Episode 10: Uruguay

Matthew Kaner talks with Christian Wylie, Managing Director of Bodega Garzón, about the history of wine in Uruguay. The Tannat grape arrived in 1870 and now 150 years later it is the pillar of their burgeoning wine industry.*This episode is brought to you by Vivino. Explore their Uruguay wine collection here: https://bit.ly/2Xei558

Om Podcasten

Hosted by Matthew Kaner and part of the SOMM TV Podcast Network, Season One focuses on the Americas. Travel back in time to see how the regions were planted with vines and how struggles and historical events formed the wine we drink today. Each week Matthew is joined by a special guest to help tell the story of their country/state/region as we explore the impact Spanish Missionaries had with proliferating vitis vinifera for use in the Sacrament, Prohibition, and the ever important shift each market makes towards modernity.