SOMMELIER, SPECIALIST AND PISCO TASTER
Livio Pastorino is a pisco expert with extensive experience in tasting, education and promotion of this traditional Peruvian spirit, Cultural Heritage of the Nation. He has played a prominent role in various organizations related to pisco and has contributed significantly to the dissemination and appreciation of this spirit in Peru and the world.
The History of the Pisco Industry
Livio Pastorino is a businessman and pisco taster with extensive experience in the industry. He graduated from the Wine and Pisco Institute of the San Martin de Porres University in 2007 and obtained the title of Sommelier from the Peruvian School of Sommeliers in 2012. He has been involved in several projects related to pisco, including the edition of the electronic magazine «El Pisco es del Perú» bilingual physical magazine Pisco and the blog «En el País del Pisco».En el País del Pisco».
Co-host on the radio program Hablemos de Pisco. He has also been a professor at the Institute of Wine and Pisco and the Peruvian School of Sommeliers.
Collaborations in the world of pisco
He has played important roles in organizations related to pisco, such as the Peruvian Union of Sommeliers, and now as President of the Peruvian Association of Tasters “ASPERCAT”, which participates in the National Pisco Commission “CONAPISCO”. representing the pisco tasters of Peru. In addition, since 2015 he has been a columnist in Cocktail magazine and from 2024 in Placeres magazine Cóctel and from 2024 from Placeres magazine. Placeres.
Education and career
He has participated in various training courses related to pisco and has attended workshops and events related to pisco tasting and pairing. He has also been a judge in several pisco, wine, and cocktail competitions and has participated in the evaluation of various drinks, including ciders, mistelas, whiskey, tangelo distillates, pineapple, prickly pear, cane, cocoa and vodka, liqueurs, wines, and sangrias. He has also trained (trained) the service staff of several restaurants, bars, hotels.
Recognition and Outstanding Contributions
Livio Pastorino has received several awards and distinctions throughout his career and has been interviewed by publications such as Wine Enthusiast. In addition, he is an active member of the Peruvian Association of Tasters and of Noches de Cata con Pisco Noches de Cata con Pisco where he has participated in numerous pisco tastings. She has shared her experience and knowledge through her blog and social networks.