I’ve recently written about the up and coming wine region in Central Mexico. It’s an area loosely defined as in and around Queretaro, San Miguel Allende, Tequisquiapan and Ezekiel Montes. 20 years ago this area wasn’t even on a wine lovers map. But you could’ve said that about the Guadalupe […]
For years the Valle de Guadalupe has been the center of the wine world in Mexico. Is that about to change? I first went to Baja California in the spring […]
By Ed Draves One of the great perks of working in the wine industry is world travel. I’ve traveled to wineries and tasted wines across New York, Pennsylvania, Canada, Germany […]
I’ve been rumbling around this region of Mexico since the early 1990’s. For awhile, I think I knew every pothole on both routes to get to Ensenada from Tijuana. While I get there less frequently these days, my love affair with Mexico started in this region and the cities of […]
Bracketed by Memorial Day and Labor Day, and with a little 4th of July in the center, summer is grilling season here in the United States. That means it’s time to get your barbecue cleaned up and prepared for a good stretch of home grilling. Unfortunately, if you are like […]
Even wanted to know how to taste mezcal, or even wine? Ed Draves, our resident wine aficionado and mezcalier, gives us a quick lesson on the basics in this short video, shot on site recently in Oaxaca.
It was our pleasure recently to host Ed Draves, the Buffalo Mezcalero, in Oaxaca. Ed is the man responsible for all of our “official” mezcal tastings here at Dave Miller’s Mexico. We spent a lot of time in Matatlan sampling some of the many mezcals available in that area. Here […]
Historically the last few days before Christmas are when a large chunk of America gets engaged in the buying spirit. As millions of people frantically spend the last hours before the red suited jolly guy comes sliding down the chimney looking for that perfect gift, millions more will be preoccupied […]
In May of 2006, school teachers in Oaxaca City staged a protest to demand higher wages. What was originally a peaceful demonstration soon turned into a 6 month nightmare for businesses, tourism and the many people who made their living in the service industry of this United National World Heritage City. One […]
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