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Uruguay's Punta del Este Has Quietly Become South America's Most Exciting Wine Destination
Although it has been cultivating wine for 150 years, Uruguay has long been overshadowed by its vino-producing neighbors Argentina and Chile. Now, in a country best known among oenophiles for its signature Tannat red, a scene is growing near the beaches of …