🇵🇪PERU 


PERU IS    Regions–      DO.-       @Lima

  • WHITE= Albilla, Chardonnay, Jean, Muscat d’Alexandria, Toronel
  • RED= Cantarilla, Ceniza AKA=Mulata, Malbec, Moscatel, Negra Criolla, Negra Rubio, Negra de Caraveli, Tannat, Quebranta(Indigenous)

GEOGRAPHY HEMISPHERE-Southern, REGION-South America, COUNTRY-Peru

  • REGIONS– Arequipa, PROVINCES– Caraveli

TOPOGRAPHY– Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly, SLOPES/ Andes Mountains, +Alt. to 3,300mt.

SOILS Diverse

  • **Refer to TERROIR/ Geology & Soils For Detailed Information On Soils

CLIMATE DesertWith Continental

  • RAIN SHADOW/ Andes Mountains, Prevent Humidity and Rains From the East.
  • Influence From the Humboldt Current From the West.

VITICULTURE(40% White/ 60% Red)

  • Peru is- #26 In Grape Production/ #20 In Wine Consumption In World.

HISTORY 1545 @Peru Imported Vines From Canary Island.

  • GEOGRAPHIC DISCLAIMER~ To Understand the Wine World and Benefit From DtheV.com a Understanding of Southern Hemisphere’s Geography is Needed and the Ability to Visualize Its Wine Regions Topography.  Southern Hemisphere is Organized In a North to South / East to West Orientation and Intended to Be Researched as So.


ICA VALLEY

  • WHITE= Malbec, Tannat
  • RED= Chardonnay
  • GEOGRAPHY- South America, COUNTRY-Peru, Off Coast(40km.)
  • TOPOGRAPHY- Rolling/ HillySLOPES/ Andes Mountains, +Alt. 500mt.
    • On~Ica~River~
  • SOILS- Metamorphic, Rocky, Calcareous
  • CLIMATE- Desert
  • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
    • Estate/ Producers- Apu, Intipalka, Vinas Queirolo

CARAVELI

  • WHITE=
  • RED= 
  • GEOGRAPHY- South America, COUNTRY-Peru
  • TOPOGRAPHY- Rolling/ HillySLOPES/ Andes Mountains, +Alt. 1,700mt.
  • SOILS- Metamorphic
  • CLIMATE- Desert
  • VITICULTURE- 70 ha. Planted
    • Estate/ Producers- 

PISCO 2013 7.2 Million Liters Produced

  • PRODUCERS- 1615, Demonio de los Andes, Vinas de Oro
  • VITICULTURE- Brandy/ Eau-de-vie/ Grape Distillant
    • +AGED/ Most Pisco Are Aged In Non-Wood Vessels, No Additives(Color, Water)
    • Grapes- Italia, Moscatel Torontel, Quebranta
      • Puros Single Varietal Pisco
      • Acholados- Blend of Multi Varietals/ Grapes
      • Aromaticas- Single Varietal From Muscat Family
      • Mosto Verde- Distilled From Partially Fermented Must/ Grape Juice.
  • VINICULTURE-
    • Sight:
    • Aroma:
    • Palate:
    •  Structure:
  • CULTURE- History of Pisco Goes Back 400 Years.
      • DRINKSPisco Sour(Peruvian)- Pisco(50 ml., Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice(25 ml.), Sugar Syrup(12.5 ml.), Bitters(3 Drops), Egg Whites(1/2)
        • Pisco Punch- Pineapple Syrup, Lime Juice.
        • Pisco Tonic-
      • PAIRING… Ceviche   |   CHEESE
  • CONTENTIOUS WINE DISPUTES!  Who Gets Credit For Originally Producing Pisco?”
    • Pero and Chile Have Had a Long Dispute to Who Originally Started Producing Pisco First. Both Counties Claim Pisco as Their Own.  The Pisco Sour Drink Origins Are a Cocktail That Was First Made In America


BOLIVIA 


BOLIVIA IS   Regions–        DO.-       @Tarija

  • WHITE= Muscat Alexandria, Pedro Gimenez, Torrontes
  • RED= Criolla, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Tannat, Viccchoquena

GEOGRAPHY HEMISPHERE-Southern, REGION-South America, COUNTRY-Bolivia

TOPOGRAPHY Flat/ Rolling/ Hilly

SOILSMetamorphic, Sedimentary

  • **Refer to TERROIR/ Geology & Soils For Detailed Information On Soils.

CLIMATE Desert With Continental

VITICULTURE

  • Singani- Grape Based Distilled Spirit, AKA=Bolivia’s National Drink.

HISTORY

  • GEOGRAPHIC DISCLAIMER~ To Understand the Wine World and Benefit From DtheV.com a Understanding of Southern Hemisphere’s Geography is Needed and the Ability to Visualize Its Wine Regions Topography.  Southern Hemisphere is Organized In a North to South / East to West Orientation and Intended to Be Researched as So.

TARIJA     @Tarija

  • WHITE= Muscat Alexandria
  • RED= Criolla, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Tannat
  • GEOGRAPHY- South America, COUNTRY-Bolivia
  • TOPOGRAPHY- Rolling/ HillySLOPES/ Sama Mountains, +Alt. 1,9000mt.
  • SOILS- Metamorphic, Sedimentary
  • VITICULTURE- ? ha. Planted
    • CHALLANGES– Saline Soils, Intense Storms
  • VINICULTURE-
    • Estate/ Producers- Aranjuez, Cepas de Fuego, Campos de Solana, Conceptcion, Jardin Oculto, Kohlberg, Magnus
    • Vineyards- El Monte(60 ha.)
  • SUB-ZONES Of TARIJA
    • SANTA ANA VALLEY
    • VALLE De Los CINTIS
      • Estate/ Producers- Cepa de Oro


**Refer to BIBLIOGRAPHY/ Sources For Details On Scholarly Works Referenced.