Abstract

The Guadalupe Valley is located in the Northwest of Mexico (32°05'47” N and 116°34'21” W) in the Municipality of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, 100 km away from the southwest border of the United States. It is a rural area with a territorial extension of 663.53 km2 and a population of 5,316 inhabitants, divided into three delegations: Francisco Zarco, San Antonio de las Minas and El Porvenir. The topography of this region ranges between 250 and 500 m above sea level (a.s.l.), and the mountain range surrounding the area reaches a height of up to 1050 m a.s.l. The climate is Mediterranean-type BSks(e) with an average maximum temperature of 32°C during the warm period and an average minimum temperature of 3°C during the cold period. The presence of more than 80 wineries was recorded in the study area, of which 20 were visited and characterized, representing 25% of the total number of existing cellars. These visits included comprehensive tours of the wineries, during which key features and operational practices were documented. The information gathered during these visits facilitated the identification of appropriate locations for two meteorological stations to monitor the local microclimate.