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TACAMA-Wine

The journey

peruvian wine

first vineyard in south america

According to historian, Guillermo Toro Lira, the first vineyard in South America was planted in Lima by Hernando de Montenegro, a Spanish captain.

1539 - 1541

Tacama vineyard

The Spaniard, Francisco de Carabantes, vine-grower from Peru, created the Tacama vineyard.

1540

first wine

The first wine made in Lima. Consequently, making Peru the first winemaking region in South America.

1551

royal prohibition

Since Peruvian wine was a tough competitor to Spanish producers, King Philip III prohibited the importation of Peruvian wine to Panama.

1614

Adapting to prohibition

King Philip IV prohibited the importation of Peruvian wine to Spain. A significant number of wineries in Peru replaced winemaking for its distillation, creating a unique spirit that later on was named after the Port of Pisco.

1641

Pisco - Tacama - Peru

new era

Tacama winery is acquired by Manuel Pablo Olaechea Guerrero. Since then, the winery began a new era that introduced new grape vines and French technology.

1889

Tacama - Peru

Wineries growth

Many wineries in Peru increased their production of quality wines with grape vines from all over the world, such as, albilla, barbera, cabernet, chardonnay, malbec, merlot, pinot, petit verdot, sauvignon, tannat, viognier, and more.

1950

Tacama - Peru

Political blow

The socialist coup done by the Peruvian Army took the land from the owners and created cooperatives, which preferred cotton crops. Old grape crops where destroyed to cultivate cotton.

1968

peruvian winemaking revival

With democracy back, the former winemakers acquired their lands and built their vineyards again. Winemaking in Peru aims for a brighter future.

1980

Tacama -Peru

First quebranta wine

Tacama's Toñuz wine is the first including quebranta grape, blended with tannat. Quebranta is a native grape vine, which is the result of the natural mixed between listan-prieto and mollar-cano grape vines. Quebranta is well known as a pisco grape.

2021

Source:

Lima: The Original Winemaking Capital of South America. (23 June 2020). Retrieved 22 September, 2022, from https://www.apuwinery.com/post/what-happened-to-the-original-wine-making-capitol-of-south-america

Huertas Vallejo, . (2011). Cronologia de la Produccion del Vino y del Pisco. Lima, Peru: Universidad Ricardo Palma/Editorial Universitaria.

VIñA TACAMA

Petit Verdot 64881

Tannat 149680

Chardonnay 149653

Sauvignon Blanc Viognier Chardonnay 406488

Result of more than 30 years of research. From our top plots of Petit Verdot vines, subject to short pruning to increase the grape quality, a wine of unique expression and concentration is made. Aged for 12-16 months in French oak barrels.

Result of more than 30 years of research. From our top plots of Tannat vines, subject to short pruning to increase the quality of the grape, a wine of unique expression and concentration is made. Aged for 16-12 months in French oak barrels and left to rest in bottle for 6 months.

The Chardonnay variety was introduced to the terroir of Tacama in the 90’s straight from France. Doña Ana is the result of meticulous adaptation and an intense process of selection both in the vineyard and the winery. Fermented and aged French oak barrel.

Emblematic white wine of Tacama. It perfectly expresses the climatic conditions of Ica, which are very favorable to the production of great white wines.