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 schottii Agave schottii Agave schottii, also known by the common name Schott's century plant, is a shrub species within the "Agave" genus. It is a member of the subgenus Littaea. There are two widely recognized varieties of this species: "Agave schotti" var. "schottii" and "Agave schottii" var. "treleasei". "Agave schottii" is native to North America. It is found in the United States of America, in the states of Arizona and New Mexico. In Arizona, it is confined to the southern part of the state, in the counties of Pima, Santa Cruz, Graham, and Cochise. "Agave schottii" is found only in the