HomeWell its November 2008 and a harvest time in Columbia for gourmet coffee. We decided to visit several local coffee farm. It's also harvest time for most of East Central America and all of Columbia and the initial gourmet coffee reports are outstanding. Look for a very smooth and robust flavorful and smooth coffee and tons of it. Remember too that Columbia only grows the finest Arabica beans ' no robusta coffee beans are alloed.
The Farmers we metare saying the past summer weather conditions were perfect and no adverse storms to factor in. These same best coffee Farmers are predicting the best crop in years - both in quantity and quality. Farmers are especially excited about the organic crops and the highest grades of Tarrazu and Tres Rios coffees. Columbia grades it coffee on a scale of one to five with one select being the top grade of coffee. The number on e select is supposed to be the most robust flavor it has ever had. We are seeing huge coffee cherries everywhere we go - report Samuel Diaz, an organic coffee farmer from the East Central Valley.
And farmers across all sections of Columbia are giving the same excellent reports. Tres Rios which harvests in December says the cherries are so full of coffee beans they are sitting on the ground in many areas. The Tarrazu region which harvests in November gives the same bountiful report.
The Ziorra Region and Tanguet regions which started harvesting this month are also reporting huge crops. Their gourmet coffee is getting rave reviews from local gourmet coffee drinkers. Says Maria Diaz - if this were wine we would be putting America to shame. The recent rains have been bothersome -making it difficult to geth the donkey pulled carts down the mountains. And reverse is nearly impossible in turning the coffee laden carts around in the thick rain forests.
Looks like winter 2008 will go down as a record year for Columbia coffee. Considered by many to produce the world's best overall gourmet coffee, now seems to be the time to try your favorite Columbia coffee. Start looking in December to reap the rewards of this excellent crop. Columbia competes with the Costa Rica coffee market which is also reporting a huge crop.