California farmer grows drought-resistant agave using under 6 inches of water yearly, creating sustainable crop for distilled ...

Unlike tequila, which is produced in Jalisco using exclusively blue weber agave, mezcal can legally be produced in nine Mexican states—the bulk of which comes from the rolling hills and jagged cliff ...

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade later, his ...

California faces one of the driest climates in the United States, making it an ideal location for harvesting a number of crops, including the natural agave nectar. Conventional watering practices ...

So, you have a hankering for Mexican food and you're ready to cook up some enchiladas. But before you begin, you'll want to pour yourself a festive drink. Everyone knows that you have two options when ...

In Aztec culture, the goddess Mayahuel represented fertility and the agave plant, making her a fitting namesake for the majestic, decades-old agave Americana that grows in the center of the desert ...

With certain types of sugar and honey being off-limits to most vegans, it can be difficult to find an animal-free sweetener to swap in recipes and add to beverages. Enter: agave. This plant-based ...