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Central America

Rust Wreaks Havoc

The science journal, Nature, takes a look at the explosion of coffee rust, or roya, in Central America. The longterm damage will be devastating. From the story: The latest outbreak may halve the 2013 “14 […]

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WBC Vienna 2012

Sweet Fantasy Vienna!

Natvia‘s infamous Sweet Fantasy extravaganza ended in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, June 16, but we’re still reeling from the amazing photos, the thump-thump-thump of the dance floor that seems to have […]

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WBC Vienna 2012

2012 World Barista Championship Finalists!

(in no particular order) BARISTA CHAMPION OF THE UK: Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood BARISTA CHAMPION OF MEXICO: Fabrizio Sencíon Ramírez BARISTA CHAMPION OF JAPAN: Miki Suzuki BARISTA CHAMPION OF GREECE: Stefanos Domatiotis BARISTA CHAMPION OF IRELAND: Colin […]

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Uncategorized

The 2012 WBC Semifinalists!

El Salvador, Daniel Mendez Sweden, Per Nordell Costa Rica, Ricardo Azofeifa Mora Switzerland, Philipp Meier Ireland, Colin Harmon Japan, Miki Suzuki Mexico, Fabrizio Ramirez Guatemala, Raul Rodas The Netherlands, Coen van Sprang Greece, Stafanos Domatiotis […]

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WBC Vienna 2012

End of Day 1, Beginning of Day 2

If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years that Barista Magazine has been the exclusive Media Sponsor, and covering the WBC, it’s that things move fast at the World Barista Championship! So we take […]

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WBC Vienna 2012

WBC Round 1, Day 1

It’s an exciting morning here in Vienna at the Wien Messe Congress Center, where the 2012 World Barista Championship has officially kicked off! All is running on schedule — so far, the Barista Champions of […]

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Climate Change

Severe Storms Rock Central America

Our friend, Henry Hueck, a coffee farmer and the organizer of the coffee conference Ramacafe, from Nicaragua, has been keeping us abreast of developments across Central America as tropical storms continue to pummel the countries […]