Vinos Dubacano

The house

Editorial review · reviewed on October 11, 2026

Before it had a label, Dubacano already lived off grapes. The name is an acronym for Distribuidora de Uva de Baja California Norte (a grape distributor), from the 1980s, when the Gallardo brothers delivered table grapes and on one trip found a ranch in the San Vicente valley, south of Ensenada in Baja California, Mexico. According to the house, more than twenty wineries have made wine from the grapes of that land since 1987.

The move to a winery of its own came in 2007, with Mexican winemaker Juan Pedro Mendivil, who pushed the idea of making wine in-house from fruit that used to go to other cellars. The first labels were presented in 2012, from the 2010 vintage, and that same year the house announced what it describes as the first Merlot rosé made in Mexico.

The tasting room is at km 101 of the Transpeninsular highway (Federal Highway 1), in San Vicente, on the original wine route south of Ensenada and far from the busier circuit of Guadalupe Valley (Valle de Guadalupe). The family still runs the place and also sells online. There is a classic tasting, an experience where you make your own wine, and a short kitchen of pizzas, salads, cheeses, and charcuterie.

Reservations are made online and are recommended. Parking is free, including for RVs, and pets are welcome if supervised and you let the winery know ahead of time.