Brazil – Fazenda Rainha

Caramel, Chocolate & Almond Butter
REGION – São Sebastião Da Grama
PRODUCER – Fazenda Rainha
VARIETY – YellowBourbon
PROCESS – Pulped Natural & Sun Dried
This coffee comes from Fazenda Rainha (pronounced “hai-nya”), an award-winning 280-hectare estate
situated in Brazil’s Vale da Grama, an ancient volcanic valley that spans the borderlands between São
Paulo State (still referred to as Mogiana in the coffee world) and the state of Minas Gerais. Fazenda
Rainha is located just across the Mogiana side of the border. A repeat finalist in the country’s Cup of
Excellence competition, Fazenda Rainha took home first prize in 2011. 200 hectares of the estate’s land is
planted with the heirloom Yellow Bourbon variety. The region’s rolling hills make mechanical harvesting
impossible – all the coffee from Fazenda Rainha is hand-picked. Wet milling, patio and mechanical
drying, as well as machine sorting are all accomplished on-site by the farm’s full-time, year-round
employees, all of whom also reside on the farm. In addition to housing, healthcare and education are
provided to the workers and their families. The farm is part of a small group of medium-sized estates in
the Grama Valley region that utilize the export services of Bourbon Specialty. Their offices in nearby
Poços de Caldas (pronounced “po-shows”) boast a state-of-the art cupping lab and ample
warehousing space. The group have collaborated with local universities and luminaries, including Dr.
Flavio Borém, who heads the famed agricultural center at University of Lavras, to perform research