Unesco issues certificate confirming origin of Peruvian pisco and Chile says it will take action

UNESCO has presented certificates confirming that the production and marketing of pisco originated in Peru. At a ceremony in Lima, Johnny Schuler, president of the Academia del Pisco, received the documents linking pisco to the Peruvian region of the port of Pisco. In response to this recognition, the Chilean government has announced that it will take action. Chile assures that UNESCO has not claimed that pisco is exclusively Peruvian and reiterates that its production is also supported by international trade agreements and judicial decisions. Unesco certifies the authenticity of pisco as a Peruvian product On Thursday, December 19, Unesco officially delivered the certificates that validate that the production and commercialization of pisco has its origin in Peru, in the period between 1587 and 1635. The ceremony, which was held at the Unesco headquarters in Lima, was attended by Johnny Schuler, president of the Pisco Academy, who received the documents that ratify the historical ...