History
Los Cerros de San Juan is the oldest winery in Uruguay
In 1854, the Lahusen family, originally from Germany and with a long-standing agricultural and viticultural tradition, acquired four estates located between the San Juan and Río de La Plata rivers,. This marked the beginning of the Rural Company Los Cerros de San Juan and Cochicó.
Their choice of place reflected deep expertise: the ancient bed of the San Juan River, covered in gravel and pebbles, resembled the terroir of Bordeaux—an ideal setting for planting vines from the Old World.
In 1872, oak barrels from France arrived and were stored in a newly built stone winery, where our wines still rest to this day.
The old almacén de ramos generales (general store) still houses original period furniture
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One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff His room, a proper human room although a little too smalls.
