And then Akio took me to Campos Altos, on the outskirts of the Cerrado region. He wanted to introduce me to Ze Maria Domigues, a reputable producer known for quality. Ze Maria has been able to preserve a strain of Bourbon Coffee on his farm that is both resistant and full of flavor. There is [...]
From Paulo Almeida’s Fazenda Botanica we drove down through the middle of the volcano and to Fazenda Cafelandia, owned by Paulo’s brother Jaime Francisco de Almeida. Here are some shots from the stream that runs through the middle of the volcano. There is actually a spring water bottler just down the way. And then up [...]
Patrocinio. Fazenda Botânica, owned by Paulo Almeida, was the first of three visits on this rainy day. Akio of Cerrad coffee was kind enough to arrange the visits and take me to visit the farms. The first two farms we visited belong to the Almeida family. They are located in the “privileged” Chapadao do Ferro [...]
Today was my first cupping with Akio and Cerrad. Akio prepared the cupping for me to better know Cerrado coffees, and also to discover my personal tastes to facilitate communication in the future. The Roaster: It looks like a standard sample roaster that one finds here in Brazil. However, Akio, an electrical engineer by trade, [...]
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One of the farms in the Cerrad farmers group is Fazenda Boa Vista II. Clezio took me to Boa Vista II today and was able to show me both their production as well as some coffee agronomy basics. Panoramic View of Boa Vista II Clezio and Fazenda Boa Vista II Raised Screens Why Raised Screens? [...]
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