At a glance
- Founded
- 2016vineyard planted in 2016, first bottled harvest in 2020
- Grapes
- Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Albariño, Malbec
- Style
- traditional-method sparkling · ancestral method · wild yeast · minimal intervention
- Visits
- By appointment
The house
Editorial review · reviewed on October 11, 2026Corn once filled the land of Hacienda San José del Tepozán, in Encarnación de Díaz, between Lagos de Moreno and San Juan de los Lagos, until 2016, when the family of José Vega and Karim Hernández set part of it aside for vines. It began with half a hectare (about 1.2 acres) of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon, and Albariño and Malbec came later.
In 2020 the estate released its first three wines, a white, a rosé, and a red, and the brand was formally born. Since 2021 it has fermented with wild yeast and minimal intervention, bottled without filtering or stabilizing, and it talks about regenerative viticulture and organic management of the vineyard.
Its name was made with bubbles. The 2021 Bruto de Tempranillo, a traditional-method sparkling wine, won gold at México Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2022, and the 2022 Bruto Albariño took Grand Gold the following year, the first for a Jalisco wine according to the contest itself. The Zafado series uses the ancestral method, with natural sparkling wines in rosé, orange, and red.
It receives visitors by appointment at the hacienda itself, with guided tours of the vineyard and the winery, for groups or private, and a tasting of its still and sparkling wines. The press has included it among the young wineries that are changing how people think of Jalisco wine.
The wines
Both sparkling methods live here. The traditional method, with a second fermentation in the bottle, is in the Bruto series, and the ancestral method is in the Zafado wines. It also makes still wines, such as a Malbec red by carbonic maceration. Since 2021 it has fermented with wild yeast and bottled without filtering or stabilizing.
Sparkling
Bruto Albariño
Albariño
Albariño by the traditional method. The 2022 vintage won Grand Gold at México Selection by CMB 2023.
Sparkling
Bruto Tempranillo
Tempranillo
Tempranillo sparkling wine by the traditional method. The 2021 vintage won gold at México Selection by CMB 2022.
Sparkling
Bruto Cero
Albariño
Albariño by the traditional method, unfiltered and unstabilized and with no added sulfites, according to the house.
Sparkling
Zafado Rosado
Malbec, Tempranillo
Natural sparkling wine by the ancestral method, spontaneously fermented and with no added sulfites, according to the house.
Red
Altos Norte Tinto
Malbec
Malbec by carbonic maceration, unfiltered and unstabilized, according to the house.
Grapes it works with
- Tempranillo
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Albariño
- Malbec
- In the vineyard and the cellar
- spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast · unfiltered and unstabilized · regenerative viticulture
What to taste
Both Bruto wines, if possible. The Albariño, Grand Gold at México Selection 2023, and the Tempranillo, gold a year earlier.
Why go
A young vineyard on corn land inside Hacienda San José del Tepozán, and traditional-method sparkling wines tasted where they are made.
Awards
- Grand GoldMéxico Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles · Bruto Albariño Método Tradicional 20222023
- GoldMéxico Selection by Concours Mondial de Bruxelles · Bruto Tempranillo Método Tradicional 20212022
The visit
Receives visitors by appointment. Reservations are required.
Offers:TastingsTours
Tastings and tours
Getting there
Hacienda San José del Tepozán, Encarnación de Díaz, Jal. · Get directions ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Frequently asked questions
Can you visit Altos Norte Vinícola?
Receives visitors by appointment.
What can you do at Altos Norte Vinícola?
Offers tastings and tours. Tastings are for guests 18 and older.
Do you need a reservation to visit Altos Norte Vinícola?
Receives visitors by appointment. Reservations are required.
How do you get to Altos Norte Vinícola?
Altos Norte Vinícola is at Hacienda San José del Tepozán, Encarnación de Díaz, Jal. The Get directions button on this page opens the place in Google Maps.
