{"id":634,"date":"2025-10-01T22:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casavalleamate.com\/2025\/10\/01\/blue-agave-the-heart-of-tequila\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:29:30","slug":"blue-agave-the-heart-of-tequila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casavalleamate.com\/en\/2025\/10\/01\/blue-agave-the-heart-of-tequila\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Agave: the heart of tequila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind every sip of tequila, there is a plant that holds centuries of history: the <strong>blue agave (Agave tequilana Weber azul variety)<\/strong>. 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