# The secret lies 
in the origin

## Page Description

Explore the origins of Delta coffee: unique terroirs, with floral, fruity, and toasted notes, selected from high altitudes, focusing on quality and sustainability.

## Origins

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#### Origins

The secret lies in the origin. Tropical climates, rich soils, and ideal altitudes shape the subtle character of each bean. From Brazil to Ethiopia, from Colombia to Vietnam, each terroir leaves the unmistakable mark of its own identity. Depending on their origin, the Arabica and Robusta varieties express unique characteristics. The result?

A diverse range of compositions that include floral, fruity, chocolatey, or spicy notes. To understand the origins of coffee is to know it to be a living product. To tune into nature and to the refinement that time brings.

Delta’s passion is also its commitment: to select only the finest lots, supporting producers who share our vision of quality and sustainability.

### Origin

The soil, the climate, the altitude.

Just as the terroir defines a wine, origin defines the profile of a coffee.

#### Types

- Floral, fruity

#### Scents

- Lively, elegant

#### Acidity

- Light to medium

#### Body

- Jasmine, red fruits, smooth chocolate

#### Notes

- 800–2000m

#### Altitude

- Delicate and complex

#### Arabica

- Intense, earthy

#### Aromas

- Low

#### Acidity (Robusta)

- Intense, dense

#### Body (Robusta)

- Bitter cocoa, wood, dried fruits

#### Notes (Robusta)

- 0–800 m

#### Altitude (Robusta)

- Intense and full-bodied

#### Robusta

### The two major coffee families

Coffee reveals itself in subtle notes: fruity, floral, sweet, toasted, with hints of spices. Each one tells a story. Together, they lead us into new worlds.

#### Notes

- Spices
- Toasts
- Fruity
- Citrus fruits

### Each origin leads us to a world of aromas

Notes that tell stories

The coffee is harvested far away, but it earns its signature here.

With the same passion each day for over 60 years.

## Selections

Each bean carries the landscape, the season, the assurance of the hand that picked it at just the right moment. However, the true essence of coffee only comes to light when someone knows how to listen to it.

At Delta, selection takes time, knowledge, and conviction. Because honouring coffee goes beyond knowing how to taste it — it involves recognising every step as essential, and only then signing it with pride.

We select only high-altitude coffees that are hand-picked and possess a distinct identity.

### The right origin

We work with those who share our values. Close relationships, mutual trust, consistent harvests.

### Relationship with producers

Before reaching the cup, our coffee undergoes technical tests, cupping sessions, and fine adjustments.

### The exam as a ritual

Coffee comes to life on the plantation and develops character with those who know how to respect it.

Selecting coffee starts with choosing respect.

### Selection with Delta signature