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Unpacked Minis, Five Questions: For Some of the World’s Most Exciting Wines, Travel to Mexico
Welcome to Unpacked, Five Questions, a new series where we go behind the scenes of one great travel story.
In this inaugural episode, host Katherine LaGrave sits down with award-winning writer Anya von Bremzen to discuss her journey through Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico's exciting wine region just two hours from San Diego, which she wrote about in Afar's spring issue.
Von Bremzen, a James Beard Award-winning culinary writer who recently published National Dish in 2023, shares why this area is the fascinating "anti-Napa" and worth the bumpy ride.
On this episode you'll learn:
Why Valle de…
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