Making coffee in Italy is an art but growing coffee depends on a botanical landscape far removed from the coffee bars of Milan, Rome or Venice. 

Italians take their coffee seriously. The coffee culture in Italy is an important part of everyday life and excellent coffee is a universal right and can be found everywhere. In Italy coffee, un caffe, means espresso, made in specific way - bean, grind and process. In 1884, Turin born Angelo Moriondo originally patented the first espresso machine. Others followed and paved the way for espresso as we know it today. Coffee quickly spread throughout Italy, with the first coffe