La mayor parte de los europeos ven a Uruguay como un primo hermano de Argentina, patria de tangos y carne fina, de mate y hablar “yyadado”. Ponen en el mismo plano vinos uruguayos y argentinos. Nada más lejos de la realidad.
El vino argentino viene en su inmensa mayoría de Mendoza, región de gran altitud y poquísima lluvia, de clima continental andino y mucho sol. Agrupar Mendoza y Punta del Este es como poner juntos Cádiz y Basilea. Uruguay es de hecho un país muy distinto.
What really sets Uruguay apart is its Atlantic climate, the softness of its terrain, its mild temperatures and its rain, lots of rain. It is not surprising that it was the favourite destination of many Basque emigrants, who found themself in the same drizzle as the one back home. In fact, the father of Uruguayan viticulture is a Basque, but not a Spanish one, a French one, and his name was Pascual Harriague. From his small native region, he brought with him a desire to make wine and the queen of grapes, the Tannat, which many people in Uruguay still call by the name of its protector: Harriague.
Uruguay is an Atlantic country par excellence. Its low latitude, 35ºS, is more than offset by the humid climate and the wind that blows relentlessly over this flat
