Café Mantiqueira is an organization based in Europe but with his deep roots at the Minas Gerais state, the Brazil’s most important coffee-producing state, as nearly half of the entire country’s coffee production is based there. Rich soils and higher elevations in this region make it perfect for growing the country’s most famous specialty coffees. Café Mantiqueira work helping to organize and develop the coffee production of hundred small farmers from the Mountains of Mantiqueira region and abroad.
Sul de Minas – Translated to “South of Minas”, has an average altitude of about 1000 meters and mild temperatures. This combination has allowed the region to become an industry hotspot within Minas Gerais – despite being cultivated on mostly smaller farms, 30% of the country’s coffee is produced in Sul de Minas. Sul de Minas cultivates a diverse range of varietals, but the flavor profile of most coffees grown here consists of a fruitier aroma, a hint of citrus in the taste, and a full body.