The wines and cuisine of peru is a fascinating challenge. The cuisine of Peru, rich in acidity (Ceviche), complexity (Aji de Gallina) and intense flavors (Lomo Saltado), often intimidating to the amateur. However, in the Ica valley, cot Pampas Icawe have cultivated strains-perfect to complement and enhance these flavors are vibrant.
Forget those rigid rules. This guide, based on the Tradition and the Quality our wines and piscos peruanos, we will show you how to achieve combinations sublime that will turn every meal into a fine dining experience. Discover why our White Wines Heritage and Pink Ica they are the ideal partner for the dishes most iconic.
The Challenge of Heartburn: What Wine to Open with Fish and Seafood?
The citrus flavors and spicy ceviche require a wine with a high acidity that clean the palate without competing. A wine with low acidity would be flat or metallic.
The Ideal Companion: Our White Heritage
Here is where the White Heritage of the Pampas of Ica it shines.
- Marriage Key: Ceviche is a Classic, Tiraditos, Cause of Crab.
- The Science: Developed with the strains Albilla and Torontelour White Wealth offers a fresh acidity with notes of citrus and floral. Its a nice end and well-structured breaks the fat of the fish, and balances the lemon ceviche.
The Versatility of Pink
The Mary Rosé, our rosé dry made with Malbec and Syrahit's great for dishes with more texture or creamy sauces, as the seafood jelly. Your taste attractive to peach and good acidity make it ideal for the lomo saltado or pasta with seafood.
The Power of the Earth: Wine Red to Intense Flavors
The dishes you use, grilled red meats and sauces concentrated, they require a red wine that has been aged in a barrel.
Malbec aged for Tannins to Grilled
- Marriage Key: Dry Meat, Meatballs with Tacu Tacu, Grilled Chicken.
- The Science: Our Malbec Crianza Tinto, aged for 12 months in French oak barrels, has round tannins and an intense flavor to the fruit and oak. This dense structure is perfect to cut the richness of the pork with cinnamon or beef.
Burgundy and Chinese Food (Chifa)
Our Burgundy Semi-Dry it is a classic peruvian dish. Although it's sweet, its refreshing acidity and notes of red fruit do the companion historic for the chifathe grilled chicken and pizzas.
The Grand Final: Distillates and Desserts
Desserts require a wine as or more sweet than them.
Perfect Love: Mistela de Ica
For desserts at base of dried fruits or spices (such as cloves and cinnamon), our Perfect Love is second to none. This dessert wine is traditional, with notes of raisins and a touch of pisco quebranta in its preparation, it is ideal as an aperitif or digestive.
The Pisco Sour: The Marriage of Welcome
Do not forget the national drink. A Pisco Quebranta pure is the perfect way to start any dinner party. The complexity of their plant aromas and fruity is the appetizer ideal to prepare the palate for the dining experience.
The true art of marriage lies in the experimentation. We invite you to try these combinations with our wines Pampas Ica to discover the quality and the tradition we have bottled for you.
