A brief Analysis of the Manor of Fine Coffee in Brazil

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Brazil COE third Runner-up Manor Santeo / Shenmu Manor is located in the southern mountains of Minas Gerais state, about 1200 meters above sea level

The average annual temperature is 19 °C (66 °F) and the average rainfall is 1600 mm per year.

Excellent geographical location and high-quality climatic environment create a unique environment, high-level boutique coffee is also born here.

The farm itself has a 300-hectare rainforest reserve, the most striking of which is the symbol of St. Theo / Shenmu Manor.

There is nothing more than this sacred tree Cariniana legalis, which is more than 40 meters long.

According to the rough estimate of the owner, it has been growing here for more than 1500 years.

The owner of Saint Theo / Shenmu Manor is Jos é Renato Gon?alves Dias Goncalves Diaz.

According to the owner, crops have been produced here since 1948.

The farm itself only uses organic fertilizers to provide plant nutrition.

To maintain the vitality of the land itself. There are about 160 lifetime employees in the manor

The park provides a good and sustainable living environment, including sound health and medical plans, as well as training workers in their professional development.

And there is a school that allows their children to have a good school environment.

The coffee of Santeo / Shenmu Manor is completely different from that of a large Brazilian manor in that it does not use machines instead of manpower.

From the harvest of coffee berries to the post-processing, all are done by hand. The harvester in the park only picks fully ripe coffee cherries.

Send it to the pulper to remove the pulp or spread it directly into the courtyard for sun exposure. After the completion of the post-manufacturing method

The raw coffee beans are packed in sacks and the average moisture content is reduced to 11%. The coffee beans are placed in a wooden warehouse for 30 days before they can be exported.

In the end, each batch of coffee will be carefully screened by density and electronic color sorter before the whole production process can be completed.

In addition, San Tai'o / Shenmu Manor has also passed the ISO certification of 9001 Quality Management System 2002.

This generation says that Zhuang Yuan himself can precisely control the production quality and output of raw coffee beans.

A production batch has its own files and complete historical records, which provides the owner to trace the production process to control the quality.

In addition, Zhuangyuan itself has also passed the certification of UTZ sustainable management Certified systems.

And joined the BSCA Brazilian Fine Coffee Association (Brazil Specialty Coffee Association).

Of the two estates owned by Reinaldo Goncalves Diaz in Jose, except for this excellent San Theo / Shenmu estate

There is also another very well-known sister manor, the world-famous Brazilian COE Champion Manor Queen Manor.

Over the years, two manors have won numerous awards in the COE Excellence Cup, which is popular all over the world.

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