here for instance the coffee cherries are dried for twenty days on outdoor racks antonio marquez turns them several times a day. everything that they were there before but again there are different ways of drawing the fruit on the synagogue here in the canaries the humidity and temperature are a deal for this. is the most natural process the red fruits are dried by the sun and the wind alone. has been grown here in the valley for around one and a half centuries and it's a way of life. we pay a visit to mow hose a source a garcia a pensioner who like many here cultivates a few coffee plants in his own garden uses the coffee himself and gives some to family and friends but the comment from a great day i always call it the coffee from the alligator valley because icons in the valley is the best coffee that exists today by the government the government i mean we're growing coffee on gran canaria isn't very lucrative so growers offer tourists to generate extra income but what motivates antonio marquez and his staff is the desire to produce top quality beans with the best around the after th

your imax reporter hendrik belling learns the tricks of the trade from coffee plantation owner antonio marquez only the red ones yes all of our rights ok. no no no noise up again without the branch because that's what next year's fruit was grown and given it was in a flutter. this is how you do it. but we're making the coffee cherries by hand is harder than it looks. on large plantations ripened and right fruits are harvested altogether by machines here they only pick grapes cherries. not wonder why only harvest the coffee when it's ripe and then work or even know that we will check every plant five or six times. takes a lot more time and money than checking each plant just twice given the quality of the coffee is better if you only select the right fruits more yourself they were allowed to be left with. europe's only coffee growing area is on gran canaria the third largest of the canary islands they belong to spain but are located off the northwest coast of africa. the valley where the coffee grows extends to the village of. it's a volcanic island so its soil is very fertile the valley is hom

here for instance the coffee cherries are dried for twenty days on outdoor racks antonio marquez turns them several times a day. everything that there were there. are different ways of drawing the fruits of the over here in the canaries the humidity and temperature or deal for this. is the most natural process the red fruits are dried by the sun and the wind alone. has been grown here in the valley for around one and a half centuries it's a way of life. we pay a visit to moho is a source garcia a pensioner who like many here cultivates a few coffee plants in his own garden uses the coffee himself and gives some to family and friends but the comment from a great i always call it the coffee from the aggregator valley because i can see the valley is the best coffee that exists today by the government the government i mean we're growing coffee on gran canaria isn't very lucrative so growers offer tours to generate extra income but what motivates antonio marquez and his staff is the desire to produce top quality beans with the best around after they've dried the cherries are peeled these da

canaria isn't very lucrative so growers offer tours to generate extra income but what motivates antonio marquez and his staff is the desire to produce top quality beans with the best around but after they've dried the cherries are peeled these days that's done by a machine. each cherry contains two coffee beans. the roasting process gives coffee its real taste and aroma. they're there and some of this is the most important stuff. during roasting you can really get the best out of the beans. the coffee from his prized by java experts it was even chosen to represent spain at the world barista championship so what about the taste it's totally different to. the root of my current. soren sweden but fruity but not like coffee. europe's only home. own coffee comes from the valley. unique coffee with a unique flavor. and you can catch up with hendrix adventures in our europe to the max series including lots of background information on our you tube channel all right up next a norwegian performance artist who gives new meaning to the phrase burst your bubble yawn hucking eriksson uses balloons of all ki

here for instance the coffee cherries are dried for twenty days on outdoor racks antonio marquez turns them several times a day. i different people there but again there are different ways of drawing the fruit on the set of the over here in the canaries the humidity and temperature are a deal for this. is the most natural process the red fruits are dried by the sun and the wind alone. has been grown here in the valley for around one and a half centuries it's a way of life. we pay a visit to mo jose source a garcia a pensioner who like many here cultivates a few coffee plants in his own garden uses the coffee himself and gives some to family and friends. a coffee from a great i always call it the coffee from the aggregate a valley because i consider the valley is the best coffee that exists today by the government the government i mean we're. growing coffee on gran canaria isn't very lucrative so growers offer tours to generate extra income but what motivates antonio marquez and his staff is the desire to produce top quality beans with the best around after they've dried the cherries ar