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More than 10,000 km from its French origins, a grape variety once known as bitter has propelled Uruguay on the world wine map. In the land of gauchos and grilled meat, Tannat has found a host.Tannat, with blue-black berries that contain more seeds than other grape varieties, is rich in astringent tannins: a dominant characteristic that has given it its name and long presided over its bad reputation. But in Uruguay, this powerful and concentrated wine was considered ideal to accompany local cuts of beef, very marbled, a fat that melts when cooked under the embers exacerbating aromas and
More than 10,000 kilometres (6,000 miles) from its origins in France, a red grape with a reputation for harshness has produced an unlikely hit that thrust the small South American country of Uruguay…