Finca Santa Catalina

Santa Catalina is a beautiful farm in Antigua owned by the Echeverría brothers. Together they own five farms, four of which adjoin each other with Santa Catalina in the middle. Many of the trees on the farm were planted in the 1990s and are beginning to reach the end of their best years of production. The major project for the farm over the next few years will be to replace those trees. This is an excellent opportunity for a revaluation of the cultivars planted and the planting pattern. Pedro Echeverría, along with the farm manager Alfredo Gómez, has decided to replant with Catuaí, Caturra, and Pache. These cultivars are proven in the area and on the farm and have a great flavour profile. The building of the well and irrigation system a couple of years ago has meant that the team have greater confidence in areas of the farm which have historically been a little dryer. The decisions on the management of the farms are made together between Pedro and Alfredo. Alfredo has been working with the brothers for 18 years and has in-depth knowledge of Santa Catalina and vast experience gained from the day-to-day workings of the farms.