At a glance
- Founded
- 1993the year the first 1,500 vines were planted
- Vineyard
- about 5,250 ft (1,602 m)
- Grapes
- Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Chardonnay
- Style
- varietal reds · Syrah, Tempranillo, and Cabernet · Italian grapes
- Visits
- To be confirmed
The house
Editorial review · reviewed on October 11, 2026Aarón Piña Mora, the muralist who painted the history of Chihuahua in the Palacio de Gobierno, was also a wine enthusiast, and his family gave his name to a vineyard. The first wines were shared among relatives and friends as Don Aarón, and the Piñamora brand was registered later, in his memory.
In March 1993 Sergio Leonardo Piña Marshall and his wife, Sandra Luz Gardea de Piña, planted the first 1,500 vines on a limestone slope of the Sierra de Sacramento, at about 5,250 ft (1,602 m), within the municipality of Chihuahua. It is land with history, the Sacramento where a battle of the Mexican-American War was fought. The first harvests were made with help from neighbors and academics, and over time Syrah, Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon emerged as the grapes best suited to the vineyard.
Its medals come from those three varieties. The 2016 Syrah won gold at the China Wine & Spirits Awards in 2019 and at the Las Vegas Global Wine Awards in 2021, and that year the New York International Wine Competition gave gold to the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon and named Piñamora Mexico's winery of the year for Cabernet Sauvignon. The catalog also includes a Montepulciano, a Sangiovese, and a Chardonnay.
The house says it avoids enological corrections and concentrates on caring for the vineyard. To get to know it, the date to visit is the August harvest festival, with tastings, vineyard tours, and music.
The wines
Varietal reds from the three grapes that adapted best to the vineyard, Syrah, Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon, and a blend of Tempranillo with Cabernet Sauvignon. The house also works two Italian grapes, Montepulciano and Sangiovese, and a Chardonnay white.
Red
Piñamora Syrah
Syrah
The 2016 vintage won gold at the China Wine & Spirits Awards 2019 and at the Las Vegas Global Wine Awards 2021.
Red
Piñamora Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2016 vintage won gold at the New York International Wine Competition 2021 and silver in San Francisco (2020) and at the Lone Star (2022).
Red
Piñamora Tempranillo
Tempranillo
The 2016 vintage won silver at the San Francisco International Wine Competition 2020 and the Lone Star International Wine Competition 2022.
Red
Piñamora Montepulciano
Montepulciano
An Italian grape, in the house catalog with the 2020 vintage.
Red
Piñamora Sangiovese
Sangiovese
An Italian grape, in the house catalog with the 2020 vintage.
White
Piñamora Chardonnay
Chardonnay
The house white, in its catalog with the 2021 vintage.
Grapes it works with
- Syrah
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Tempranillo
- Montepulciano
- Sangiovese
- Chardonnay
- Soils
- limestone slope
- Vineyard
- in the Sacramento River valley, municipality of Chihuahua
- In the vineyard and the cellar
- no enological corrections, according to the house
What to taste
The Syrah, one of the three grapes that did best on the Sacramento slope, with gold at the China Wine & Spirits Awards in 2019 and in Las Vegas in 2021 for the 2016 vintage.
Why go
The August harvest festival, to walk a vineyard planted in 1993 in the Sacramento valley and taste its award-winning reds there.
Awards
- SilverLone Star International Wine Competition · Piñamora Tempranillo 20162022
- SilverLone Star International Wine Competition · Piñamora Cabernet Sauvignon 20162022
- GoldNew York International Wine Competition · Piñamora Cabernet Sauvignon 20162021
- GoldLas Vegas Global Wine Awards · Piñamora Syrah 20162021
- SilverSan Francisco International Wine Competition · Piñamora Tempranillo 20162020
- SilverSan Francisco International Wine Competition · Piñamora Cabernet Sauvignon 20162020
- GoldChina Wine & Spirits Awards · Piñamora Syrah 20162019
The visit
We have not yet confirmed whether it receives visitors. Ask before you go.
Offers:HarvestEvents
The August harvest festival opens the vineyard with tastings, tours, and music.
Events
Every year
- Vendimia Piñamora (the harvest festival)every August. With tastings, vineyard tours, and live music.
The dates of each edition are confirmed with the winery. The ones already announced are on the wine calendar (in Spanish).
Getting there
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