FIELD NOTES
Not a feed of everything mentioning agave. This page focuses on developments that materially improve the U.S. category: research, commercial releases, farm scale, sourcing transparency and new distillery infrastructure.
The Council’s current shop directory includes Ventura Spirits, Venus Spirits, Jano Spirits, Shelter Distilling, ESELO Spirits, Calavé Spirits and Giver Spirits—evidence that California has moved beyond one-off experimentation into a visible producer network.
California Agave Council ↗Palmeri describes a 20-acre farm, native agave plantings and a 225-square-foot nano-distillery, with an opening targeted for 2026.
Official project ↗Batch 001 lists 100 bottles of Agave tequilana; Batch 002 lists 72 bottles combining A. americana and desmettiana, both pit roasted for five days.
Official batch data ↗UC Davis says its interdisciplinary team is studying agave genetics, virus susceptibility, pest control, soil management and crop productivity. That shift matters because commercial agriculture needs repeatable data, not just successful individual plantings.
Read UC Davis research update ↗Ventura Spirits says Reppo uses three harvests from Yolo County grower Raul Chavez’s land, then cooks, crushes, ferments, pot distills and rests the batches in stainless steel.
Official release ↗Venus lists Yolo County agave, almond-wood pit roasting, 10-day fermentation, double distillation, six months of neutral aging and 42% ABV.
Official process ↗NEWS TIP
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