I'm going to be on the ABC News Now program Exclusiva this Thursday, December 6th at 1:00 in the afternoon talking about Mexican wine. You can read an article that I wrote about it on their website here: Exclusiva

I reported some of this from the Yucatan Peninsula last year when I was on vacation with my family. We rented three condos on the beach--they were run by hippies whose 4 large dogs ran wild and pooped all over the place. But it was perfect for my nieces and nephews who ran from the ocean to the pool-- the pool to the ocean, leaving streams of water and sand on the condo floor.

I broke away from the herd and visited the Maroma Resort and Spa for a night to learn about Mexican wines from the chef, Guillermo Gomez and food and beverage manager Rodrigo Rodrigo Ofner. (That's where I took these pictures.)

I fell in love with Maroma Resort and Spa. Originally a coconut plantation, Jose Luis Moreno, an architect from Mexico City purchased the property in 1976. Moreno designed the resort in accordance with Mayan astronomy, so the setting would have a natural flow. He hired Mayan masons to build the first resort out of local quarried stone; it took 20 years. Located on 500 acres of jungle that border a white sand beach, this resort is situated only 100 yards from the second largest barrier reef in the world. Only one-tenth of the Maroma's property will be developed in order to preserve the ecological balance.

Garden lovers. Beach lovers. This is really where you want to go this winter.