The Azores Situation Report Wednesday 11th October 2023
Delta launches first Portuguese coffee produced in the Azores.
Delta launched the first Portuguese coffee entirely produced in the Azores, an archipelago that has “very favourable conditions” for “extreme quality” production, as revealed today by the group’s executive president.
“The most special thing of all is making the impossible possible. Europe does not have the climatic and land conditions to produce coffee. What we called it was ‘Impossible Coffee [Café Impossível]”, said Rui Miguel Nabeiro in statements to the Lusa agency.
And he added: “Europe, being one of the largest consumers, did not produce coffee and now it has become possible to produce coffee in Europe, particularly in Portugal and the Azores”.
Delta Cafés announced today in Lisbon the launch of the Azores coffee batch, which resulted from a partnership between the Government of the Azores and the Association of Azorean Coffee Producers, which will be available in “Delta The Coffee House Experience” stores.
The group’s executive director recalled that the “dream” of producing coffee in Portugal began in 2018, when the company joined International Coffee Partners.
That year, Delta became aware of the existence of small coffee producers in the Azores and the following year it promoted a study to “understand which coffee species” were most suitable for the Azorean climate, an investigation that resulted in a report delivered to the regional executive.
“Over the last four years, we have been supporting all small coffee producers in the Azores. At this point, as there is already some coffee, we ended up being able, commercially, to launch a batch with 100% Portuguese coffee, 100% coffee from the Azores”, he highlighted.
The coffee now available is Arabica, but Rui Miguel Nabeiro highlights that the Azorean islands can produce other types of coffee.
“The Azores have a very favourable climate. It is a very humid climate, with constant rain and mild temperatures. The volcanic land itself, which we would think would make plantation difficult, ends up having, at the end of these last four years of studies, optimal conditions to produce at least six species of coffee,” he stated.
Wine in Azores celebrates 15 years of promoting wines and products across borders.
‘Wine in Azores’, which takes place from the 20th to the 22nd of October, in Ribeira Grande, in the Azores, celebrates 15 years, in an event designed to promote wines, meat and fish across borders, was announced today.
The event organized by Gorgeous it’s Azores takes place at the São Miguel Exhibition Park, located on the premises of the Associação Agrícola de São Miguel, in Santana, and has a tasting area and a restaurant area with bars, gin tasting and sales of wines, in addition to the presence of regional and national ‘chefs’.
For the person responsible for the organization, Joaquim Coutinho, “having managed to create a successful event like this over 15 years is special”, adding that “the growth of tourism in the Azores has resulted in an increase in the presence of tourists at ‘Wine in Azores’.
1st edition of solidarity trail in the Military Zone of the Azores
The Military Zone of the Azores (ZMA) organizes on Sunday, in Sete Cidades, in São Miguel, in the Azores, an 18-kilometer trail race and an 11.5-kilometer walk, events open to institutions, clubs, sports organizations and population.
The initiative, takes place because of the celebrations of the 187th anniversary of the ZMA, which throughout 2023 will hold several events, covering the military, sporting, cultural and religious spheres, to promote “interaction with local institutions and the population in a more comprehensive way”.
The sporting event in Sete Cidades has a charitable nature, as the funds raised through the registration of athletes and participants will be donated to a Social Solidarity Institution in the municipality of Ponta Delgada.