Nov 11, 2016 | Blog, Coffee
Wine and Coffee: Sharing Culture and Complexities From terroir to tasting techniques, learn the many ways coffee and wine overlap, rewarding interest and enthusiasm with unique expressions and experiences. BY LAUREN MOWERY Coffee cherries, Guatemala / Getty 1 The...
May 7, 2016 | Blog, Coffee, Specialty Coffee
Introduction The scientific story behind the new SCAA Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel is quite fascinating. This tale includes a star cast of characters, including World Coffee Research (WCR), Kansas State University (KSU), Texas A&M University (TX A&M), the...
Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Coffee
German and French researchers have demonstrated that caffeine has a positive effect on tau deposits, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. They showed how giving regular doses of caffeine to mice bred to develop tau protein deposits in their brains slowed...
Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Coffee
New Coffee Study A Wake-up Call Whether you like it frothy, skinny, straight or short, coffee lovers around the world face a wake-up call as the perfect storm brews for their favourite drink. For the first time, researchers have mapped suitability for Arabica coffee –...
Jan 19, 2016 | Blog, Coffee
A Coffee Futures Disconnect Is Brewing A growing number of coffee roasters that deal in small farm-produced and best-flavored coffees are leaving the traditional, and more volatile, futures market, which they say has become so disconnected from their business models...
