Baja California Adventure Package Gourmet Products
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Each quarterly shipment of our International Wine Club features superb wines created by great, small wineries from wine regions throughout the world. The gourmet Adventure Package will take your international experience a step further with an assortment of food items from small producers in the same country as the wines. Many of the products use traditional ingredients and can be included in the featured recipes. Try pairing each item with the international wines from VIRESA, Viñas de la ERRE, and Vinos Melchum for the ultimate Baja California, Mexican Experience!

The International Gourmet Adventure Package from Mexico includes the following items:

• Oregano Indio - Rancho Gordo
• Banana Vinegar - Stivalet/Rancho Gordo
• Sweet Xoconostle - Xoxoc/Rancho Gordo
• Dark Chocolate with Pink Peppercorn - Ki'Xocolatl
• Black Bean Chipotle Sauce - Laterra Artisan Harvest



About the Products

Oregano Indio
Rancho Gordo

Rancho Gordo’s Oregano Indio is grown by the Oregano Caxtle Cooperative in the town of Tlahuitelpa in the Huasteca region of central-eastern Mexico. The earthy notes in this Oregano make it a wonderful addition to salsas and guisados. It’s also delicious used as a rub for pork tenderloin, or added to oil and vinegar for a salad dressing.

Banana Vinegar
Stivalet/Rancho Gordo

Rich and delicious, but never cloying, this Banana Vinegar is made from fermented bananas in Veracruz, Mexico. This mild and fruity vinegar comes from the Casa Stivalet plantation, made specifically from the platano machos breed of bananas that lie somewhere between a regular banana and a plantain. A delicious addition to salad dressings, and also an unexpected - yet delightful - treat to drizzle over vanilla ice cream.

Sweet Xoconostle
Xoxoc/Rancho Gordo

Xoconostle are sour prickly pears that grow on cactus in Mexico. On their own, they add a nice sour note to stews and salsas and are essential for the classic dish, Mole de Olla. Xoxoc, in Hidalgo, Mexico, dries these fruits and sweetens them slightly with unprocessed sugar cane. The result is a simply irresistible snack that is both tart and sweet.



Dark Chocolate with Pink Peppercorn
Ki'Xocolatl

An authentic dark chocolate bar from Veracruz, this sweet and semi-bitter tasty treat is made with 75% Cacoa and a kick of pink peppercorns that offer a peppery, aromatic and fruity nuance to the chocolate. Enjoy as an afternoon snack or unique dessert.






Black Bean Chipotle Sauce
Laterra Artisan Harvest

A savory and spicy Mexican black bean blend made with chipotle chilies, this Negra Chipotle Sauce is delicious used in cooking and grilling, as a dip with tortilla chips, or as a spread with tortillas and crackers. Enjoy one of the most popular, authentic flavor combinations of Mexico with this artisan sauce.



Mexican wines are sold separately.