Cooking Workshop At Pizzorino Winery

OVERVIEW

Learn to prepare classic Uruguayan dishes and enjoy them for lunch with thoughtfully paired wines. This venue for this inspiring foodie immersion will be Pizzorno winery, a fourth-generation family-owned winery in the fertile Canelón Chico district north of Montevideo. The hands-on cooking workshop will be held outdoors overlooking the vineyards where nearly a dozen varieties of grapes flourish. In this idyllic setting, you will discover how to make traditional Uruguayan empanadas. The exact filling for these crescent-shaped pastries will be determined by what ingredients are freshest and seasonal. While the empanadas are cooking in a wood-fired oven, the chef will show you how to prepare alfajores de dulce de leche, a sandwich cookie with a milk caramel filling. As you dine on your creations, you will enjoy a tasting of six Pizzorno wines. Chances are, the selection will include red blends made with Tannat grapes, the unofficial national grape of Uruguay.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Participate in a hands-on cooking workshop at the family-owned Pizzorno winery.
• Learn to prepare Uruguayan empanadas and a dessert in a cooking workshop outdoors.
• Dine on your culinary creations with Pizzorno wines that perfectly complement the dishes.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.