Brazil
Mantiqueira de Minas
Gabriela Araújo de Oliveira and Edimar Afonso de Sousa
Sitio Vargem Grande
Red Catuai
Natural
July-August
Brown Sugar, Cherry, Coconut, Milk Chocolate
1050 meters
N/A
60 kg w/ GrainPro
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Sitio Vargem Grande is located in the city of Lambari in the Mantiqueira de Minas coffee region of Sul de Minas. Edimar comes from a family of coffee growers and he and his wife Gabriela are continuing that legacy by cultivating coffee on land Edimar inherited and growing the size of the farm, which today has 15 of its 16 hectares planted with coffee.
Edimar and his family provide all the labor on the farm, which is the family’s sole source of income. They are committed to produce specialty coffees with added value to bring recognition to their hard work. The region’s high elevations, combined with work well done, allows for the production of truly exceptional coffees.
The love for coffee farming is passed from father to son as Eduardo, Edimar’s son, accompanies his father on the daily activities of the farm.
Located on the northern side of the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range in the southern part of the state of Minas Gerais, the Mantiqueira de Minas region is a demarcated area of 25 municipalities. It is officially recognized as an Indication of Origin for its tradition and worldwide reputation of producing coffees with unique sensory profiles.
Most producers in the region are smallholders who operate family farms and the region is differentiated by the unique terrain and the terroir it leads to in the cup. Coffees from Mantiqueira de Minas reflect both the place itself and the committed work of its producers. Mantiqueira includes more than 8,200 producers, 82% of whom are smallholders, and 56,000 hectares of mountain land planted with coffee. Most harvesting is still completed manually, and this and other practices keep the regional cultural heritage of coffee farming alive while at the same time pursuing new flavors.
