Querétaro Ranch Hosts Country-Style Grape Harvest Festival

Flor de Alfalfa, a ranch in Querétaro, Mexico, invites visitors to its unique country-style grape harvest festival on Saturday, July 25. The event, held at Rancho La Hondonada, celebrates the grape harvest and the start of winemaking with a distinctly rural flair.

Established in 1995, Flor de Alfalfa is known for its Jersey cows and organic cheeses. Since 2018, it has also produced wine using organic methods at its 7-hectare vineyard, "Bodega Golondrinas," which cultivates Tempranillo, Syrah, and Garnacha grapes. The ranch is located near Colón, Querétaro, about an hour from the state capital and three hours from Mexico City.

The festival promises a "country party" atmosphere, complete with traditional grape stomping, wine and cheese tastings featuring the ranch's own products, and a market selling local organic goods and crafts. Attendees can also enjoy field-to-table cuisine, games for adults and children, and a parade of the ranch's signature Jersey cows alongside decorated tractors. Visitors can tour the underground cellar and the vineyard to learn about grape cultivation and sample wines from the Bodega Golondrinas line.

Tickets are priced at $517.24 for adults and $344.83 for children. The admission fee includes a welcome kit, a souvenir glass with rosé wine, a vineyard tour, grape stomping, the cow parade, games, live music, and access to the market. Food and drinks purchased on-site are not included in the ticket price. The event runs from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.