wilderone - 9-27-2004 at 08:09 AM
Note: Although the event is in conjunction with the San Diego Museum of Man, you can get tickets for the tequila tasting event only and make your own
arrangements for meals and transportation. The lecture portion is informative and entertaining, with headsets and translator provided. The artisans
market (for brunch and mariachis), the cultural center (tequila tasting) and restaurant are all within easy walking distance from each other (1-2
blocks). This is really a fun event!
3RD ANNUAL FIESTA DEL TEQUILA
ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO -- Get ready for another adventure in the land of agave! Galer?a P?rez Meill?n of Ensenada and the San Diego Museum
of Man, in conjunction with the Seminario de Historia de Baja California, will present a special opportunity to learn about ?The Culture of Agave and
Mezcal? at the 3rd Annual Fiesta del Tequila on October 23, 2004 in Ensenada. Located only seventy miles south of the international border, the
seaport of Ensenada.
The day begins at 10 a.m. with Tamales Brunch accompanied by mariachis and other live entertainment at Centro Artesanal and Galer?a P?rez Meill?n on
Blvd. Costero & Av. Castillo. Local artists will present a Mexican crafts fair. At Galer?a P?rez Meill?n, you can admire or acquire the new, limited
edition collection of handmade clay "tequila shooters" designed especially for this occasion by master potters from Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico.
At 2 p.m., noted Mexican enologist Hugo D?Acosta, who has been instrumental in introducing the production of mezcal to the state of Baja California,
discusses ?The Culture of Agave and Mezcal? at the historic Riviera Cultural & Convention Center on Blvd. Costero. After the lecture, you can sample
several mezcals and a variety of tequilas from different companies and distributors, accompanied with complementary appetizers.
Ready to enjoy a gourmet dinner prepared with the subtle flavors of tequila? Restaurant La Tertulia on Blvd. Costero offers the choice of Pork Loin
with Date Tequila Sauce or Shrimp & Scallop Brochette with spicy Mango Habanero Tequila Sauce. To accompany this mouth-watering fare, there is a
?welcome drink? (tequila, of course!), an appetizer of fresh mushrooms prepared in tequila sauce, tortilla soup, and dessert of tequila sherbet.
Seatings at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. are available.
Prices and Packages: The Total Tequila Package (with tamales brunch, lecture with mezcal and tequila sampling, and dinner at La Tertulia) or tickets
for individual events are available through Adalberto P?rez Meill?n at Galer?a P?rez Meill?n, Centro Artesanal, Blvd. Costero 1094, Locale #40,
Ensenada; tel. (01152-646) 175-7848; e-mail: tequilafest@hotmail.com For a list of hotels offering discounts and/or hotels nearby Fiesta del Tequila
activities, contact connie@ensenadagazette.com The Total Tequila Package with bus transportation from San Diego is available from the San Diego Museum
of Man, tel. 619-239-2001; e-mail: lhayden@museumofman.org Space is limited and reservations are a MUST!
The 3rd Annual Fiesta del Tequila is not merely a sampling of Mexico?s libations, but also a feast for your palate and a serenade for your senses!
Correct Tequila Tasting...
David K - 9-27-2004 at 06:40 PM
... is demonstarted by elgatoloco to Baja Barb and GeoRock at this year's FIRST tequila tasting in Baja, at the Pyramid Resort, last May!
elgatoloco - 9-27-2004 at 06:46 PM
....one down, 129 to go! 
Is it possible to have too much fun?
rogerj1 - 9-27-2004 at 08:22 PM
Sounds like fun. Does this event ever end with anything less than everyone totally wasted? 
David K - 9-27-2004 at 08:28 PM
In Baja, the fun never ends...
Ever wonder how boulders get painted to look like frogs? (read Bernie's book).
Tequila is the energy source of the future!!!
No?
Well, How about : Tequila, it's not just for breakfast anymore!
No?
How about : Drink more tequila, 10,000 Aztecs can't be wrong!
how much does this
capt. mike - 9-28-2004 at 04:24 AM
shindig cost?? a one price package? did i miss it in the data? or pick the ones you want?
wilderone - 9-28-2004 at 09:27 AM
Whole package with bus transportation is $80. http://www.museumofman.org/html/events_tequila.html
When I went to the first event, the ticket price for the lecture/tasting event only was about $12. We spent the night and had dinner at the Estero
Beach hotel, as well as breakfast the next morning (highly recommend the patio seating for breakfast).
You can email tequilafest@hotmail.com and ask. Adalberto Perez-Meillon has a San Ysidro post office box to send payments to.
wilderone - 9-29-2004 at 08:04 AM
Prices if NOT hooking up with Museum of Man package:
10:00 A.M. Tamale breakfast and Mariachi Music Concert - $ 6
2:00 P.M. Lecture, tasting and appetizers - $ 17
7:30 Dinner at La Tertulia - $ 23
Entire program special Package (own transportation) - $ 40 per person
Please send check to the order of :
Adalberto Perez Meillon
416 W. San Ysidro Blvd. Suite L947
San Ysidro , Ca. 92173
David K - 10-19-2004 at 05:14 PM
Listen to today's (10-19) Baja Talk Radio (1st segment) as Adelberto phoned in from Ensenada and gave a great description of this event... it's a lot
more than tequila! http://www.bajalinks.com/tequilafest/
Hope to see you there!
theBajabum - 10-20-2004 at 09:11 AM
I'll try not to fall down much