Pizzorno Lodge & Wine

Our stay at Pizzorno Wine Lodge, which is just a short drive from Montevido, has been an absolute delight. This bodega has been owned by the same family for three generations and was first planted in 1910 when the Pizzorno family arrived from Italy. We wanted to come and stay in the middle of a vineyard and relax and enjoy the peace and quiet, good food and wines and from the moment we arrived we have been treated as very special guests. Nothing has been too much trouble for our hosts. With the most amazing scarlet sunsets we walked amongst the magical vineyards which were full of huge bunches of grapes just waiting to be picked. We toured the wine cellars where are all the wines are stored and sitting quietly in their tanks and barrels just waiting for the moment when they will be bottled and ready for the world to enjoy. We joined in the harvest where we struggled to pick the grapes and then started on the treading - gosh what a slippery job! We now really are aware how much hard work goes into creating a bottle of wine. We enjoyed delicious meals in the restaurant and of course enjoyed sampling the different wines. We are given home made cookies to enjoy with our afternoon tea, together with fresh fruits. We sit beside the pool surrounded by the moscatel grapes basking in the late afternoon sunshine.

Having to leave

Wine & location were excellent. Diner was overcooked…

Charming stopover for one night to break our journey from Punta to Colonia. Joaquin was a very informative guide around the winery and the tasting was fabulous. The view from our terrace was delightful and it was great to be amongst the vines. Could have done with more grape beauty products in the room such as soap and body lotion Breakfast eggs cooked to order and tasty

The staff was very good and very dedicated to make our stay memorable. We had a very well presented wine tasting experience, a tappa style dinner, and very good breakfast. The rooms and common area was well presented and supplied with fresh fruits and coffee.

The mosquitos

A gem

Nothing

The location is great, as is the food and the quality/price relation. the rooms have very nice views and it is really quiet and peaceful,

when we arrived the room was taken by hundreds of mosquitoes. We had to fumigate the whole room and the bathroom, step outside for 30 minutes and do it again. Followed by two hours killing them with a towel. At the end the bed, the shower and the whole room floor were a mosquito graveyard. Even though they gave us the anti mosquito spray, they left the premises and no one came to clean up, or even ask if we managed to control the plague, which we did, but couldn´t walk bare foot in the room during our stay. The place is lovely and, if it hadn´t been for that, would have been exceptional. One can undertand a mosquito plague in a vineyard, but they should have solved the problem before our arrival and leave the room clean and mosquito free for us.