{"id":10979,"date":"2025-12-29T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T09:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdc-official.nooostaging.com\/le-nostre-piantagioni\/fazenda-monte-alegre\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:22:02","slug":"fazenda-monte-alegre","status":"publish","type":"plantations","link":"https:\/\/www.lepiantagionidelcaffe.com\/en\/le-nostre-piantagioni\/fazenda-monte-alegre\/","title":{"rendered":"Fazenda Monte Alegre"},"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\tOur days on the estate, learning to recognise defects\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>Monte Alegre is a large fazenda that produces qualities of coffee that are as varied as the requests of its buyers. What I found most amazing was the impeccable organisation of the entire production process, from the nurseries to the rebeneficio (where the coffee is prepared for export).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is here in this fazenda that I was lucky enough to meet and spend time in the company of Jorge, a long-time taster and a great connoisseur of coffee (both high and lower quality), who was more than willing to share his knowledge with me. It is also thanks to him (and his assistant Thiago) that I found out that in the case of export coffee as many as 20 cups are tasted, and learned to recognise, through \u2018cupping\u2019, the difference between fermented (and therefore defective) coffees and fruity coffees, or between \u2018riado\u2019 and \u2018rio\u2019 coffees (both defects, but \u2018Rio\u2019 being the most serious).<\/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\/brasile_monte_alegre-7.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Our days on the estate, learning to recognise defects\">\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 \">Environmental sustainability and judicious management of resources to produce excellent coffee<\/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>At the beginning of 20th century, the Monte Alegre Farm, was already a respected and well-known coffee producer. Besides coffee, other crops were also grown in the farm, such as sugar cane for the production of brown sugar and \u201crapadura\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1917 the Vieira Family bought the property, and since the nineties the new owners began to direct the farm activity towards the production of specialty coffees.<br \/>\nThe farm is located in the southern part of the state of Minas Gerais, the main coffee production area in Brazil and it produces estate coffees with different characteristics and organoleptic profiles, in full compliance with social and environmental aspects related to work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than 20% of the farm area consists of a natural reserve (Legal Reserve and Permanent Preservation Areas), aimed at the preservation of biodiversity, ecosystem and natural resources.The owners also invest in sustainable measures such as water recycling, reforestation, conscious use of energy, integrated management of solid and liquid waste, wastewater usage for irrigation, and a careful management of the fertilizers (they mainly use a combination of cascara, parchment, bacteria, condensed milk and phosphorus as fertilizer).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An effective management system promotes a process of continuous improvement: today, every single batch of coffee is entirely traceable, and all the data are collected, recorded, analysed and shared with those who, like us, buy coffee from the fazenda.<br \/>\nThe coffee is planted, cultivated and harvested according to the most modern techniques and agronomic recommendations, always respecting the concept of sustainability.<\/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\/brasile_monte_alegre-6-2048x1536-1.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>Among the coffees of the Fazenda Monte Alegre, we have chosen a fully washed coffee, harvested by selective picking; the mucilage is removed through biological fermentation in water tanks, adopting techniques that minimize the water consumption. The coffee is then sundried on patios.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have selected this coffee, for it has the typical character of the washed Brazilian arabica coffees and for its incredible consistency. These two characteristics make it a perfect component of our specialty coffee blends.<\/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\/brasile_monte_alegre-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([-20.290251, -46.157498], 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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