Agroindustria Engenho Terra Vermelha S/a

The Agroindustria Engenho Terra Vermelha S.A. is located on 124 acres of one of the best soils in the world, the red clay soil in the south of Brazil, known originally for its great coffee plantations, and today one of the largest soybean producers in the world.

The distillery is certified organic by the IBD (Instituto Biodinamico), according to standards of the USDA NOP (USDA National Organic Program) and IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements).

It was developed according to rigorous technical procedures to produce organic sugar cane of the highest quality for the Terra Vermelha organic cachaça.

Production Process
The Terra Vermelha cachaça is produced through the distillation of organic sugar cane fermented juices in copper stills. It is a handcrafted product.

The sugar cane is harvested manually and immediately placed in vehicles used specifically for transporting it to the mill. A juice is and then it is decantated and goes through a sugar level control before it is fermented. The fermentation is done organically according to standards established by the Insituto Biodinamico (IBD) and the USDA Organic program. After the fermentation process, this sugar cane "wine" is distilled to produce the Terra organic cachaca.

During the distillation process, the first part or “head”, and the last part or “tail” are discarded since they contain substances of inferior quality. Only the noble part of the distillation, called “heart”, is used during the production of the Terra organic cachaca.

This product rests in barrels of Jequitiba Rosa, a noble Brazilian wood considered neutral, before it is bottled.