Mezcal as a social heritage: from generic geographical indications to regional appellations of origin

The article discusses the trajectory of the Mezcal Appellation of Origin in Mexico, in the contemporary context: the recent extension of the Official Declaration and the updating of Official Mexican Standard 070 (NOM 070). Based on fieldwork in several regions applying anthropological methodologies,...

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Autor: López, José de Jesús Hernández
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Em Questão (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/78397
Acceso en línea:https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/78397
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mezcal
Patrimonio social
Indicaciones geográficas
Denominaciones de origen.
Social heritage
Geographical indications
Denominations of origin.
Patrimônio social
Indicações geográficas
Denominações de origem.
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Sumario:The article discusses the trajectory of the Mezcal Appellation of Origin in Mexico, in the contemporary context: the recent extension of the Official Declaration and the updating of Official Mexican Standard 070 (NOM 070). Based on fieldwork in several regions applying anthropological methodologies, we propose to think in Regional Apellations of Origin, to recover the diversity of forms to make mezcal. One way to achieve this is by defining the categories of Artisanal and Ancestral, and in the translation of each one to the regional contexts where these drinks are made.