Museo de la Uva y el Vino, Wine museum in La Unión, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
The Museo de la Uva y el Vino is a museum in La Unión dedicated to how grapes are grown and wine is made in this region. Its collection displays tools, equipment, and objects that show how people here have cultivated grapes and produced wine for generations.
The museum belongs to the Grupo Grajales complex at Casa Grajales, whose Parque Nacional de la Uva covers 29 hectares in eastern La Unión. It presents the region's winemaking through 228 pieces covering planting, cultivation, pressing and fermentation, and is described as the only museum of its kind in Colombia and one of few in Latin America.
The museum sits within Casa Grajales' 29-hectare Parque Nacional de la Uva, east of La Unión, where vineyards, the winery and domestic animals share the estate. Its 228 pieces trace grape growing and harvest through pressing and fermentation, and an enoteca hosts wine tastings. The complex is presented as one of the Grupo Grajales heritage spaces.
The museum sits at kilometre 1 of the La Unión–La Victoria road, in the rural sector of La Unión. Entry is from 09:00 to 13:00, Wednesday to Sunday and on Monday public holidays. The visit is sold as part of the Parque, Bodega de vino y Museo passport, which also covers the vineyards, the Casa Grajales winery and a wine tasting.
The museum has its own wine cellar where visitors can see how wine is made and stored as practiced in this region. Right next to the museum is also a wildlife area where visitors can see many native animals during their visit.
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