This Cusco wine is not made from grapes: It is produced at 3,700 meters above sea level for luxurious restaurants in Peru

In the heights of the Peruvian Andes, more than 3,700 meters above sea level, a wine is produced that redefines the traditional concept of this drink. Unlike the traditional drink made from grapes, this is a unique product made from yellow oca, an ancestral tuber grown in the Cusco region. Its creation not only responds to culinary innovation, but also to the desire to value the indigenous ingredients of Peru. This product, developed by an agricultural engineer in the fields of Cusco, is not even made from fruit. The drink has managed to reach the tables of the most exclusive restaurants in Lima, such as Central and Maido, the first considered the best of 2023 and the second among the five best of 2024. What is the Cusco wine that is not made from grapes and is consumed in luxurious restaurants in Peru? Oxalis is a Cusco wine made from the yellow oca, a tuber or potato, with vibrant colors and sweet flavors, which is traditionally grown in the Andes and has been part of the ...