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  „As in wine, soil, climate and cultivation methods affect the taste of your coffee. The term varietal is actually a misnomer, since Arabica coffee plants are basically of the same species, unlike wine grapes which come from different species of grape vines.“

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Tips on Coffee - The Coffee Plant

  „But, in cultivation, for ease of picking of the coffee berry, the coffee tree is seldom allowed over 15 feet. The Arabica coffee plant is typically smaller than the Robusta coffee plant. Coffee is a tree of genus Coffea, its seeds, and a stimulating beverage prepared from those seeds. Coffee is widely cultivated in tropical countries in plantations for export to temperate countries.“

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Tiny Joy July 2000 Home Coffee Roasting Newsletter

  „Salvador: Ah Pacamara! Like Maragogype it is a large bean arabica varietal and these are very big and potently bright, I know in beer they talk about ''hop-heads'' and in wine there is ''dry'' but in coffee there are legions of people who feel that brightness IS the flavor of coffee and eschew the low-acid coffees that completely miss the front of your palate. These are the Kenya people (who should be thrilled this year with the quality of the crop) and the Costa Rican folks. Well, they need to get hip to the Pacamara.“

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The Coffees of Indonesia: Papua New Guinea

  „Much of the seedstock on Papua New Guinea is planted from the Jamaican Blue Mountain var. typica arabica, and with the Arushi typica varietal from Tanzania. Some are more modern hybrids or the Indian "Kent" varietal“

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Everyday Gourmet Roastery Toronto (2-parts) - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada

  „Everyday Gourmet stocks 20 single origin or varietal coffees. With varied roasts from light-to-dark and blended, Sara creates over 50 different selections of quality Arabica coffees, including a full line of flavoured coffees and custom roasts. She also offer fair trade organic coffees as well as premium SWP(Swiss Water Processed) Decaf.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes

  „(As an added guide to the wine a grape might produce, the Guide includes an easy-to-use visual aid: a horizontal bar with a band which shows the range of quality, from ordinary to superb.) Robinson also shares much fascinating wine history, her deep insight into the wine industry, and more important, her own judgment on a wine. And Robinson does not hedge in judging a wine: discussing Carignan, France's most planted red wine, she comments "Its wine is high in everything--acidity, tannins, color, bitterness--but flavor and charm. This gives it the double inconvenience of being unsuitable for early consumption yet unworthy of maturation." And for Trebbiano, the most planted white grape in Italy (and with Ugni Blanc, which is the name of the grape in France, the second most planted white grape in the world), Robinson notes "the word Trebbiano in a wine name almost invariably signals something light, white, crisp, and uninspiring." Perhaps most important, this portable book can be used in the store as a buying guide. With Robinson's Guide, simply find the grape variety on the label--or, if not listed, turn to Robinson's unique Grapes Behind the Names appendix in the back--look up the entry on that grape, and you will discover everything you need to know to make an informed decision to buy or pass.“

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