| Gourmands and cocktail aficionadas have long known | | | | all organic vineyard which produced the first organic |
| about the famous Peruvian cocktail the pisco sour, a | | | | pisco in Peru. Another fun Bodega to visit is El |
| delicious drink made of grape brandy called pisco | | | | Catador, where visitors can watch a demonstration |
| mixed with egg whites, bitters, sugar, and lime juice. | | | | about how the grapes are produced and take a tour |
| Much like tasting wine in the Napa Valley on a | | | | of the cellars before tasting. |
| California tour, visiting the Ica Valley is a must-do on | | | | Once you have finished your pisco tasting tour, you |
| a Peru vacation. A great way to fit in a tour is to | | | | are probably going to want a nice comfortable Peru |
| stop here on your way to the famed Nazca Lines, | | | | hotel to sleep off the effects of this divine and |
| only a 2 hour drive away. | | | | dangerously delicious alcohol. The two best options |
| As winos all around the world know, the more the | | | | are Hotel Las Dunas and Hotel Mossone. |
| vines struggle to grow, the better the grapes tastes. | | | | For those in truly bad shape, Hotel Las Dunas has |
| Perhaps this is why pisco grapes are so delicious | | | | comfortable rooms with 24-hour room service, a |
| despite being grown in an environment similar to the | | | | large refreshing pool, and lounge chairs for lazing |
| dunes of the Sahara. Ica is a dry, arid desert region | | | | around. If you are one of those rare specimens who |
| full of mountainous dunes that receive very little | | | | prefer to sweat out the alcohol, this hotel offers a |
| rainfall each year, and yet the pisco is perfection. | | | | variety of sport options including tennis, horseback |
| Vina Tacama is one of the oldest estates in the | | | | riding, and a gym. For people who think the only cure |
| Americas that still produces wines and piscos, and | | | | is to have a hair of the dog that bit you, the |
| definitely merits a visit. La Caravedo is a newer and | | | | spacious full service bar can definitely help you cope. |