Home to 407ha of vines, over the past decade the rolling hills of the wider Maldonado region have become the country’s hottest wine-growing ticket. Founded in the late 18th century, this tiny village of 200 people around 110 miles from capital city Montevideo saw its reputation touched by Mallmann’s magic wand when he opened Hotel Garzón in 2003, a boutique offering in partnership with the pre-eminent Mendoza winemaker Manuel Mas together they changed the village forever. One of many Europeans and Americans seeking a quieter life, Summers followed chef Francis Mallmann’s example by making a home in Garzón in southeast Uruguay. For most of the year, Casa Anna’s four rooms, connected by a leafy central area with a swimming pool on one side, form part of Hotel Garzón. Hummingbirds flit between jasmine vines and cockspur coral trees in the gardens of Casa Anna, the summer residence of Martin Summers, the renowned English marchand d’art.
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