HALrunner Posted January 16, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I'm looking for a tour recommendation for either Juanico Winery or Bouza Bodega? Are their any others you would recommend? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunenburg Posted January 17, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 17, 2020 We went to Juanico with relatives a few years back. it was very enjoyable, they gave us a full tour - they were picking the grapes and processing them at the time. We had a tasting with about six of their wines- Don Pascual brand. They had an excellent English speaking guide for us. As we were leaving, two tour buses were arriving for a tour with a meal -we could see all the meat cooking on the parilla as we did our tour. I just made our own arrangements and drove there ourselves. You could do similar and rent a car or arrange a taxi perhaps. Remember though Uruguay now has a 0% alcohol tolerance for drivers. You can have the car impounded and your Embassy notified resulting in a DUI in your home country. Juanico and Bouza are the ones used by most cruise ship tours in Montevideo as they are not too far away and can deal with English speakers. There is another one Bodega Garzón about an hour and half outside of Punta del Este if you are stopping there. Numerous companies arrange tours - I am a little puzzled that some do not tell you the name of the winery - I would want to know ahead of time, some are very small and not that interesting. http://www.bodegasdeluruguay.com.uy/enoturismo/ is a list of all the wineries in Uruguay. Just pick Bodegas on the first page. Anything outside of Montevideo or Canelones would probably be too far from the port in Montevideo and not all do tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HALrunner Posted January 18, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Thanks for all of this helpful advice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogeralan Posted February 11, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Several years ago we visited Alto de la Bellena winery which was about half way between Montevideo and Punta Este. It was a young couple starting it up at that time. The wine was exceptional and they were so charming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunenburg Posted February 11, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 11, 2020 20 hours ago, rogeralan said: Several years ago we visited Alto de la Bellena winery which was about half way between Montevideo and Punta Este. It was a young couple starting it up at that time. The wine was exceptional and they were so charming. I would beg to differ about the location. it is at least two hours from Montevideo and about 15 minutes from Punta del Este. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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