Monte Xanic
Food, Wine and new media with Hans Backhoff and David Salgado
If I say that this interview is about a restaurant that serves as a small embassy of Baja California in Guadalajara would be lying if I told you as much as it is about a Mexican winery that is making lots of noise in new media, although in both cases is true . But [...]
The wineries in the days of Twitter
"Your market is dead." With this phrase I like to start some presentations and advice I do to wineries and distributors on the use of new media in their communication. I do not mean that their market has died completely, but to the segments to which [...]
# WriteHelp A night to help enjoying a good wine.
Causes to support, there are many, we know well. But we are convinced that few are as transcendent as education, specifically education in citizen participation. We feel that the lack of participation, civil apathy is the cause of major social ills are a wine [...]
Take your ticket to the wine festival in Guadalajara: From the vine to the glass.
In its fourth year, the festival we saw born at the initiative of American wines, offers a more comprehensive program and expects a record attendance. Today From Vine to the Glass is the largest wine event in Guadalajara. Although it lasts only [...]
[Promo] Monte Xanic invites you to taste in Monterrey.
The Mexican winery recognized for producing high quality wines we extends the invitation to attend the tasting that will take place on Tuesday April 12 to 20 hours at Pangea restaurant, directed by Hans Backhoff. The invitation is for two [...]
To understand a great wine, the vertical tasting.
The vertical tasting is a test session where the same wine-say-same label of the winery, but of different vintages or vintages. That is, in a session you can try the same wine in their harvests 1999, 2000 and 2001. By Carlos Valenzuela Last year I had [...]
[Gallery] Vertical tasting of Mount Gran Ricardo Xanic in Anita Li
On Tuesday 23 November we had the pleasure of attending the Grand Ricardo vertical tasting, wine cellar Mexican standard of Monte Xanic named in tribute to one of the original partners of the project. The comparative tasting of vintages 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 [...]
[Dinner pairing] Monte Xanic + Coté France in Guadalajara
Dinner pairing wines four times with one of the most prestigious production houses in the country and this unabashed cuisine French restaurant in Guadalajara.
Vinísfera Podcast 10: Hans Jr. and Monte Xanic Backhoff
In this interview with the now general manager of the first big Mexican winery in pursuing a high-quality winemaking approach, we review both the relaunch of Monte Xanic as their perception of current panorama of Mexican wine. Are you an iPhone or any other device without [...]
Big brands for a good cause Expovino 2010.
Once again we have the opportunity to attend this event organized by our friends Vinoteca every two years in four cities of the Mexican Republic and brings together national and international wine companies of great prestige.
[Pairing Dinner] Wine Mexican and Mediterranean cuisine, in Guadalajara.
Hans Backhoff, Mexican winemaker known for seeking a high quality wine approach to racing you to the great wines imported from beyond the 80's, visit Guadalajara to offer doing dumbbell pairing dinner with the chef Alvaro Gamboa. More information: Tuesday October 19, 20:30 [...]
Mannitol pork to French cuisine in Guadalajara
And here some time to personally have been among the promoters of the idea that French cuisine in our city while it has good representatives, lacks swell his delegation. And is that outside the 'safe' choices traditional and Chez Pierre, Pierrot, Chez [...]
Hans Backhoff
Although the literal translation of its name, this Ensenada you receive the most cordial. It is the winemaker at Mount Xanic and is responsible for reviewing the wines that have distinguished the company for its world class wines, at the height of French and Spanish [...]
















Very good article Carlos, congratulations!