The story of these farms began in 1820, with Grandmother Mrs. Maria, when she arrived at Caparao land, the land is located at the border between Espírito Santo Brazilian state and Minas Gerais. Maria was a widow with 12 children. On that occasion, everything in the close forest started being cleaned manually with an ax…
Aloízio and Guilherme produce varietals of Red Acaiá, Mundo Novo, Red, and Yellow Catuaí. The Yellow Catuaí is the coffee we call Flor de Jasmin. It has a very complex profile due to the high altitude where it grows: 1.460 meters, and all the special care Aloizio and his partner Guilherme give to their farm.…
Rodrigo, a young guy along with his father Mr. Ciro, and his brother takes care of their planting by themselves. They grow varietals Catiguá, Yellow Bourbon, Red, and Yellow Catuaí. The farm is gorgeous and incredibly well cared for. They together make micro and nano lots; they use African beds for drying the coffee. They…
It’s a family production, it has passed through the 19th century, a time when the cycle of coffee became the most important economic activity in Brazil. This farm is located in Campanha, a city in the South of Minas Gerais, Mantiqueira region, a spectacular area with astonishing landscapes and an altitude of 1,200 meters, one of…
Cultivated Varieties: Red and Yellow Bourbon, Mundo Novo, Topázio, Catuaí. City: Araxá, Minas Gerais, size: 300 hectares Mr. Antonio Francisquini is 86 years old, and he has several coffee farms, a total of 90 million coffee trees planted, he is one of the biggest coffee producers in Brazil. In normal years, his average production is…
Sitio Vargem Grande and Café Galante are located in a mountainous region, with humid air. The humid air prolongs the drying process of coffee cherries, which results in boosting the quality, as the sugars present in the coffee have more time to ferment. In their natural process, after the coffee is harvested, it dries on…
