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 is boutique in South American terms, compared with Argentina’s 200,000ha or Chile’s multi-zeroed international export figures. That’s not a lot of Uruguayan wine to toast sunsets. But what there is, is good. And sometimes, it’s excellent.
