Chile downplays registration of Peruvian pisco at UNESCO

After UNESCO registered colonial documents on the production and trade of pisco in the Regional Memory of the World Register, recognizing its Peruvian origin, this news did not go down well in Chile and more than one person questioned the registration. During an interview with a Chilean media outlet, the manager of the Association of Pisco Producers in Chile, Claudio Escobar, minimized the recognition by UNESCO and said that the southern country's position "is very solid" at an international level. "There is nothing to worry about, Chile's position regarding its denomination of origin (of pisco), is quite protected and is very solid at an international level," he said. ...