Hotel Casino Carmelo

Hotel Casino Carmelo is the reference casino resort of Carmelo city in Colonia department, with hotel, gaming tables with roulette, blackjack and punto y banca and slot machines. It operates under Uruguay Directorate General of Casinos. Carmelo is Uruguay highest wine tradition city, located on the Rio de la Plata in Colonia department, 260 kilometers from Montevideo and accessible by fast ferry from Buenos Aires. Carmelo region has the highest concentration of boutique wineries in Uruguay, with more than 20 wine establishments in its surroundings producing Uruguayan Tannat, the national viticulture emblem variety. Uruguayan Tannat, adapted from the French Tannat of the Madiran region in the Pyrenees, has found in the Rio de la Plata basin climate and soil its richest expression, being internationally recognized as Uruguay most characteristic red grape variety.

Carmelo and Uruguayan Tannat: Uruguay wine capital

Carmelo area, with wineries including Establecimiento Juanico, Familia Deicas, Bodega Garzón and dozens of boutique producers, is Uruguay highest internationally projected wine region. Uruguayan Tannat has been recognized by Wine Spectator magazine and Decanter World Wine Awards as one of South America highest-quality emerging varieties. Carmelo wineries and Rio Negro Valley are Uruguay two wine hubs, with a high-end wine tourism proposition including tastings, pairings, winery accommodation and signature gastronomy with local products. Rio de la Plata bathing the Carmelo coast is the world widest river at its mouth at 290 kilometers wide, being one of South America most impressive natural phenomena.

The casino resort of Uruguay wine capital

Hotel Casino Carmelo is the gaming reference of Carmelo, the Uruguayan Tannat capital and Rio de la Plata basin wine tourism. It operates under Uruguay Directorate General of Casinos, minimum age 18.