As the fourth largest wine producer in South America (after Chile, Argentina and Brazil), Uruguay is making its move onto the world stage of wine. Indeed, tiny Uruguay shares the same latitude as many other top grape growing regions including, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The French grape tannat is the star of the show, brought to Uruguay …
Bright and zesty varietal produced by an emergent family estate in the rising wine region of Garzón, Uruguay. With only limited-production, estate-grown wines, this is the only winery in the region to bottle Albariño.4LMagazine
People applaud when watching the sunset in Punta del Este. Gazing over the sea in one of South America’s most famous and chic Atlantic coast resort towns, they clap as the sun disappears into the horizon and fall silent before the reddened sky hanging over the water. Then they make a toast. With just under 9,000 hectares of vineyards, Uruguay …
Showing off a range of wines from his partnership with Bodega Garzón in Uruguay, Alberto Antonini expressed a preference for cement tanks and large untoasted casks when it comes to making more upmarket wines. «Barrels are very negative,» he insisted. «We don’t need barrels – the world of wine is already full of different flavours.» TheDrinkBusiness
Introducing the latest releases from Bodega Garzón, an estate owned by Argentine entrepreneur Alejandro Bulgheroni, Antonini expressed his excitement about these vineyards’ location in the Maldonado district near Punta del Este and highlighted the sharp contrast with Canelones. TheDrinkBusiness
Uruguay’s signature grape varietal, Tannat offers a structured and age-worthy wine, but that doesn’t prevent this version from serving up immediate and quite charming pleasure. Forbes
Tannat like you###comillasimple###ve never tasted it! Uruguay does it. Delectable
We were delighted to finally have the opportunity to taste a selection of fine wines from Uruguay at a tasting held recently at the Sofitel Hotel in Washington, DC. The tasting was sponsored by Wines of Uruguay (WoU), an association of 23 member wineries and included a seminar on Tannat and the wines of Uruguay by Master Sommelier, Gilles de …
One producer, Bodega Garzón, reported an uplift in like-for-like sales of 346% in the UK last year (Bibendum PLB March 2015), albeit from a small base with the brand only launching in the UK last year. Andrew Shaw, buying director at the Bibendum PLB Group, UK distributor for Bodega Garzón, said: «Intriguing varietal diversity coming from such a remarkable region is why …
