Agave wine better than traditional tequila based margaritas. Weber blue agave plants, used for the creation of agave wine, take up to 10 years to mature before harvest. The process of making 100% de agave wine starts the same way as making tequila. Mature agave is harvested and cooked in large ovens to release sugars within the plant. The aguamiel or "honey water" is then extracted from the plant using crushing rollers called "molinas." The aguamiel is then fermented between 6-10% ABV. The next step is what differentiates agave wine from tequila; instead of taking and distilling the fermented aguamiel to make
Agave polianthiflora Agave polianthiflora Agave polianthiflora is a relatively small member of the genus Agave, in the subfamily Agavoideae, endemic to northern Mexico. The succulent is native to the States of Sinaloa, Chihuahua and Sonora. "Agave polianthiflora" produces a small basal leaf rosette of about in diameter. Leaves are narrow and lanceolate, with multiple white filaments protruding from their edges. Flowers are red and tubular, in length and narrow, unusual in the genus. The flower spike is tall. "Agave polianthiflora" is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is mostly easily propagated from seed, as it does not offset as much as other