CAMPO DAS VERTENTES
Another region that is in the process of obtaining their Geographic Indication is Campo das Vertentes. Located in south-central Minas Gerais. the region spans 25,000 hectares, comprises 17 municipalities and in 2018 produced 750,000 bags.
Coffees from Campo das Vertentes are crowd-pleasers; chocolatey, sweet and full-bodied with rounded acidity.
The rolling hills of south-central Minas Gerais produce coffees with flavors of chocolate and caramel, with a clean, sweet finish. While the region lacks the grandiose altitudes of the Mantiqueira de Minas farther south, its climate is ideal for producing sweet, full-bodied coffees with rounded acidity. Several farms from this region are recent winners of the Cup of Excellence award and consistently place among the top finishers, including our partner Fazenda Samambaia.
The region spans from 20°30’S to 21°25’S from Carmo da Mata in the north to the Rio Grande in the south. Santo Antonio do Ampara lies in the heart of the region and is home to several of its best-known farms
