The most widely planted varieties in Uruguay include red wines of Tannat (3,892 acres/1,575 ha), Merlot (1,532 acres/620 ha), Cabernet Sauvignon (833 acres/337 ha), and Cabernet Franc (534 acres ...

Uruguay only has 3.4 million inhabitants, dwarfed by its larger neighbours Brazil and Argentina, but now enjoys a growing reputation as a producer of superlative wines for a reasonable price.

Founded five generations ago by Italian immigrants, it produces "wonderful" wines from grapes including ... tannin content makes it bitter – but in Uruguay, it yields "gutsy-but-elegant" reds ...

Camouflaged with the sky for its light blue color, Narbona Wine Lodge stands in the middle ... It was the first Relais and Chateaux property in Uruguay.

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