Coffee regions
More than a concept, Direct Trade is a way of doing business that Orange Brown believes in and practices. Through direct selling we cultivate relationships with farmers and roasters that results in great coffee, great conversations, and great deals.
Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer. While Brazilian coffee can be pronouncedly sweet, with roasted-nut notes and a heavy body that makes it an excellent choice for coffees intended for espresso, our expansive network of specialty coffee farms produce coffee profiles ranging from traditional to extraordinary.
Alta Mogiana farms
The region is in the south-east of Minas Gerais, more recently known by Alta Mogiana Mineira, one of the traditional regions that produces the best coffees in Brazil. This region stands out by the combination of altitude and average temperature during the year, thus presenting high content of natural sweetness. The altitude in this region ranges from 1080 to 1270 meters above sea level. Several cultivars are produced in this region, such as Red and Yellow Catuai, Acaiá, Mundo Novo, Catucaí, Bourbon, and Arara.
Most farms in this region are considered small. Alta Mogiana has an excellent infrastructure with easy access to technology and qualified labor. The region traditionally produces the best coffees in the state of São Paulo due to its high altitude, favorable climate and wide experience in producing specialty coffees.
Cerrado Mineiro farms
The tradition of coffee production has been in the Barbosa Family since the twentieth century. Mr. Barbosa ancestors, his great-grandparent Elias Barbosa passed it on to his grandparent Claudio Barbosa de Paula and from him to his father, Jairo Barbosa de Paula and now Mr. Barbosa works with his generation, his sons Vítor Marcelo and Sergio Ricardo. When Danilo says family business, he means husband, wife, father, son, and daughter in law all working together, so the office is like a big home where everybody shares the same dream, supports each other, learn and grow together. The office is located in Carmo do Paranaíba, Estate of Minas Gerais, where the team is composed of ten people, cooperating to deliver the best coffee.
From the choice of the varietal to the harvest season, DBarbosa family works hard to deliver the best coffee. All the processes are closely watched and the Quality Control team follow all the stages of the traceability program, from the tree to the warehouse, and from the warehouse to the world.
For many decades the family produced and sold the coffee to exporters around the region, always with a huge demand from buyers, crop after crop, the dream was to trade directly with the importers all around the world. Researchers were executed on coffee quality, sensorial analyses, consistency, screens, and a decision was made, the family is now exporting great coffee around world on the Direct Trade basis, from our farm to your cup.
