Potent Peruvian potable pisco packs powerful punch

Oakland Tribune;  September 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......grapevines were brought to Peru by Spanish colonists...production of wine. Pisco developed a following...controversies surrounding pisco is the rivalry between Peru and Chile, which both...had a deep fear of pisco when I visited Peru last month, due to...

Resolve it over a glass of pisco: The Tribune's Colin McMahon goes above...

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  May 29, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Colin McMahon May 29--PISCO, Peru -- The Peruvian port city of Pisco...dare. Peru says the Chileans stole pisco from Peru and should not be allowed to call...respect history. And history says pisco is from Peru. Peru's short history of pisco...

Resolve it over a glass of pisco.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Colin McMahon PISCO, Peru _ The Peruvian port city of Pisco...dare. Peru says the Chileans stole pisco from Peru and should not be allowed to call...respect history. And history says pisco is from Peru. Peru's short history of pisco...

Sour Times in Pisco Feud; Peru, Chile Debate Who Can Make the Famous...

The Washington Post;  March 23, 2003 ;     512 words ......cocktail glasses around the world. Peru celebrates a "Pisco Sour Day," with free cocktails...slogan, "Chile, say goodbye to pisco!," Peru wants Chile to stop selling pisco. But Chileans shrug and say pisco predates either Peru or Chile, having been invented...

Rivalry between Peru and Chile spills into the liquor cabinet

AP Worldstream;  October 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Worldstream 10-03-2004 Dateline: PISCO, Peru When ships sailed out of this...previous campaign to promote pisco. In an effort to beef up Peru's claim, and standardize an...rules, liquor can be labeled "pisco" in Peru only if it is produced in five...

There's Nothing Sour About Her Success.(pisco brandy from Peru)

U.S. News & World Report;  December 18, 2006 ;     569 words ......tasted-and very likely the only pisco he's ever tasted. The brandy that's the pride of Peru is a clear spirit that can...mixed drink (most notably, the pisco sour), and Asher has dedicated...with her company Macchu Pisco. Pisco is like a sleeping beauty right...moved to the United States ...

Peru sends army to halt looting

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ...PISCO, Peru -- The government sent the...desperation in earthquake-shattered Peru, where tens of thousands were...stadium in the port city of Pisco, more than 500 people rushed...centered in the cities of Ica and Pisco in Peru's southern desert, about 125...

Peru sends in troops to stop post-quake 'highway robbers'

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  August 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ...PISCO, Peru - The government sent the army...desperation in earthquake-shattered Peru, where tens of thousands were...stadium in the port city of Pisco, more than 500 people rushed...centered in the cities of Ica and Pisco in Peru's southern desert, about 125...

LDS quake aid easing pain in Peru

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  August 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ...PISCO, Peru -- Carlos Ayo was given...tremor shook much of Peru. But communities located south of Lima such as Pisco, Ica and Chincha have...Uno" (There's Only One Pisco) is stretched between...among the thousands of Peru's recent homeless...

Chile, Peru fight over the fiery liquor Pisco

AP Online;  November 16, 1998 ;     614 words ......name. Only the brave dare say Pisco is Chilean in Peru or Peruvian in Chile. Both...Association in France declare that Pisco originated in Peru, giving it bragging rights...Pisco was first produced in Peru's southern Pisco valley as far back as the...

CHILE, PERU FIGHT OVER BRAGGING RIGHTS OF PISCO LIQUOR

Post-Tribune (IN);  November 15, 1998 ;     649 words ......name. Only the brave dare say Pisco is Chilean in Peru or Peruvian in Chile. Both...Association in France declare that Pisco originated in Peru, giving it bragging rights...Pisco was first produced in Peru's southern Pisco valley as far back as the...

Peru sends army in effort to quell looting

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  August 19, 2007 ;     590 words ...PISCO, Peru (AP) - The government sent...desperation in earthquake-shattered Peru, where tens of thousands were...stadium in the port city of Pisco, more than 500 people rushed...centered in the cities of Ica and Pisco in Peru's southern desert, about 125...

Piscosity!(Peru and Chile cultural drink)(Brief article)

Esquire;  August 1, 2006 ;     241 words ...PISCO IS THE NATIONAL SPIRIT of Peru. Pisco is the national spirit of Chile. No, Peru. No, Chile. Peru! Chile...So who makes the better pisco, Peru or Chile? We rounded up three...Peruvians finished first. Their pisco is distilled to between 76...

Peru's leader sends troops to stop looters

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 19, 2007 ;     622 words ......County, NJ) 08-19-2007 Peru's leader sends troops...Edtion: All Editions PISCO, Peru — The government...earthquake-shattered Peru, where tens of thousands...the port city of Pisco, more than 500 people...cities of Ica and Pisco in Peru's southern desert...

After disaster struck; Peru.(Peru's earthquake)

The Economist (US);  August 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......95 mile) stretch of Peru's coastal desert south...regional capital. In Pisco, all but a handful...American highway, Peru's main coastal artery...hours from Lima to Pisco now takes eight. In...region are a centre for Peru's booming exports...highway and the port of Pisco. The ...