Ica Vineyards Tour

Description Tour of the Ica Vineyards

With the Ica Vineyards Tour, you can enjoy a sweet and fragrant day, visiting the vineyards in Ica, knowing how the grapes are turned into Pisco and wine tasting various products from the wineries.

GRAPES are very small and sweet fruits that grow in bunches on the vine plant. In general they are used to produce wine, to be consumed as fresh fruit or as dried fruit. There is a great variety of grapevines and each one has specific characteristics. In general, they are usually grown in Mediterranean climates, but have spread all over the world.

Ica is known for its production of piscos and wines of very high quality, you will be able to observe the distillation process of artisanal and industrial wineries and you will be invited to taste the different products in each of the wineries.

To drink a wine correctly is a whole science that is worth experiencing, to taste it, to learn about the climate, the altitude, the cultivation, the harvest, the types of grapes, the modern equipment for its elaboration, the transformation and the pairing are a singular experience. Wine in the world: Italy produces the most, Spain sells the most and the USA drinks it.

Wine fights oral bacteria, women who drink wine are less likely to lose bone mass than women who do not drink, those who drink wine in moderate doses are 30% less likely to suffer a heart attack. Red wine can stop the growth of out-of-control blood vessels in the eye that causes blindness, it also decreases the concentration of iatrogenic plaques in the arteries and increases the levels of HDL or good cholesterol, which improves cardiovascular health.

MAIN POINTS OF VISIT

• Ica (406 msnm)

Day 1: Ica – Huacachina Lagoon – Ica Dunes

• Start of the Tacama Wine Tour: 08.00 hrs We will pick you up at the hotel, on this route we will visit the old winery “Tacama” founded in 1540, winner of national awards thanks to its original products such as the semi prepared Pisco Sour and the fine Crema de Pisco. It is located in the hamlet of Tres Esquinas in the district of Subtanjalla, it has 220 hectares dedicated 30% to the cultivation of table grapes and 70% to the production of grapes for wine and pisco, it has twenty different types of grapes which it uses for the elaboration of its wines and piscos.
• Vineyard Tour: We will also visit the winery “El Catador” and “Tres Generaciones” where we will appreciate the techniques used in the artisanal process, the fermentation and distillation areas.
• When the Spaniards arrived in Peru, they introduced the vine and its diffusion was rapid. Carabantes created the Tacama vineyard in the oasis of Ica, which is the oldest in Peru. The vineyard has a total area of 180 hectares and is located in the valley of Ica, a fertile oasis surrounded by deserts 300 km from Lima and 400 meters above sea level.
• Then we will transfer you to your hotel.

BREAKFAST – HOTEL / LUNCH and DINNER – PASSENGER