{"id":3894,"date":"2025-06-11T15:37:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T21:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinitacora.mx\/sin-categorizar\/the-wine-book-that-will-represent-mexico-at-the-gourmand-awards-2025-in-portugal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T17:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T23:02:46","slug":"the-wine-book-that-will-represent-mexico-at-the-gourmand-awards-2025-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinitacora.mx\/en\/press\/the-wine-book-that-will-represent-mexico-at-the-gourmand-awards-2025-in-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"The wine book that will represent Mexico at the Gourmand Awards 2025 in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The book \u201cWines and Wineries of Baja California\u201d has been recognized as one of the best in the world and one of the best in Mexico in the last 30 years by the renowned Gourmand Awards. In addition, Baja California will be represented by Vionda, sommelier and author of the book, with an exclusive wine tasting in Cascais, Portugal. <\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Guadalajara, Mexico &#8211; June 2025.<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The guide \u201cVinit\u00e1cora: Wines and Wineries of Baja California\u201d has been selected to be part of the prestigious list <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best of the Best 2025<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> list of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookbookfair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Gourmand Awards<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The awards are considered the world&#8217;s most important awards in gastronomic and beverage literature. The ceremony will be held on   <\/span><b>June 19, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the <\/span><b>Estoril Congress Center in Estoril, Portugal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as part of the commemoration of the <\/span><b>30th anniversary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of these international awards, which bring together publications from more than 221 countries and <\/span><b>more than 221 countries and regions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the ceremony, <\/span><b>Mexico will be present not only as a finalist, but also through the palate.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The sommelier  <\/span><b>Lorena Hern\u00e1ndez (Vionda) author and sommelier,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will offer a special <\/span><b>special tasting of Baja California wines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  aimed at industry professionals and international media. Some of the wines selected for this event represent several of the state&#8217;s most emblematic wineries located in the Guadalupe Valley:   <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/adobeguadalupe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Guadalupe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/closdetrescantos.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clos de Tres Cantos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodegasdomecq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pedro Domecq<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vyva.mx\/casa-de-piedra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa de Piedra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/venacavawine.com\/inicio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vena Cava<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavamaciel.com.mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cava Maciel<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both <\/span><b>Lorena Hern\u00e1ndez (Vionda)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Fabian Jauregui<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vionda, founders of Vinit\u00e1cora and originally from Jalisco, will be recognized at this event for their work in promoting Mexico&#8217;s wine routes. With more than 15 years of experience, Vionda has national and international certifications (ONSOM, WSET, AWE in Napa) and has been a key voice in the professionalization and visibility of Mexican wine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2273\" data-end=\"2641\">This is the <strong data-start=\"2284\" data-end=\"2302\">fourth edition<\/strong> of the guide dedicated to Baja California, and the recognition at the Gourmand Awards also represents a tribute to the collective effort of the region. <strong data-start=\"2452\" data-end=\"2485\">More than 85 wine producers<\/strong> participated in this publication, sharing their work, their history and their vision, which made it possible for this work to reach an international stage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2643\" data-end=\"3209\">In 2025, Vinit\u00e1cora celebrates its <strong data-start=\"2676\" data-end=\"2698\">tenth anniversary<\/strong> as a publishing company and platform for the promotion of regional wine and beverages. Its bilingual and interactive guides have documented Mexico&#8217;s main wine regions, including <strong data-start=\"2887\" data-end=\"2900\">Quer\u00e9taro<\/strong> and soon <strong data-start=\"2916\" data-end=\"2934\">Aguascalientes<\/strong>, as well as international regions such as <strong data-start=\"2975\" data-end=\"2994\">Anderson Valley<\/strong> in California, USA. Its publications have reached <strong data-start=\"3050\" data-end=\"3076\">more than 50,000 people<\/strong> and have been considered <strong data-start=\"3101\" data-end=\"3128\">national best sellers<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2643\" data-end=\"3209\">The guides are available online through its <a href=\"https:\/\/tienda.vinitacora.mx\/products\/ruta-vino-baja-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online store<\/a>, Amazon, social media and<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gandhi.com.mx\/vinitacora--vinos-y-vinicolas-de-baja-california--mexico-9781734276725\/p\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gandhi Bookstores<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>More information:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \ud83c\udf10<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vinitacora.mx\/en\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vinitacora.mx<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \ud83d\udce7 <a href=\"mailto:contacto@vinitacora.mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contacto@vinitacora.mx<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  \ud83d\udcf1 Instagram \/ Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vinitacora_mx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Vinitacora_mx<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Press contact:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Fabi\u00e1n Jauregui \/ Talia Padilla<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:contacto@vinitacora.mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contacto@vinitacora.mx<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The book \u201cWines and Wineries of Baja California\u201d has been recognized as one of the best in the world and one of the best in Mexico in the last 30 years by the renowned Gourmand Awards. 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