(Forbes) - How many undiscovered wine regions are left in the world?

I don't know exactly, but I'd be willing to bet that assumptions made about them include some combination of the following:

• They're far away and exotic, and/or
• They're newly emerging as a consequence of climate change, and/or
• They're very young in terms of viticultural history.

If I had ever placed that bet, I would have lost big.

That's because last week I visited a largely undiscovered wine region, in Querétaro, México and let me tell you, it is none of those things listed above.

It is not far away; rather, it's just a three hour and 20 minute flight from Atlanta,  where I live, directly to the city of Querétaro in the center of the country. That's less than the time it takes me to fly to California.