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Camino Verde (Balao)
Ecuador · Guayas (Balao; centralised fermentary now in Durán)
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Camino Verde, fondata dal microbiologo Vicente Norero, è nata come tenuta di cacao Nacional vicino a Balao, nelle pianure di Guayas in Ecuador, ed è ora una fermenteria centralizzata a Durán che rifornisce produttori artigianali di cioccolato in tutto il mondo, nota per i suoi protocolli sperimentali di fermentazione inoculata.
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Paese Ecuador Regione Guayas (Balao; centralised fermentary now in Durán) Regione di coltivazione Americhe Coordinate -2.91°, -79.81° (circa) Altitudine 0-100 m Produttore estate · Camino Verde (Vicente Norero) — centralised fermentary, Durán Gruppi genetici Nacional, admixture Classe tradizionale Nacional Conosciuto anche come Balao Note sulle fave Fino al 2016, Camino Verde era una singola tenuta che coltivava e fermentava il proprio cacao Nacional vicino a Balao; dopo la vendita del terreno l'attività si è trasferita a Durán, vicino a Guayaquil, e ora fermenta centralmente fave umide acquistate da oltre cento aziende agricole e associazioni ecuadoriane. Stagione di raccolto principale mar-giu; raccolto minore ott-feb Fermentazione Fermentazione controllata in cassoni a cura del microbiologo Vicente Norero, con un controllo intenzionale della temperatura e protocolli microbici inoculati. Essiccazione Essiccazione al sole, spesso su letti rialzati coperti. Aroma caprifoglio · noce · guava · frutta brillante · floreale Aggiornato 2026-05-23
Fonti Meridian Cacao — 'Camino Verde' origin profile (history, move from Balao to Durán in 2016) — https://meridiancacao.com/blogs/origins/camino-verde Dandelion Chocolate — 'Camino Verde, Ecuador' blog (Vicente Norero, microbiology background, sourcing model) — https://blog.dandelionchocolate.com/our-beans/camino-verde/ Fossa Chocolate — 'Camino Verde and Cacao Fermentation' (temperature control, inoculated ferments at Balao) — https://www.fossachocolate.com/blog/2016/2/18/camino-verde-and-cacao-fermentation Mission Chocolate — 'Cacao in Ecuador: My visit to Camino Verde Cacao in Balao' (Nacional, flavor: honeysuckle/walnut/guava) — https://missionchocolate.com/blogs/travel-blog/16813751-cacao-in-ecuador Dandelion Chocolate, 'Camino Verde, Ecuador' — https://blog.dandelionchocolate.com/our-beans/camino-verde/ Meridian Cacao, 'Camino Verde origin profile' — https://meridiancacao.com/blogs/origins/camino-verde Fossa Chocolate 2016, 'Camino Verde and Cacao Fermentation' — https://www.fossachocolate.com/blog/2016/2/18/camino-verde-and-cacao-fermentation
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