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Tequila boom triggers social, environmental hangover in Mexico

Jan 13, 2009

New North Carolina State University research shows that tequila's surge in popularity over the past 15 years has been a boon for industry, but is triggering a significant hangover of social and environmental problems in the region of Mexico where the once-notorious liquor is produced.

Mexican Tequila Production, Exports Up In 2008

Jan 12, 2009

MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexican tequila producers had a positive year in 2008, distilling record amounts of the liquor and also exporting more, an industry group said Monday.

The Jalisco-based Tequila Regulatory Council said national production last year rose 10% to 312 million liters, with production of tequila made entirely from the blue agave plant up 20% from 2007 to 163 million liters.

Exports rose 1.7% to 137 million liters, with 100% agave tequila exports up 5% to 35 million liters, the council said.

The U.S. continues to be the biggest foreign market for tequila exports, followed by the European Union.
A record 1 million tons of agave were used last year to produce tequila, the council added.

By Anthony Harrup, Dow Jones Newswires
DJNewsPlus.com

Dos Lunas Tequila - No Price Increase for 2009

Dec 30, 2008

Dos Lunas' New Year's Resolution - No Price Increase

El Paso, TX- Dos Lunas Tequila is pleased to announce that, despite increases in the costs of production, there will be no price increases in the coming year.

Maestro Dobel Diamond Tequila Rings in the New Year

Dec 08, 2008

Maestro Dobel Diamond Tequila Rings in the New Year with Expanded Distribution and Dazzling Cocktails

Maestro Dobel – the world’s first-ever, clear-aged diamond tequila – has much to celebrate in 2009. As a result of the success and acclaim this luxury, silver-aged tequila achieved in the four months since it launched in parts of California, Illinois, Georgia and Wisconsin, Maestro Dobel will also be available in New York, Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Washington D.C. and Nevada beginning in March of 2009.

Beneath the Cuervo Story

Nov 12, 2008

TEQUILA, Jalisco, Mexico -- Deep below the public areas of the LaRojeña distillery that produces the numerous expressions of Jose Cuervo tequila lies family history.

Here, in a stone cellar few get to see, damajuanas of Reserva de la Familia tequila sit undisturbed, some behind bars and stone pillars and arches since as far back as 1890.

Thick layers of white dust coat many of the containers, some of which are unadorned glass, others that have been wrapped in basket-like coverings made from agave leaves to protect against breakage. They sit in marked contrast to their newer cousins, contained outside the barred area in pristine American oak casks that have been cellared in more recent years.

Gruppo Campari Buys San Nicolas Tequila Distillery

Nov 11, 2008

Italian drinks group Campari posted a 1.6 percent rise in core profit in the first nine months of the year, and said it had bought Mexican Tequila distillery San Nicolas for $17.5 million plus debt.