Growing the best in each origin
About Us
Casa Almeida Barreto is a family estate focused on the production of the best specialty coffee and wine from Brazil.
Our house relies on an incredible team with extensive background and education in agronomy, oenology and fermentation techniques, logistics and international commerce, business, and big data, to deliver a delicious and worthy experience to our customers.
With a scientific and artisanal approach towards production, we continuously research our terroirs and develop methods that can better express each variety and achieve great results in our beverages..
As farmers, we believe that we can best contribute by respecting the qualities of each genetic material and specificities of climate and soil of our terroirs, doing mindful minimal interventions that preserve the purity of flavors and uniqueness of our coffee.
At the same time, we aim to give back to our local community providing them with great work conditions, income and benefits, while adopting sustainable practices.
Being both coffee and wine producers, we apply the same principles to both delicacies: looking to them as refined and habitat-driven products, which demand state-of-the-art knowledge and constant attention to develop the most in terms of aromas, mouthfeel and, ultimately, pleasure.
We practice real direct trade, exporting our coffee by ourselves. Headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, our import company ensures that all transactions are made within Europe, with easy and flexible payment terms, safe and fast logistics. That is how we believe we can be a better partner to european roasters.
Araucária Farm
Our land has about 90 hectares, all located at an altitude between 1,200 and 1,300 mamsl, latitude ‐22.2203576 and longitude -46.6401507. Such high altitude and sub‐tropical mountain climate contribute to the perfect maturation of coffee beans. During the harvest period (June to September), there is almost no rain. The days are warm and sunny, and the nights are cold, with an average 15 Celsius degrees temperature range.
Such wide thermal amplitude allows the plants to fully photosynthesize and produce their sugars during the day, while lowering their metabolism in order to allow the sugars and acids to properly mature and combine at night, creating a flavorful fruit. The soil is comprised of a form of granitic clay, punctuated by granite rocks and a sub-‐ tropical rainforest.
Commitment with the beauty of our world
Mother nature has been kind enough to give us a beautiful land, filled with ancient trees, different birds and mammals, and some venomous snakes with no accidents so far.
Our country has also been providing us with decent hardworking people, who love what they do and thrive at each harvest season.
In recognition of this privilege, we are deeply committed to a sustainable production, both environmentally and socially. We pay decent salaries and provide good working conditions for our laborers, manage our crop as naturally as possible, avoid deforestation and reintroduce native species in degraded areas, and invest in renewable energy and natural water treatments.
We are on track to acquire the UTZ/ Rainforest Alliance certification, as well as other national recognitions.
