(CNN)A little over five centuries ago, the unassuming district of Ocoa Bay in the Dominican Republic became the first wine-producing region of the Americas. Legend has it that Spanish explorers cultivated grapes here for six years before setting sail for Central America in search of the great Aztecan Empire. But when they left, the Conquistadors took their quaint interest in viticulture with them. Local farmers swiftly returned to growing the tropical fruits and vegetables natural to the Caribbean island. Now, a new vineyard and real estate development is looking to tap into this wine-making history by providing the Caribbean's 21st-century own take on enotourism.
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Ocoa Bay is a new real estate and vineyard development in the Dominican Republic
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The remote region was producing wine as long ago as the sixteenth century
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Developers aim to revive the little-known tradition on a 2 million square meter site
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