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As if this was not sufficiently dramatic Peru is also home to one of the world's most complex river systems and it is in the Peruvian highlands that the great Amazon river begins its journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe country lies outside the southern ‘Wine Belt’, the famous band of latitude that encircles the southern hemisphere between 28 and 50 degrees and within which quality viticulture is considered practicable. However, the Wine Belt theory does not account for climatological factors such as altitude or maritime influences, relying instead entirely on latitudinal information; this therefore omits Peru’s coastal plains. And it is precisely here that Peruvian viticulture has found a home, nestled between the cooling waters of the Pacific Ocean and, within just a few miles of the coast, the Andean peaks that rise to dizzying heights of 10,000 feet and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coastal plains around the city of Pisco are the heartland of Peruvian wine production and on either side of it are the towns of Chincha, Ica, Moquegua and Tacna, Peru's viticultural centres. Ica, known locally as 'Land of the Sun', is an oasis of fertile land amid the northern edges of the Atacama Desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine grape varieties used in Peruvian winemaking are those which are well adapted to warm-climate viticulture. Grenache, the grape behind the wines of the southern Rhone Valley, is a popular variety as is Cabernet Sauvignon and its Bordeaux stablemate Malbec, which has proved so successful in Argentina. The light-skinned Torrontes is a popular white-wine variety in Peru - known locally as Torontel - as too is Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and various forms of Muscat, famously capable of thriving in warm climates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vinas-queirolo-intipalka-chardonnay-peru","title":"Viñas Queirolo Intipalka Chardonnay 2023","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c1\"\u003eIntipalka means 'valley of the sun' in Quechua, the language of the ancient Inca people. Located in an oasis that is the Valle de Ica the Queirolo family have been growing vines since 1880. The unique desert climate, with warm sunny days and cool nights, produces grapes with delicate aromas, bright acidity and a saline character imparted by the Pacific ocean just 60km away. The Intipalka Chardonnay is pale yellow in colour with fresh and intense aromas of tropical fruit. 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