{"id":12237,"date":"2026-01-12T10:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdc-official.nooostaging.com\/cupping-score\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:14:09","slug":"cupping-score","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/cupping-score\/","title":{"rendered":"Cupping Score"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section data-block=\"simple-page-title-block\" class=\"relative page-padding simple-page-title-block alignwide\">\n    <div class=\"relative mt-8 pt-24 lg:pt-28 z-[1]\">\n        <h1 class=\"text-5xl lg:text-7xl xl:text-8xl flex flex-row items-center justify-center gap-5 font-bold text-center uppercase pb-6\">\n            <span>Cupping Score<\/span>\n                    <\/h1>\n                    <p class=\"text-base\/[120%] lg:text-lg\/[125%] xl:text-xl\/[130%] text-balance text-center\">The Cupping Score is the score awarded to our coffees following rigorous evaluations and tastings, carried out according to the protocols established by the Specialty Coffee Association and the Coffee Quality Institute.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section data-block=\"text-image-block\" class=\"relative page-padding text-image-block alignwide\">\n\t<div class=\"relative max-w-wide mx-auto box-spacing-sm\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row gap-6 lg:gap-8 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Testo -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full lg:w-1\/2 lg:p-10 flex flex-col order-1 lg:order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-3xl lg:text-4xl 2xl:text-5xl font-bold uppercase mb-4 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWHAT ARE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND WHAT DO WE EVALUATE?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose prose-p:text-foreground prose-p:text-balance prose-ul:text-foreground prose-p:text-base\/[130%] prose-ul:text-base\/[130%]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each coffee is first evaluated in its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/raw-coffee-green-coffee\/\">raw form<\/a>, to check for any\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/defects\/\">defects<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is followed by the tasting process known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/cupping\/\">cupping<\/a>, carried out according to the protocol established by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/sca\/\">SCA<\/a>\u00a0(Specialty Coffee Association).<br \/>\nThe score awarded following this tasting determines the quality standard of the coffee:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>90-100: Exceptional \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/specialty-coffee\/\">Specialty<\/a><\/li>\n<li>85-89.99: Excellent \u2013Specialty<\/li>\n<li>80-84.99: Very good \u2013 Specialty<\/li>\n<li>&lt; 80.0: Not Specialty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we taste the coffee in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/espresso\/\">espresso<\/a>\u00a0form (using our tasting sheet) and in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/filter-coffee\/\">filter<\/a>\u00a0coffee form, to decide which extraction method best captures the qualities of the coffee.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Immagine -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative w-full lg:w-1\/2 flex flex-col order-2 lg:order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"relative overflow-hidden rounded aspect-[5\/4] order-2 lg:order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-center object-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CriteriDiValutazione.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"WHAT ARE THE EVALUATION CRITERIA, AND WHAT DO WE EVALUATE?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <section data-block=\"simple-center-title-block\" class=\"relative page-padding title-center-block alignwide mb-8 mt-10 lg:mt-14 xl:mt-16\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-4xl lg:text-5xl font-bold text-center text-balance uppercase pb-3 \">WHY SHOULD YOU TRUST OUR CUPPING SCORE?<\/h2>\n                    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We don\u2019t rely solely on our in-house evaluations; instead, we also draw on the professional skill and experience of all of the tasters who have assessed the coffee before it reaches us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Each coffee is evaluated by the producers and by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/q-grader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Q-graders<\/a>&nbsp;(tasters certified by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/glossary\/cqi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CQI \u2013 Coffee Quality Institute<\/a>) before we buy it; we use their assessments as our starting point and combine it with the evaluation by our panel of tasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe score reflects how you would assess it too, because we definitely don\u2019t want you to be disappointed when you taste it!\u201dPrunella Meschini<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<section data-block=\"text-image-block\" class=\"relative page-padding text-image-block alignwide\">\n\t<div class=\"relative max-w-wide mx-auto box-spacing-sm\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row gap-6 lg:gap-8 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Testo -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full lg:w-1\/2 lg:p-10 flex flex-col order-1 lg:order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-3xl lg:text-4xl 2xl:text-5xl font-bold uppercase mb-4 lg:mb-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWHY EVALUATE THE COFFEES IN-HOUSE?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prose prose-p:text-foreground prose-p:text-balance prose-ul:text-foreground prose-p:text-base\/[130%] prose-ul:text-base\/[130%]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Firstly, because it lets us be sure that the coffee is consistent with the score awarded by previous tasters, so we know that the quality has not been compromised during transportation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, we evaluate the coffee after roasting, drawing on our know-how and specific methodology, thus arriving at a score that relates to the coffee our customers will find when they open the packet, rather than to the raw product prior to processing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And finally, all evaluations of the coffee before it reaches the roaster involve small samples. Our evaluation takes into account a broad sample of the coffee that we\u2019ve actually purchased, and so relates specifically to the various bags that we take the coffee from to roast and package.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All this means that our in-house evaluation more closely and specifically reflects the product you\u2019ll find in our bags.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Immagine -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative w-full lg:w-1\/2 flex flex-col order-2 lg:order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"relative overflow-hidden rounded aspect-[5\/4] order-2 lg:order-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-center object-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hospitality_Pagina-interna_2465699632.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"WHY EVALUATE THE COFFEES IN-HOUSE?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>WHY GO TO ALL THIS EFFORT?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So that we can be sure that the coffee we\u2019ve purchased meets our expectations, and that the coffee in the packet truly deserves the score on the label, including after we roast it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want to be certain that what\u2019s in your cup is just what you\u2019d expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>HOW DOES THIS BENEFIT OUR PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS AND ENTHUSIASTS<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don\u2019t simply stick the score given to each coffee by previous tasters on our labels, and nor are we arrogant enough to rely solely on our own evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We draw on both the work of our tasters and the opinions of experts who have tasted the coffees before us. So you can be sure that the score is based on evaluations by multiple professionals, under a range of conditions: we only select coffees that receive similar scores from all tasters, thus ensuring that they are of consistent quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SDA_Esp_rev.34.pdf\">Download the tasting sheet we use for espresso<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SDA_Inf_SCA-rev.0.pdf\">Download the official SCA cupping sheet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/homepage-prodotti\/\">Go to all our coffees<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don\u2019t rely solely on our in-house evaluations; instead, we also draw on the professional skill and experience of all of the tasters who have assessed the coffee before it reaches us. Each coffee is evaluated by the producers and by&nbsp;Q-graders&nbsp;(tasters certified by the&nbsp;CQI \u2013 Coffee Quality Institute) before we buy it; we use their<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/cupping-score\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Cupping Score&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12237","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12456,"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12237\/revisions\/12456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}