Peru makes more wine than it can reasonably drink, in more styles than any single guide can carry. This almanac is our reading of it. 2 regions, ranked the way we'd visit them; the houses our critics keep returning to; and a short list of restaurants where we'd spend the evening.
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The country, in numbers and adjectives.
The terroirs, by hand.
2 regions worth the trip first — chosen by the Femente desk for the houses we’d open with, the variety of styles within each, and the cooking that grew up around them.
The country’s house grammar.
The 3 styles Peru makes most of, ranked by bottle count on Femente. The bar beneath each cell shows that style’s share of peru’s production.
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Spanish White — the country’s most numerous bottle.
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The houses that keep showing up.
4 Peru estates the prestige critics have agreed on — ordered by the count of 95+ scores across Vinous, Decanter, Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator.
Where to spend the evening.
12 rooms across Peru our editors keep coming back to — chosen for the cooking and the wine list, in that order.
Virgilio Martinez
Latin American — Barranco
49
Atipana
Latin American — Miraflores
47
Central
Creative · Latin American — Barranco
46
Parador Pingallo marisquería
Seafood · Latin American · Traditional — San Isidro
43
Yū
Seafood · Fusion · Japanese Fusion — Miraflores
42
Mayta Lima
Traditional · Latin American — Miraflores
41
Restaurante Las Peñas
Grill · Latin American · Traditional — Distrito de Cusco
41
Surco Bar y Restaurante
Grill · Latin American — Miraflores
41
Clandestina de las Tendillas
Street Food · Fusion · Latin American — Toledo
40
LOT Roasters - Coffee & Chocolate
Coffee · Latin American · Traditional — Miraflores
40
MOJO | Restaurant • Bar • Lounge
Grill · Latin American · Traditional — Miraflores
40
Panchita Sazón Criolla
Traditional · Latin American — Miraflores
40
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