| It’s the middle of the Christmas rush, but its also time for the BrazilBrazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra sang, "they grow an awful lot of coffee in Brazil".: Brazil is a coffee giant . As Frank Sinatra... ...more Auction. Me samples arrived by air shipment from Brazil yesterday, and I have been cuppingCupping is a method of tasting coffee by steeping grounds in separate cups for discrete amounts of ground coffee, to reveal good flavors and defects to their fullest.... ...more them like crazy, reduced the original set down to 18, and now down to 9. There are some very nice coffees among these, and in fact all are really good single-origin cups. As of now, My favorites somewhat parallel the “official” cupping results below, and the Faz. Agua Limpia I that was champion was my 2nd highest score. So far my top picks run the gamut of cultivars and processingThe removal of the cherry and parchment from the coffee seed.: Coffee is either wet-processed (also called washed or wet-milled) or dry-processed (also called wild, natural or natural... ...more methods, and that was true when I cupped the Brazils last year too. (Notice there are no traditional dry-processed among the winners!) -Tom 12/4/02 |
 Tom scoring fragrance at Brazil cupping, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
The list below is the judges results, the top set are above 90 and all those below it are in alphabetical order.
| Producers that received the Gold Cup of Excellence® Special Award (whose lots scored 90 and more in the International Jury evaluation) |
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| Fazenda Água Limpa I – José Carlos Pereira de Carvalho(champion) | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Cristina – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 195.7 hectaresWe use this metric term often to discuss the size of coffee farms. 1 Hectare = 10000 Square Meters = 2.471 acres: We use this metric term often... ...more Coffee growing area: 20 hectares |
VarietyA botanical variety is a rank in the taxonomic hierarchy below the rank of species and subspecies and above the rank of form (form / variety / subspecies... ...more: Mundo NovoA coffee cultivar; a cross between Typica and Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil: Mundo Novo is a commercial coffee cultivar; a natural hybrid between "Sumatra" and Red Bourbon,... ...more Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 26 bags International Jury score: 95.55 |
| Fazenda Santa Helena – Jacques Pereira Carneiro | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 147 hectares Coffee growing area: 65 hectares |
Variety: Yellow BourbonYellow Bourbon is a subtype that has fruit which ripens to a yellow color, found mainly in Brazil where it was first grown. Bourbon coffees are named for... ...more Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 25 bags International Jury score: 92.25 |
| Fazenda Santa Terezinha – Paulo Sérgio de Almeida and brothers | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Paraisópolis – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 162.80 hectares Coffee growing area: 18 hectares |
Variety: Mundo NovoCatuai is a high-yield Arabica cultivar resulting from a cross of Mundo Novo and yellow Caturra. The tree is short, with lateral branches forming close angles to the... ...more and Catuaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 48 bags International Jury score: 91.53 |
| Fazenda Transwal – Daltro Noronha Barros | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Cristina – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 293.9 hectares Coffee growing area: 67.5 hectares |
Variety: Acaiá Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 84 bags International Jury score: 90.44 |
| Sítio Grota São Pedro – Cláudio Carneiro Pinto | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 86.57 hectares Coffee growing area: 25.3 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 20 bags International Jury score: 90.00 |
| Producers that received the Cup of Excellence® Award | |
| Fazenda Água Limpa II – Jorge Makssur | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Cristina – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 289 hectares Coffee growing area: 25 hectares |
Variety: Mundo Novo and Acaiá Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 20 bags International Jury score: 80.50 |
| Fazenda Bela Vista – Luiz Carlos Queiroz | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Mucugê – Bahia Region: Chapada Diamantina Total area: 301 hectares Coffee growing area: 142 hectares |
Variety: Red Catuaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 20 bags International Jury score: 80.89 |
| Fazenda Cachoeira do Cambuí – Ailton Santos | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Muzambinho – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 204 hectares Coffee growing area: 103 hectares |
Variety: Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 24 bags International Jury score: 84.88 |
| Fazenda Caiana – Eunice Maria Frota Ferreira de Campos | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: São Francisco de Paula – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 654 hectares Coffee growing area: 106.84 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Catucaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 45 bags International Jury score: 85.03 |
| Fazenda Capoeirinha or Fazenda Conquista – Ipanema Agrícola Ltda | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Alfenas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 2,238 hectares Coffee growing area: 1,360 hectares |
Variety: IcatuIcatu is a cultivar that was developed in Brazil, has high production and good disease resistance. It has robusta inputs, and has been back-crossed with arabica cultivars to... ...more and Catuaí Processing System: Washed Lot size: 58 bags International Jury score: 80.31 |
| Fazenda Catuaí – Manoel Carlos Hernandes | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Fortaleza de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 520 hectares Coffee growing area: 79.3 hectares |
Variety: Red Icatu Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 136 bags International Jury score: 81.77 |
| Fazenda do Serrado – Maria Valéria Costa Pereira | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 143 hectares Coffee growing area: 90 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 20 bags International Jury score: 85.69 |
| Fazenda do Sertão – Nazareth Dias Pereira | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 800 hectares Coffee growing area: 170 hectares |
Variety: Red Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 55 bags International Jury score: 86.31 |
| Fazenda Faria – Heitor de Abreu Azevedo | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Lavras – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 180 hectares Coffee growing area: 109 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Catuaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 18 bags International Jury score: 80.70 |
| Fazenda Pedra Redonda – José Bernardes Santana | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Araponga – Minas Gerais Region: Matas de Minas Total area: 159 hectares Coffee growing area: 82 hectares |
Variety: Catucaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 29 bags International Jury score: 88.28 |
| Fazenda Pinheirinho – Carlos Mário Gomes de Almeida | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Cambuquira – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 176,33 hectares Coffee growing area: 160,30 hectares |
Variety: Bourbon Processing System: Washed Lot size: 19 bags International Jury score: 82.63 |
| Fazenda Santa Inês I – Francisco Isidro Dias Pereira | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 214 hectares Coffee growing area: 90 hectares |
Variety: Red Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 19 bags International Jury score: 85.95 |
| Fazenda Santa Inês II – Luiz Botelho de Macedo Costa | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: São Sebastião da Grama – São Paulo Region: Mogiana Total area: 523.6 hectares Coffee growing area: 114.02 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 50 bags International Jury score: 85.95 |
| Fazenda Santa Lúcia – Luiz Paulo Dias Pereira | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 725 hectares Coffee growing area: 117 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 27 bags International Jury score: 88.63 |
| Fazenda Santa Rita – Cláudio Junqueira Ferraz de Almeida | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 428.56 hectares Coffee growing area: 122 hectares |
Variety: Mundo Novo and Acaiá Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 40 bags International Jury score: 80.53 |
| Fazenda Serra das Três Barras – José Vagner Ribeiro Junqueira | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Carmo de Minas – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 175.2 hectares Coffee growing area: 27.2 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Catuaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 20 bags International Jury score: 86.92 |
| Fazenda Sertãozinho – Roberto Irineu Marinho | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Botelhos – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 1,240 hectares Coffee growing area: 410 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Bourbon Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 59 bags International Jury score: 80.83 |
| Fazenda Tabuões or Fazenda Boa Vista – Daterra Atividades Rurais Ltda | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Patrocínio – Minas Gerais Region: Cerrado Total area: 3,412.75 hectares Coffee growing area: 1,447.22 hectares |
Variety: Yellow Icatu Processing System: Desmucilaged Lot size: 18 bags International Jury score: 85.53 |
| Rancho São Benedito – Mariana de Carvalho Junqueira | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Dom Viçoso – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 247.66 hectares Coffee growing area: 61.44 hectares |
Variety: Catucaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 26 bags International Jury score: 81.89 |
| Sítio Bom Destino – Guarino Bissoli | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Afonso Cláudio – Espírito Santo Region: Montanhas do Espírito Santo Total area: 34.4 hectares Coffee growing area: 25 hectares |
Variety: Catuaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 20 bags International Jury score: 81.42 |
| Sítio Cachoeira Alegre – Ricardo Alexandre Comarela Zandonade | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Venda Nova do Imigrante – Espírito Santo Region: Montanhas do Espírito Santo Total area: 40 hectares Coffee growing area: 20 hectares |
Variety: Catuaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 21 bags International Jury score: 81.28 |
| Sítio Córrego da Onça – Laércio Aparecido Medeiros | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Itamogi – Minas Gerais Region: Sul de Minas Total area: 65 hectares Coffee growing area: 60 hectares |
Variety: Red Catuaí 99 Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 33 bags International Jury score: 83.06 |
| Sítio São José I – Euzébio Venturim | |
| Characteristics of the Property | Characteristics of the Coffee |
| Location: Castelo – Espírito Santo Region: Montanhas do Espírito Santo Total area: 30 hectares Coffee growing area: 24 hectares |
Variety: Catuaí Processing System: Pulped Natural Lot size: 18 bags International Jury score: 82.23 |
