{"id":10943,"date":"2025-12-29T10:38:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T09:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdc-official.nooostaging.com\/le-nostre-piantagioni\/yrgalem\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:41:16","slug":"yrgalem","status":"publish","type":"plantations","link":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/le-nostre-piantagioni\/yrgalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Yrgalem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section data-block=\"text-image-block\" class=\"relative page-padding text-image-block \">\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\tThe home of Arabica and the Coffee Garden\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>In stark contrast with today, when I first went to Ethiopia in December 2004 it was a country fairly unknown to seekers of specialty coffee. Waking up in a rather dilapidated hotel, I remember I noticed that our off-road vehicle had a punctured tyre, so I called the driver to see to it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shortly afterwards, while I was enjoying the landscape of a world immersed in coffee, in the bracing cold morning typical of Sidamo and Yrgacheffe, our guide arrived: Abdallah Bagersh, Yemeni by origin and Ethiopian from three generations of coffee vendors and tasters. When asked where our off-road vehicle was, I tried to explain in my bad English. After a few unsuccessful attempts, his eyes lit up and he exclaimed in Italian \u201cgommista!!\u201d (tyre shop). I discovered then that, although Italy had colonised Ethiopia for only a few years and quite badly, the Amharic language had absorbed certain Italian words, especially those related to cars, underwear and table football, all items that were introduced during the colonisation period!<\/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\/2025\/12\/etiopia_per_yrgalem-13-2048x1371-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"The home of Arabica and the Coffee Garden\">\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  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 \">A fine selection made by Abdallah Bagersh<\/h2>\n                    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section data-block=\"text-image-block\" class=\"relative page-padding text-image-block \">\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\tWhere does the coffee we have selected come from?\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>In Ethiopia, motherland to the Coffea Arabica, in the Sidamo (or Sidama) region, in the South of the country, two very famous coffees are produced: Sidamo in the northern part, around the city of Yrgalem, and Yrgacheffe in the southern part, around the city of Yrgacheffe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These two coffees are referred to as \u201cgarden coffees\u201d, because all the producers are very small and their entire, limited production can be grown in a garden!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Bagersh family, native of Yemen, has been dealing with coffee for three generations. Abullah Bagersh is an excellent taster and very fond of his job. After communism and the imperialist period, during which all the Ethiopian coffees were listed in the New York stock exchange, as Djimmah grade 5, regardless their quality and area of origin, Abdullah decided to boost his family business, counting on quality 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-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\/2025\/12\/etiopia_per_yrgalem-scaled-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Where does the coffee we have selected come from?\">\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<section data-block=\"text-image-block\" class=\"relative page-padding text-image-block \">\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\tHow is this coffee produced\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>Since we first met in 2004, we have established a great relationship of mutual respect. In that occasion, while tasting coffee together with Abdullah, we thought of creating a special selection of Sidamo coffees, made specially for us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once the small farmers have harvested their coffee, they deliver it to the \u201cwashing stations\u201d, where the beans are wet processed. The coffee is then sent, still wrapped in parchment, to daily auctions organised by the government, where exporters must select and buy the quantities they need. Soon after that, the coffee bought by Adullah is further selected in order to obtain our special selection.<\/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\/2025\/12\/etiopia_per_yrgalem-22-2048x1536-1.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"How is this coffee produced\">\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<section data-block=\"map-plantations-block\" class=\"relative map-plantations-block \">\n\t<div class=\"relative max-w-wide mx-auto page-padding box-spacing-sm -z-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"plantation-map\" class=\"w-full rounded overflow-hidden h-96 lg:h-[500px]\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tvar isMobile = window.innerWidth < 1024;\n\t\t\t\t\tvar map = L.map('plantation-map', {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdragging: !isMobile,\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttouchZoom: !isMobile,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tscrollWheelZoom: false,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdoubleClickZoom: !isMobile,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tboxZoom: !isMobile,\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttap: !isMobile\n\t\t\t\t\t}).setView([7.862254, 36.08608], 5);\n\n\t\t\t\t\tL.tileLayer('https:\/\/{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org\/{z}\/{x}\/{y}.png', {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tattribution: '&copy; 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