Why Great Restaurants Tell You Where Ingredients Come From A great restaurant can tell you who grew the tomatoes, where the oysters were harvested and which vineyard produced the wine. Then you order tequila. Too often, the conversation about origin suddenly stops....
Why the World’s Great Spirits Begin With Agriculture—and What Wine, Coffee, Tea and Olive Oil Can Teach Tequila Before there is a Château, there is a vineyard. Before there is a celebrated espresso, there is a coffee tree. Before first-flush tea reaches porcelain,...
USDA Certified Organic Tequila: What the Seal Really Means From Agave Field to Bottle The most important thing about USDA Certified Organic tequila happens before there is any tequila at all. Before the bottle. Before the distillery. Before fermentation, distillation,...
The New Luxury of Tequila: Why Authenticity Matters More Than Ever There was a time when luxury was easy to recognize. A heavy bottle. An elaborate box. A high price. A famous name. Something meant to impress before it was ever opened. But tequila is entering a more...
Why the Tequila You Choose Matters: Six Questions to Ask Before Your Next Bottle There is a moment that happens in liquor stores all across America. You walk into the tequila aisle. And there they are. Beautiful bottles. Famous names. Blanco. Reposado. Añejo....