We went to teh very touristy El Catador and to the less visited but equally interesting Vista Allegre.
El Catador is good to see the traditional method of processing the grape, while Vista Allegre will give you an idea of the modern methods now in use.
Both vineyards have friendly staff who will give you a tour of the place. Both charge nothing if you buy at least one product. Both offer a variety of pisco and wines in 75cl bottles or smaller sizes. Prices are cheap but not much cheaper than in supermarkets.
We tried Vista Allegre's wines which are OK but that's it. We were told they only export to South America and a bit to the US because the quality is not high enough to justify shipping elsewhere.
Both Bogedas can be visited in one day although they are at opposing ends from Ica's centre.
NB: Directions on where to take the collectivo for El Catador in Footprint guide are wrong.
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Directions: For both, take a cab, it's not expensive and will save you the hassle. We went to Visat Allegre by bus from the North of Ica's market area but the Bogeda insisted on calling a taxi for us to go back. They said it was safer and it was dirt cheap anyway.
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