti-generational operations whose diversity is mind-boggling.
The team at Beso imports has spent a decade canvassing Mexico’s wine regions, gaining the local reference necessary to have an informed perspective on what each region does best, and the end result is the most studied and comprehensive Mexican wine portfolio the world has ever seen. We’ve combined this with the highest standards in temp controlled shipping and storage and partnerships with the nation’s leading distributors to finally bring wines from Mexico on to the central stage in the world of wine. With distribution in all of the most important states in the US, the era of limited access to the best the region has to offer is coming to a close, and the wines are shifting from novelty to mainstay on many of the best wine lists throughout the nation.
Far from a completed project, Mexican wine is very much on the move, with a new generation bringing fresh ideas and radical concepts of sustainability, inclusivity, diversity and accessibility onto the forefront of the estates leading the nation’s dialogue surrounding wine. The quality is skyrocketing, and every wine region is undergoing a renaissance of their own. Across the board, wineries are dedicating themselves to levels of quality not seen before.
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