The pisco sour cocktail, made with a
grape brandy called pisco, egg whites, lime juice, ice, simple syrup, and
bitters, served by people around the globe. In the Ica region of Peru, about
180 miles south of Lima along the Pan American Highway, pisco produced for
nearly four centuries. Here, in valleys surrounded by sand dunes, dozens of bodegas
(wineries) welcome visitors to taste pisco—Peru’s national spirit—at its
source. The weather here does not change; it has not rained for more than ½ inch
a year for over 150 years. 
This is an 18th-century vineyard where free
sips of acholados (blends) and puros (single varietals) of pisco.
“Try the Albilla,” The grapes are from vines that are more than one hundred
years old.” It is sweet, with touches of banana, lime, and tangerine. The other
wines are from 20 types are Peruvian grapes, and the rest of the grapes are
from France.
All in all, I enjoyed the diversion
with today’s visit to this winery and the town of Ica before heading off
tomorrow to Nazca for several days
Pisco has 44% alcohol; referred to as the under-the-table
drink. So enjoy but only a little at a time.
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