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Full sun most of the day and a dry wind from November; the cherries ripen evenly and the pick is quick.

The cup is clean and a little plain, which is why it works best as a filter coffee rather than an espresso.

What they grow

Visiting

Visits run on a harvest tours basis. Write two weeks ahead inside the harvest window, and confirm whether the mill is running that day.

• Annual output is around 0.9 t.
• Outside the season the farm is usually closed; call first.
• Routes that include this region

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