By: Eduardo Dargent C.
Presidente de la Academia Peruana del Pisco
Mr. Jorge Chamot Arróspide (1891-1966), held, during his life, several important government posts. In 1920 he was a member of
the Peruvian Mission which traveled to Geneva to establish the League of Nations predecessor organization of the United Nations, the origen of which was the Treaty of Versailles after the First World War and intended to secure world peace. In the twenties he represented the Port of Callao in Panama, shortly after the opening of the Panama Canal. Later he was, as his father had been before him, the Manager of the Customs office of Callao.
In the private activity he was the General Manager of the Lima Chamber of Commerce for a long period of times. If the activities mentioned above are well known aspects of his life, his participation in the defense of the Denomination of Origen of our national wine spirit has not been sufficiently exposed.
On July 9th, 1934 Jorge Chamot sent a letter to “El Comercio” in which he made reference to some steps taken by him in Washington some time before and which constitute one of the earliest defenses of the Peruvian origin of Pisco.
In his letter he refers to an article published in that same newspaper dealing with the advances made by Mr. Riconte to endorse the export of Peruvian wines and spirits, and his suggestions in the sense that the Peruvian Embassy in the United States should take the necessary steps to avoid the use of the name Pisco for spirits not coming from Peru.
Chamot made it clear in his letter to “El Comercio” that his mission in Washington was meant to explain to the American Department of Estate details about Pisco and the origin of its name. In his letter he translate the text of his exposure to the american authorities as follows:
On this subject it must be stressed that spirits imported from other countries are using the name “Pisco” which is a exclusively Peruvian product since the only genuine Pisco is produced in the area that surrounds the port of Pisco in Perú.
Although the geographical limitation mentioned by Chamot is not in accordance with the territory authorized to produce Pisco now-a-days, his reference to the port of Pisco, source of the name and base for the Peruvian Denomination of Origen, is clearly specified.
As a good Peruvian, descendent of heroes of the independence, Jorge Chamot Arróspide had a especial love for our heritage and defended it in the several positions where he had the opportunity to do so. Besides that he was the great grandchild of Alejo Hurtado de Mendoza and Isabel Fernandez Prada, both belonging to old families related to vineyards and the production of wine and Pisco in Ica and Moquegua.
It was this family backing what made his viewing, since his early days, of the need to protect pisco’s name as a Peruvian product both for legal reasons and recognition to the men and women that in Peru had dedicated their lives to produce and improve this unique spirit, as well as for the economic future that it could bring to our country and the people who, like him were able to recognize it’s possibilities.
Translated by Eduardo Dargent C.
Pisco bilingual magazine
Presidente de la Academia Peruana del Pisco
Mr. Jorge Chamot Arróspide (1891-1966), held, during his life, several important government posts. In 1920 he was a member of
the Peruvian Mission which traveled to Geneva to establish the League of Nations predecessor organization of the United Nations, the origen of which was the Treaty of Versailles after the First World War and intended to secure world peace. In the twenties he represented the Port of Callao in Panama, shortly after the opening of the Panama Canal. Later he was, as his father had been before him, the Manager of the Customs office of Callao. In the private activity he was the General Manager of the Lima Chamber of Commerce for a long period of times. If the activities mentioned above are well known aspects of his life, his participation in the defense of the Denomination of Origen of our national wine spirit has not been sufficiently exposed.
On July 9th, 1934 Jorge Chamot sent a letter to “El Comercio” in which he made reference to some steps taken by him in Washington some time before and which constitute one of the earliest defenses of the Peruvian origin of Pisco.
In his letter he refers to an article published in that same newspaper dealing with the advances made by Mr. Riconte to endorse the export of Peruvian wines and spirits, and his suggestions in the sense that the Peruvian Embassy in the United States should take the necessary steps to avoid the use of the name Pisco for spirits not coming from Peru.
Chamot made it clear in his letter to “El Comercio” that his mission in Washington was meant to explain to the American Department of Estate details about Pisco and the origin of its name. In his letter he translate the text of his exposure to the american authorities as follows:
On this subject it must be stressed that spirits imported from other countries are using the name “Pisco” which is a exclusively Peruvian product since the only genuine Pisco is produced in the area that surrounds the port of Pisco in Perú.
Although the geographical limitation mentioned by Chamot is not in accordance with the territory authorized to produce Pisco now-a-days, his reference to the port of Pisco, source of the name and base for the Peruvian Denomination of Origen, is clearly specified.
As a good Peruvian, descendent of heroes of the independence, Jorge Chamot Arróspide had a especial love for our heritage and defended it in the several positions where he had the opportunity to do so. Besides that he was the great grandchild of Alejo Hurtado de Mendoza and Isabel Fernandez Prada, both belonging to old families related to vineyards and the production of wine and Pisco in Ica and Moquegua.
It was this family backing what made his viewing, since his early days, of the need to protect pisco’s name as a Peruvian product both for legal reasons and recognition to the men and women that in Peru had dedicated their lives to produce and improve this unique spirit, as well as for the economic future that it could bring to our country and the people who, like him were able to recognize it’s possibilities.
Translated by Eduardo Dargent C.
Pisco bilingual magazine
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