Yohanis Dogoma, Worka Chelbesa, Natural, G1

A national winner of the 2020 Cup of Excellence, Yohanis Dogoma's drying station is a hundred meters down the road from Mengeshe Gumi's—quite the neighborhood! He focuses on natural renditions of the Kurume varietal on his three hectare, 2,100 meter farm in Worka Chelbesa. Despite the acclaim that one hopes to cultivate after a COE victory, it was still four more years until we connected with Yohanis in 2024, becoming his first direct-export buyer.