Waterbury Center, VT 05677
School of Coffee founder, Mané Alves, is a founding Coffee Quality Institute steering committee member and certified Q-grader and instructor. Having been intricately involved in the coffee industry for over twenty years, Mané is sought after from Japan and the Far East, to Brazil and Central America for his coffee knowledge and teaching abilities. Students and coffee professionals come from all over the U.S., Canada, and the world to our School of Coffee to attend Mané’s Q-grader/cupping classes and roasting courses. Working in conjunction with the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) and Coffee Quality Institute (CQI), he has been teaching the “Q” Grader Courses since the “Q’s” inception in 2000. Mané, to his credit, has successfully taught thousands of “Q Graders” world wide.
