Rosso Journal

Today was fully dedicated to the Solis Family and their mill, La Casona de Doña Lina, and their two farms, San Francisco 1900 and El Rodeo. This is the fourth season we're working with them and bringing their coffee to...

We arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, early on Wednesday morning after a 6am flight from Guatemala City. Paul, the Head Roaster at Rosso, also flew in Wednesday morning to meet up with us and to assist in the process...

Dave and I have a younger sister, Stella, who turns 7 today. Last year on her birthday we phoned her from Tarrazu. We left Tarrazu first thing this morning, bound for Chirripo. It's funny to be in the same place...

We woke up this morning in the beautiful Dota Valley, a subregion of Tarrazu. We spent the night in a little Cabina run by a nice lady named Cecilia. If you find yourself around there, I'd highly recommend it.Cecilia cooked...

Today was our last day in San Jose. At least until the end of the week, when we'll head back to the lab to cup more coffees and make our selections for purchase. For the most part, we'll be purchasing...

This is a first attempt at writing a blog. We thought it might be fun to share some of our experience as coffee buyers. We'll see how we do. We've spent the past few days in Costa Rica. Late Saturday...