La Garde
A compromise beyond mezcal
La Garde embodies our long-term commitment to land and culture, understood as an act of stewardship rather than obligation. It is the quiet framework through which Santo de Piedra cares for what precedes us and what must endure beyond us.
Through La Garde, the house approaches sustainability and social engagement as living practices—rooted in respect for territory, people, and inherited knowledge. Guided by patience and continuity, our initiatives reflects a belief that true responsibility is exercised over time, through attention, restraint, and care.
Food Access Inequality
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Santo de Piedra is committing a portion of the proceeds from the Pastorale Series by Massimo Bottura is allocated to Food for Soul, the non-profit organization founded by Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore, devoted to addressing food inequality and social exclusion through culture and gastronomy, in 2025 these represented an annual contribution of around thirty thousand dollars. While modest in scale, this is conceived as a gesture of continuity rather than statement—guided by a belief in the quiet, cumulative power of supporting the causes closest to our communities and our values.
Carbon Footprint Reduction
We are also advancing our initiatives to reduce our environmental impact with intention and discipline. By 2026, all our mezcal collections, will avoid the use of plastic seals, replacing them by sustainable solutions such as natural beeswax.
In paralel, by 2028, we expect than 96% of our shipments will move by sea freight rather than air, a transition that reduces the carbon footprint of our logistics by approximately 95%.
This shift reflects a broader commitment to align our pace with nature, choosing slower routes that respect distance, time, and consequence. Every bottle we release is conceived as a tribute to the land, the people, and the living environment that sustain our work—crafted with the awareness that responsibility extends beyond creation to every step that follows.
The Preservation
The Santo de Piedra Popular Art Collection
Santo de Piedra is actively committed to the preservation of Oaxaca’s artisanal traditions.
Guided by the curatorial expertise of its founder—shaped through years of selecting works for museum collections—the house approaches craftsmanship with the same rigor, sensitivity, and respect applied to cultural heritage.
With the intention of keeping traditions alive rather than fixed in time, Santo de Piedra has assembled a collection of more than twenty-five artisanal pieces of museistic and research interest, ranging from nineteenth-century textiles to ceramics. This living collection is conceived as a shared resource, made available to the people of Oaxaca and to the world, in the belief that tradition endures only when it remains visible, studied, and transmitted.
If you're interested in research or museum loans please write us at privateclients@santodepiedra.com
The Milpa Method
A portion of our domaine is cultivated following the pre-hispanic Milpa method. Rooted in regenerative agricultural traditions, this approach allows agaves to grow alongside native companion crops that naturally enrich the soil, without pesticides or external inputs. These crops are later harvested and shared with the local communities we work alongside. By 2028, our goal is that at least 98% of our agave domaine expands to this living plantation model.
