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A Compelling Wine from an Intriguing Region, Tannat is the Signature Grape of Uruguay

A Compelling Wine from an Intriguing Region, Tannat is the Signature Grape of Uruguay
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In Uruguay, A Tiny Wine Region Makes a Big Impression

Bodega Garzon / Photo by Rodrigo Guillenea You’ve probably heard the expression “good things come in small packages.” Such is the wine story of Uruguay, a country that’s tiny by size and output, but increasingly, a source for opulent as well as elegant wines. Tucked between Argentina and Brazil on South America’s eastern side, Uruguay is a country of only 3.5 million people, with a long wine history. In the 18th century, European immigrants came to Uruguay with grapes in tow. A century later, Basque settlers planted Tannat, a powerfully tannic red grape with 13th-century roots in France’s mountainous southwest.

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