Peru was the first and most prominent producer of wine in Latin America; grapes came from the old world to the Peruvian lands. They settled on the Pisco dessert and several valleys in Arequipa, Tacna, and Moquegua (southern Peruvian region); we provide a great selection of wine you can enjoy, take back home, or even get abroad.
Majes tradición Tinajas Virreynales Late Harvest
For ten generations, the Zuñiga family has been producing wine in the Majes Valley at the Arequipa Valley, with amphorae that date from 1775 to the modern steel tanks and irrigation system with extreme temperature control for grape fermentation. Their wines and pisco are outstanding.
This Tinajas Virreynales Late Harvest is produced with Muscat from Alexandria Grapes, locally known as Italia. This very floral grape translates perfectly into wine or even pisco; this grape is collected at the end of the harvest with a high sugar concentration and is processed under rigorous temperature control; the result is an aromatic white wine, very sweet, with 76.6 grams of by liter with a nice acidity to balance it out, a great wine as an appetizer or for dessert.
Charsago Moscatel de Alejandría
The Viejo Molino winery is a boutique winery born in 2007 to pay homage to the history and wine tradition of Moquegua, one of the largest producers of wines 500 years ago.
This is another Muscat of Alexandria wine, produced from 35-year-old vines; grapes were selected and fermented with their natural yeast, and the whole process is made on still tanks, resting for three months with the pomace and then clarified and then two months in bottles, this is a 1700 bottle production of a dry, very flowery with a fresh acidity white wine.
Rosado Patrimonial Pampas de ICA
Produced in the ICA region, this rosé was made with the most harvested grape on the southern coast of Peru, Quebranta, a local hybridization of two varieties, Listan Prieto and Mollar Cano; this is highly used as a pisco grape.
The wine has a lovely rose color with copper highlights, in the nose presents hints of green apples, almonds, fresh cherry, and floral notes. In the mouth is soft with a bold body of wild berries, strawberries, and watermelon. It has great persistence.
Tabernero Gran Tinto 125 anniversary
Tabernero is one of the pioneer wineries in Chincha, founded by the Rotondo family, that came from Italy, and since 1897, they have been able to keep their wine culture. The first dry wine produced by Tabernero was the “Fina Reserva Gran Tinto”; besides being an icon of the winery since its beginning, this wine has been accepted by the consumers being a blend of two varietals from the Chincha Valley.
This is the 125th-anniversary edition of the wine; it has a friendly and balanced profile where the creaminess of Merlot comes together with the fresh fruit of the malbec; it has a bold texture with a persistent finish.
Espumoso Patrimonial Brut Nature
This is the second commercial batch made by the Pampas de Ica Winery of their Brut Nature Sparking wine; it is made with Muscat of Alexandria. The second fermentation is done in the bottle with the traditional method with a 12-month rest period.
With a fine and delicate bubble, on the nose it has the aroma of bread and yeast with a fruity and floral background; in the mouth is fresh, dry, and with a persistent flavor.
IN THE KNOW: This is just a little of what Peru has to offer in wines; if you are interested in a trip to the wineries, contact Traveling in Peru.
