Tequila slamming the old stereotypes
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 16 September 2003
Tequila suffers from serious image problems as well as recent higher production costs, but now the government has established new benchmark regulations and Mexican producers have discovered a new dynamism. Owain Johnson reports.
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Tequila suffers from serious image problems as well as recent higher production costs, but now the government has established new benchmark regulations and Mexican producers have discovered a new dynamism. Owain Johnson reports.
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