Wine cellar at an Ica winery
PISCO & WINE TASTING

Ica Pisco and Wine Tour: Traditional and Craft Wineries

  • Half Day (3 hours)
  • Ica, Peru
  • From $30 USD ≈ S/ 104
Wine and grapes on the Ica winery tour
Huacachina oasis in Ica, Peru’s pisco country
Ica desert, home of Peru’s pisco wineries

Explore the land of pisco: vineyards, falcas and copper stills at traditional and craft wineries in Ica, with tastings of piscos, wines and pisco creams.

DURATION Half Day (3 hours)
MAX ALTITUDE 406 m (Ica)
DIFFICULTY Easy
GROUP SIZE Shared group
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE

Experience Overview

Ica is the birthplace of pisco, Peru’s grape brandy with protected Designation of Origin, and the country’s leading wine region. On this Ica pisco and wine tour you’ll visit a long-established traditional winery and a family-run craft distillery to learn the whole process: from grapes on the vine to distillation in falcas or copper stills and resting in clay jars.

What will you learn?

  • The pisco grape varieties: Quebranta, Negra Criolla, Mollar, Uvina, Italia, Torontel, Moscatel and Albilla.
  • The types of pisco: puro, acholado and mosto verde.
  • Traditional grape stomping during the harvest season (February and March).
  • How to taste pisco: aroma, body and finish.

Tasting

At each winery you’ll sample piscos, sweet and semi-dry wines, and traditional pisco creams. At the end you can buy straight from the producer and also take home tejas and chocotejas, Ica’s signature sweets.

Good to know

  • Approximate duration: 3 hours. Morning or afternoon departures.
  • Pairs perfectly with Huacachina or the Ballestas Islands on the same day.
  • Tastings are for guests aged 18 and over.
  • If you visit Ica in March, you’ll catch the International Grape Harvest Festival (Festival de la Vendimia).

Signature Highlights

Visit two wineries: one traditional and one craft.
Learn how pisco is made, from grape to distillation.
Tasting of piscos, wines and pisco creams.
Buy direct from the producer, plus Ica’s traditional sweets.
Easy to combine with Huacachina on the same day.
STEP BY STEP

Detailed Day-by-Day Itinerary

Each day has been carefully planned to optimize acclimatization and avoid peak tourist hours.

DAY 01

Ica – Traditional Winery – Craft Distillery – Ica

⛰ 406 m a.s.l. ⏱ Approx. 3 hours ⛺ Return to your hotel

We pick you up at your hotel and visit a traditional winery, touring the vineyards and the fermentation and distillation areas before the first tasting. Next we head to a family-run craft distillery to see pisco made using age-old methods, such as the falca still and clay botijas, and to taste its products. We then return you to your hotel in Ica or Huacachina.

FULL TRANSPARENCY

What's Included in the Expedition

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Included Luxury Services

  • Pickup from your hotel in Ica or Huacachina.
  • Tourist transportation.
  • Guided visit to two wineries.
  • Tasting at each winery.
  • Drop-off at your hotel.
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Not Included

  • Purchases of piscos, wines and sweets.
  • Meals.
  • Tips.
WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions about Ica Pisco and Wine Tour: Traditional and Craft Wineries

How many wineries do we visit?

Two: a larger traditional winery and a family-run craft distillery.

Can I join if I don’t drink alcohol?

Yes. You can enjoy the tour and learn about the production process; the tasting is optional.

When is the best time to go?

Any time of year. February and March are harvest season, and some wineries offer traditional grape stomping.