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This is a Baja list at heart, 132 bottles built around the Valle de Guadalupe with reds carrying the weight at 58 of them, and Vinisterra is the house anchor with a dozen listings. Whites and sparkling fill it out, and there is real orange and skin contact representation, 14 wines plus a rose section, which tells you the region's character and the kitchen's leanings. Depth runs deep on local producers like Encino de Piedra, Bruma, and Monte Xanic, with a small Champagne presence including Ruinart for guests who want imports. Be ready to talk price, the median sits around $1,600 and it climbs to $6,500 for the F. Rubio Nebbiolo Reserva, though bottles open at $250 for the budget conscious. The glass program is bare, only two pours, so this is a bottle list that rewards a guest ready to commit and someone curious about what Baja California is doing right now.