Beanology

Dioniso Talaga submitted his coffee for the first time in the 2015 Best of Cauca competition. He and his wife, Carmensa Montenegro, thought that winning this competition was like winning the lottery. To their surprise, their coffee was among the top 30 coffees from Cauca. Not only did this mean for them that they are doing a great job at their farm, but it is a big motivation, because this is the first time they are producing coffee! Now they are convinced that producing high-quality coffee is profitable.

Dionisio harvests every seven days, from May till June. The same day as it is harvested, the coffee is depulped. The fermentation process starts inside tanks without water.

—Luis Arocha

Read a blog from Café Imports Europe's Gabe Dunn on Cauca Best Cup 2015 by clicking here.

Read a blog from Café Imports President Andrew Miller on the first Cauca Best Cup 2014 by clicking here.

For more general information about coffee production in Colombia, visit our Colombia origin page.