Valle de Guadalupe Food and Wine Festival is Mexico’s biggest gastronomy event of the year

The Valle de Guadalupe Food and Wine Festival will take place on October 21-23, 2022. Here’s everything you need to know about the biggest wine event in the country.

BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO — Now on it’s 4th year, the Valle de Guadalupe Food and Wine Festival launched in 2017 by a group of Mexican wine enthusiasts in Baja California.

The festival aims to support local communities of Valle de Guadalupe and at the same time showcase the best wineries in the area.

Valle de Guadalupe is the biggest wine producer in the country and this event is not only about tasting Mexican wine but also immersing yourself in the food culture of Northern Mexico.

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🍷 Valle de Guadalupe Food and Wine Festival Events and Tickets

Welcome dinner at Bruma Wine Garden

📅 October 21, 2022 (Friday)
⏰ 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM
🎟️ Tickets at US$325 (pre-sale), US$1,200 all-in VIP ticket

Bruma Wine Garden is one of the most reputable restaurants and wineries in Valle de Guadalupe. On this welcome dinner, you will sit on an intimate dinner with an impressive menu curated by chefs David Castro Hussong and Maribel Aldaco of Fauna.

Bruma VIP Experience

📅 October 22, 2022 (Saturday) / October 23, 2022 (Sunday)
⏰ 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM (Saturday); 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Sunday)
🎟️ Tickets at US$495 (Saturday), US$425 (Sunday), and US$875 for both days

If you want an all-inclusive pass for the weekend, opt for the VIP Entrance which allows you to access the VIP lounge at the Valle de Guadalupe Food and Wine Festival.

In the VIP lunch, you will get access to a bar, waiter service, raw bar, private chef, and many more. This also includes the following:

• Private parking space
• Festival entrance 1 hour before General Admission
• Wine tasting in the main festival for the first hour
• Access to Main Festival with over 25 chefs’ dishes each day
• Plated chefs’ dishes (3 to 3.5 hours)
• Access to VIP Lounge
• Unlimited wine in the VIP Lounge
• Private hosted bar in the VIP Lounge
• Live music, and more

Sunday Petanca Soiree

📅 October 23, 2022 (Sunday)
⏰ 6:00 PM
🎟️ Tickets at US$225

This Sunday event is hosted by Cuyama Buckhorn Resort and Portée Petanca. This will be a fun evening of cocktails and a 5-course farm-to-table dinner by chefs Daniel Horn, Isaac Miranda, and Kael Mendoza.

This is a collaboration between chefs from different cultures so you shouldn’t miss this event!

Other tickets and events

If you are not staying in Valle de Guadalupe for the weekend, below are some options for the daily passes:

October 22, 2022 (Saturday)

• General Admission (US$250) | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM: includes parking, plated chefs dishes, wine tasting (6 tickets), live music, beer, cocktails, wine by the bottle, and street food.
• VIP Saturday Ticket (US$495): includes access to the shaded VIP Lounge at Valle Food & Wine Festival featuring a privately hosted bar, waiter service, and a food station. VIP ticket holders get early admission to the main festival so you’ll be able to visit the booths earlier than the others.
• Saturday Day Tripper (US$275): includes a round-trip shuttle from Old Town Trolley Station, general admission ticket, a big Baja California brunch. The shuttle leaves Tijuana at 9:00 AM.
• Early entrance: US$355

October 23, 2022 (Sunday)

• General Admission (US$180) | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM: an afternoon and evening of pure, delicious fun with food from more than 25 world-class chefs, including superstars Aarón Sánchez, Rick Bayless, David Castro Hussong, and more. Enjoy cooking demos, book signings, and wine tasting from over 20 regional wineries, plus artisan brews, live music, dancing, and more.
• Sunday Day Tripper (US$195): see information above (Saturday)
• VIP Sunday (US$425): same information and privileges as Saturday

If you want an all-access pass to the Valle de Guadalupe Food and Wine Festival, the ticket costs US$1,200.

🍇 Participating Wineries

Below are the wineries and breweries that will participate in the Valle de Guadalupe Food and Wine Festival:

Get to know the Mexican craft breweries of Baja California like Wendlandt, Aguamala, Bruer, Doble C, and Insurgente.

🧑‍🍳 Participating Chefs

Of course, a food and wine festival is not complete without the chefs. The chef line-up for this year include:

• Nancy Silverton (the Mozza Group, Los Angeles)
• Aarón Sánchez (Johnny Sánchez, New Orleans)
• Rick Bayless (Frontera Grill and Topolobampo, Chicago)
• David Castro Hussong (Fauna, Valle de Guadalupe)
• Gabriela Cámara (Contramar in Mexico City)
• Neal Fraser (Redbird, Los Angeles)
• Valerie Gordon (Valerie Confections, Los Angeles)
• Burt Bakman (Slab, Los Angeles)
• Ori Menashe (Bavel and Bestia, Los Angeles)
• Frank Ostini (The Hitching Post 2, Buellton, California)

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