Distilled Spirits – Brandy – Chilean Pisco (8) Routes of Pisco in Chile The routes or tourist circuits associated with pisco-related activities in Chile are located in the Atacama and Coquimbo Regions: Huasco Valley The Pisco Route of the Huasco Valley is associated with the production of small pisco distilleries. It starts from the city …
Distilled Spirits – Brandy – Chilean Pisco (7) Production Regions of Chilean Pisco The production area of Chilean pisco, known as the “pisco-producing zone,” was established by Decree with Force of Law 181 on May 15, 1931. This area covers the provinces of Atacama and Coquimbo, which correspond to the current regions of Atacama and …
Distilled Spirits – Brandy – Chilean Pisco (6) Chilean pisco is a spirit produced through the distillation of genuine potable wine. Its production process consists of four main stages: cultivation and harvesting of pisco grapes, vinification for pisco purposes, distillation of the wine to obtain pisco, and finally, packaging into consumer units. These activities are …
Distilled Spirits – Brandy – Chilean Pisco (5) Origin denomination and international dispute over pisco Pisco is a brandy produced by distilling potable wine in the III and IV regions of Chile, according to Chilean legislation. Law 18455, in effect since 1985, establishes that the origin denomination “pisco” is reserved for the brandy made in …
Distilled Spirits – Brandy – Chilean Pisco (4) In 1935, Deputy Gabriel González Videla defended the importation of Chilean pisco to the United States, challenging the Peruvian government’s claim of exclusive rights to the name “pisco” for the Pisco region in Peru. González Videla introduced a bill to name the town of La Unión in …
