Agave: Spirit of a Nation
Looky here, a new documentary about mezcal from the people who brought you Decanted featuring some of our favorite people in the mezcal world including Graciela Angeles, Aquilino Lopez, and Carlos Camarena. It won't be ready for release until early
Yo soy mezcal, a sneak peak
Just in time for the holidays we have a great way to burn through another five minutes of your boss’ time - watch this, then jump down below. YO SOY MEZCAL | Documentary Trailer from Eric Wolfinger on Vimeo. We’re proud to have shown this previous to our sustainability panel on Saturday, November 12th, the night before Mezcal: Mexico in a Bottle San Francisco this year. The filmmaker behind this effort, Eric Wolfinger, introduced it and chatted with the audience a bit about the project. We’ll be talking to him in more detail soon because this is quite a stunner.
The origins of mezcal
Patricia Colunga's documentary "Los Mezcales del Occidente de México y la Destilación Prehispánica," where she tries to establish the pre-hispanic origins of mezcal is now available for rental on Vimeo. You can watch it in English or Spanish, the rental is
Viva mezcal!
Here's a nice clip from an upcoming documentary on traditional agaves in Mexico. It's a good background on the topic and importance of agave diversity in Mexico. There's a great presentation of the issues and debate over the Denominación de Origen for