Atacama，红酒产区-沽酒网

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The Atacama wine region in Chile's far north produces large quantities of table grapes and other fruit, but is not noted for fine wine. It is, however, a prolific producer of Pisco.

Pisco is the Chilean eau-de-vie, a brandy-like spirit which has been distilled in Chile since the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. Like whisky (or whiskey) in Scotland and Ireland, there is a popular dispute over whether Peru or Chile should be credited with the creation of Pisco.

The Atacama region is extremely hot and dry, as much of it is composed of the Atacama Desert – the driest desert in the world. Most viticulture in the region is concentrated in a thin strip along the coast, where access to water and the cooling breezes of the Pacific Ocean makes it possible to grow wine grapes.