Mexico
Parras de la Fuente
Desert vineyards around a spring-fed oasis have produced wine since 1597.
The desert gives no warning of the vines. Then Parras appears around its springs, green rows against dry hills, and at their centre a winery that has been at this work since 1597.
Parras de la Fuente grew around natural springs in the Coahuila desert, and Casa Madero, founded in 1597 as Hacienda San Lorenzo, is the oldest winery in the Americas and still producing. The town's name means grapevines, and its revolutionary heritage runs equally deep as the birthplace of Francisco I. Madero. Cellar visits, oasis pools and sweet-shop traditions share the streets.
Couple
Tour the oldest cellar in the Americas, then the oasis pools and sweet shops.
Solo
Walk the vineyard town's history from mission to Madero at your own pace.
- Casa Madero, founded in 1597, is the oldest winery in the Americas and still producing.
- Natural springs feed the desert oasis, and the town's name means grapevines.
- Francisco I. Madero's birthplace gives the town revolutionary heritage alongside its viniculture.
Casa Madero has produced wine at Parras since 1597, the oldest winery in the Americas.
Dulces Marthel has made Parras' walnut and fig sweets since 1989, with two shops in town.
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