The farmhouse at La Virgen, near Estelí, Nicaragua.
Udo Hermann Ernst Spies and family started growing coffee in the 1980s and have refined their techniques year after year.
La Virgen farm, at 4350 feet in the mountains of the Nueva Segovia region.
“The Cup of Excellence contest for sure can get us better prices,” said Spies' daughter on winning in 2007.
