The 4 Uruguay Wine Tours Worldwide We Would Book

1.Best Private Montevideo Shore Excursion: City Tour. Optional WineTasting Tour.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $210Our pick

Your private guide meets you at Montevideo’s cruise port for a 4-hour city tour, or 6 hours with the Pizzorno winery option. You’ll see Ciudad Vieja, Plaza Independencia, Mercado del Puerto, Pocitos, the Rambla, Parque Batlle, and Estadio Centenario. The winery upgrade adds a family-led visit, tannat tasting, and empanadas.

“Alex (our driver and guide) met us at the port and drove us all through the city, we stopped at various points of interests as well as any place we wanted to take pictures. Alex provided us with an interesting history of Uruguay as well as how the local's live. We visited the wall, the square where the Presidents office is and a delightful market where the local's buy fresh food and shop. We had a delightful excursion and enjoyed Alex and his sense of humor as well!”

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2.Wine Lovers – Revel in a Countryside Lunch with tasty wines!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $220Top rated

Join an expert guide such as Miguel for a five-hour Montevideo wine outing to Canelones. Visit a family winery, tour the cellar with a local host, taste Tannat and other wines, then sit down to a three-course lunch with pairings. Hotel and port pickup are included, with groups capped at 14.

“Miguel was a good guide and very informative. Relatively short ride to the winery. The family winery was lovely with a great winemaker and owner. Interesting to learn about Tannat wine and the history of Uruguayan wine making. The lunch was excellent. Thank you”

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3.Bouza Winery Tastings and Tapas (Esp, Eng, Port)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $95Best value

Ride from Montevideo to Bouza Bodega Boutique for a 45-minute tour of the vines, winery, and cava, then taste one white and three reds with tapas in the classic-car-filled Vinos Garage. English is offered, but may not always be guaranteed. Hotel pickup, transport, a local guide, and food tasting are included.

“Beautiful winery, the explanation of making your wines very interesting, and the tasting was firstAuto-translated”

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4.Pizzorno Winery with Lunch and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $116

You’ll visit the fourth-generation Pizzorno Family Estates outside Montevideo with hotel pickup, a vineyard and winery tour, four wines with snacks, and a three-course lunch paired with wine. Guides such as Joaquin, Tomas, and Daniel explain local grapes and production in English or another language. The group is capped at 14 people.

“This tour was wonderful. The Pizzorno winery is a great 4th generation family operation. The wine tasting was great; the guides were knowledgeable and very friendly. The food was very good. Also a special mention to our driver Christian; what a wonderful and kind man. He kept us on target for our return to the ship and also was commenting on many Uruguay facts from history to geography to cultural. He was a great tour guide in addition to being our driver. Bravo to all!”

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