Ep 539: Santiago Deicas, Bodega Familia Deicas, Uruguay Producer Series, 1/2   I’m Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the Uruguay Producer Special Series. Across these 2 episodes recorded in Dec 2022 and Feb 2023 we’ll be exploring the modern Uruguay scene in the company of 2 producers. The most up-to-date producer-led exploration of Uruguay wines available anywhere in podcast format. Subscribe to be alerted when new series episodes go live. We kick things off today in the company of Santiago Deicas of Bodega Familia Deicas (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:35) Santiago Deicas Origin Story (00:04:40) The roots of the family winery (00:08:35) Cognac’s connections to Uruguay (00:11:10) Uruguay Climate (00:16:40) Climate’s effects on the wine (00:19:54) Canelones and Maldonado vineyard and geology tour (00:24:00) Background to wines tasted: (00:27:05) Atlántico Sur Albariño 2022 (https://www.vinoslatinos.co.uk/files/fd-atlantico-sur-albarino-2022-(2).pdf) (00:33:40) Bizarra Extravaganza Dark Side Albariño 2021 (https://www.vinoslatinos.co.uk/files/bizarra-dark-side-albarino-2021.docx-(1).pdf) (00:40:10) Bizarra Movement and wine range (00:47:55) Travel and communication If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/539 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! ?? Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: glenn@velournet.dk GUEST CONTACT: Santiago Deicas, Bodega Familia Deicas www.familiadeicas.com Date recorded: Fri 16 Dec 2022 Listen and subscribe: www.interpretingwine.com/539 CONTACT ME: Email: hello@interpretingwine.com   Uruguay Producer series direct links (2) www.interpretingwine.com/539 Santiago Deicas, Bodega Familia Deicas www.interpretingwine.com/540 Francisco Carrau, Bodega Cerro Chapeu