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Montecillos and Opalaca: two mountains, two cups
Why altitude is only half the story in Honduran terroir.
Montecillos sits in La Paz. Opalaca sits in Intibucá. They share a similar altitude band and a very different cup. Soil, humidity, varietal mix, and the human factor at the mill all explain the gap. We walk through them.
Expected 2026-11-19 · 8 min read when published.