The Ministry of Agriculture will support the Chilean Pisco Wine Cultural Landscape project before the UNESCO

Published 2024년 12월 16일

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The Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, has announced Chile's intention to add the 'Chilean Pisco Vitivinicultural Cultural Landscape' to the UNESCO World Heritage List. This initiative, supported by the Association of Pisco Producers of Chile, aims to highlight the industry's cultural significance and the role of women and cooperatives. The application will be submitted in February. Valenzuela also highlighted that Chile's pisco is legally protected by the Denomination of Origin and free trade agreements, addressing concerns over Peru's efforts to document the origin of pisco to UNESCO. The pisco industry is seen as crucial for Chile's export sector, regional economic development, and the contribution of small and medium-sized businesses, especially those run by women.

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Santiago, December 16, 2024.- This morning, the Minister of Agriculture, Esteban Valenzuela, headed the Pisco Advisory Council to analyze the situation that has arisen regarding the registration of historical manuscripts that have been interpreted as support for the Peruvian origin of pisco. After the meeting that lasted about an hour and a half at the Pereira Palace, the Secretary of State confirmed that the Ministry of Agriculture will support the “Chilean Pisco Vitivinicultural Cultural Landscape” project presented by the Association of Pisco Producers of Chile, which seeks to incorporate the cultural landscape of Chilean pisco into the UNESCO World Heritage List. “We have been asked to apply for this 2025, to speed up the pace so that they can recognize the extraordinary pisco landscape, a wonderful place, this is an industry of almost 10,000 hectares, with many cooperatives, small pisco farmers, many roles and historical participation of women in its construction (…) we are ...

Source: Odepa