The video takes you through some of the process of production and generally describes the regions where coffee is grown. [...]
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Some History of Bay Area Coffee As many know, San Francisco carries a stigma of being the hot spot for coffee and the inspiration for the coffee culture, sparking trends that then spread to other parts of the country. The coffee culture is strong and thick. It is in Seattle and Portland as well, not to [...] Yesterday in the Roastery, we were cupping a few organic Brazilian coffees – a Chapada Dinamata, a Tres Fazendas, and a Fazendas Santa Marta. During our discussions afterward, one of our roasters noted his observation of more and more Uganda coffees showing themselves in various coffee markets. I understand this is a relative unknown in the [...] I spent the bulk of last week working on a dairy north of here where I consult on grazing planning and Holistic Management. One of the people at the dairy is from Venezuela and we got to talking about the Colombian guerillas and his need to flee his home because they had invaded and presumably [...] With the recent buzz about Ethiopian and Colombian harvests being down, we turn to Brazil. Brazil, one of the largest producers and the second largest consumer of coffee worldwide, often dictates the commodity pricing for the rest of the coffees. They set the stage, if you will. In 2008, the outlook for coffee was down [...] We at the Buena Vista Roastery have found a perfect partner to our Organic Idido Misty Valley Ethiopian to blend a special offering, Mocha Java. We use our Java Monsooned, beans that are variegated in color with differences in the beans that cause us to roast slow and dark in order to ensure its rich, [...] We may see a dearth of coffee coming out of Ethiopia this year. An article in Bloomberg reports that coffee supply will fall 58% this year. Both the Sidamo and Yirgacheffe regions are hit, first by a drought in spring followed by heavy rains that encouraged disease. The third coffee harvest, finishing up as we [...] We’ve received a new crop of FTO Timor Maubesse and have spent the past couple of days optimizing the roast. At 8000′ elevation, we find the balance of temperature and rate of roast to get the right combination of flavor and body. This wet processed coffee has some bright notes and is less earthy than [...] Costa Rica has worked out its issues with CAFTA and has decided to join, so reports the AP. The Central American Free Trade Agreement. President Oscar Arias Sanchez is wrapping up paperwork. What does this mean? The various free trade agreements that the United States has with most of the Americas opens up the exchange [...] |
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