Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta is admittedly not known for wine. After all, Jalisco, the state surrounding the resort destination first popularized by Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and other Hollywood stars back in the day, is the home of tequila in the same way that champagne only comes from France’s Champagne region. Then there is the lack of vineyards, which obviously are a prerequisite for making wine. Despite these two realities, this city on the Pacific coast has transformed itself into an emerging destination for haute cuisine and quality wine, which in the latter case is increasingly grown and produced in Mexico. While Mexican wine isn’t widely exported, it has been made since at least 1597, when North America’s oldest winery, Casa Madero, was founded in the Valle de Parras or, in English, Vines Valley. This appellation is located in the state of Coahuila, about 300 miles southwest of Laredo, Texas. The …