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A Visit to the Oldest Distillery in Peru at Pisco Portón

May 18, 2015 by Jeff Cope 7 Comments

Pisco Portón bottle

We visited Hacienda La Caravedo which is the oldest distillery in Peru and home of Pisco Portón. It was an amazing visit with pisco tasting, food, and more. Read More

Filed Under: Beyond Texas, Spirits, Travel Tagged With: Hacienda La Caravedo, Johnny Schuler, Peru, Pisco, Pisco Porton, Spirit

A Trip to Ica, Peru, to taste Wine and Pisco

May 15, 2015 by Jeff Cope 7 Comments

Stills at Bodegas Vista Alegre

We took a recent trip to Peru and visited Ica, which is south of Lima, to taste wine and pisco from several bodgeas/wineries Read More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Bodega Lazo, Bodegas Vista Alegre, El Catador, Hacienda Tacama Bodega, Ica, Peru, Pisco, Tres Generaciones

An Interview with Johnny Schuler of Pisco Portón

March 30, 2014 by Jeff Cope 4 Comments

Johnny Schuler - featured

Johnny Schuler, Master Distiller for Portón, was recently in Houston for various events and to further promote Pisco Portón to the United States market. Pisco is a white spirit distilled from fermented grape juice, essentially wine, and is the national drink of Peru where Pisco Portón is made. Gloria and I were invited to meetRead More

Filed Under: Beyond Texas, Features, Popular, Spirits Tagged With: Brandy, Cognac, Johnny Schuler, Peru, Pisco, Pisco Porton

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