Tequila production is a time-honored process that involves growing and harvesting agave, but how much liquor can one plant ...

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 ...

Agave plants have become a popular target for thieves as these drought-tolerant plants become more popular, not only because of the dry weather but also due to the increasing popularity of tequila.

In Arizona, a resort and a nano-distillery see promise in small-scale agave farming, focusing on native species.

If you want a garden that you will never, ever need to water, consider agaves. There are more than a hundred agave species and varieties available to gardeners in Southern California, so you will have ...

Get to know one of the Sonoran Desert’s most stubborn dwellers, a plant so productive it’s earned its place in history. The humble agave, those speared “leaf” plants, is more than a spiky blue-green ...

Tequila has been one of the fastest growing spirit categories in the world. Between 2000 and 2020, according to the Consejo Regulador de Tequila, the industry’s regulatory body, production of Tequila ...

MURRIETA, Calif.MURRIETA, Calif. — 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 ...

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