THE TEQUILA REGION

The “Denomination of Origin” law has defined the area in which the blue agave is grown. It includes the state of Jalisco and some regions in the states of Guanajuato, Nayarit, Michoacán, and Tamaulipas all of which have similar reddish volcanic soil and climate.

Top map at top right shows the original tequila region located mainly around the town of Tequila. Bottom map at right shows Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco with the best known tequila producing towns: Tequila, El Arenal and Amatitán located a few miles west of Guadalajara, and the region in Los Altos or highlands east of Guadalajara that includes Atotonilco, Tepatitlán and Arandas. Other producing towns are Tesistán and Capilla de Guadalupe in Jalisco, and Corralejo in Guanajuato. The map below shows the Tequila Region as approved by the Secretary of Economy.

For detailed information see The Tequila Regulatory Council.

Initial Tequila Region.

Tequila Region around Guadalajara.

The Tequila Region lies in western Mexico.