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Terroir Tequila: A New Frontier in Ultra-Premium Spirits

By Jared Paul Stern • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Oneoglogy

The concept of terroir, which forms the basis of France’s Appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) system, is familiar in viniculture, but what about other crops used in fermentation? The idea that climate, soil type and topography also affect the individual characteristics of the agave plant is the inspiration behind Ocho, the first ultra-premium, vintage single-estate tequila [...]