Good Things From Italy - Le Cose Buone d'Italia

The Coffee industry of Le Marche is another example, in this Region, of high quality products able to conquer the international Markets.

The success keys of the brands are based on the rich flavor selection of the best Arabica and Robusta beans selected around the world or expressly cultivated in sustainable farms, and on high technology coffee machines able to guarantee the making of the perfect espresso with an intense and long lasting taste.

The firsts Le Marche companies have appeared in the territory around 1880 thanks to adventurous merchants and nowadays, with an international presence, the coffee industries of le Marche are aiming to bring a new fresh taste of Italian coffee on abroad market.

It is thank to small activity, as the case of Torrefazioni, tiny roasters, that the most pure spirit of the "coffee pleasure" is locally preserved.

Pascucci - Montecerignone - http://www.pascucci.it/

Romcaffè - Macerata - http://www.romcaffe.it/

Saccaria - Senigallia - http://www.saccaria.it/

Caffè del Faro - Montegranaro - http://www.caffedelfaro.com/

Elite Caffè - Tolentino - http://www.elitecaffe.it/ ;

Maranello Caffè - Civitanova Marche - http://www.maranellocafe.it/

NeroCaffè - Pesaro - http://www.nerocaffe.eu/

Surikafè - Pesaro - http://www.surikafe.it/

Vittori - Fermo - http://www.tosteriavittori.it/

Pancaffè - Ascoli Piceno - http://www.pancaffetorrefazione.com/

Coffee Machines

Nuova Simonelli - Belforte del Chienti - http://www.nuovasimonelli.it/ ;

In espresso talk ristretto, also known as a “corto”, is a very “short” shot of espresso coffee achieved by pulling the shot faster than usual using the same amount of water as a regular shot of espresso. Since the water comes in contact with the ground beans for a shorter period of time the resulting drink is a very strong concentrated espresso coffee, much bolder and fuller with more body.

The technique of pulling a ristretto results in a “restricted pour” with a smaller espresso shot (less than 3/4 of an ounce). A regular shot of espresso is pulled to one ounce or 1 and 1/4 ounce. The expert hand that it takes to make a well-crafted ristretto translates into everything from sofas to bikes to laptop bags  as designers take inspiration from their morning espresso with the belief that less is more.