Tequila: A Natural and Cultural History

by Ana G. Valenzuela-Zapata and Gary Paul Nabhan

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The array of bottles is impressive, their contents finely tuned to varied tastes. But they all share the same roots in Mesoamerica's natural bounty and human culture. The drink is tequila—more properly, mescal de tequila, the first mescal to be codified and recognized by its geographic origin and the only one known internationally by that name. In ¡Tequila! A Natural and Cultural History, Ana G. Valenzuela-Zapata, the leading agronomist in Mexico's tequila industry, and Gary Paul Nabhan, one of America's most respected ethnobotanists, plumb the myth of tequila as they introduce the natural history, economics, and cultural significance of...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780816519378
  • Publish Date 30 March 2004
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 24 April 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Arizona Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 113
  • Language English