Hawaii

The winner of the 2009 Kona Coffee Classic Cupping Competition held this year at Keauhou Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii is Wolf Farms, a four acre plantation situated at an altitude of 1,400ft in Honaunau.

The farm is owned and operated by Mark and Denise Wolf. Wolf Farms beat out 60 competitors in this year’s contest. Hawaiian King Coffee in Holualoa, owned by Christopher Kim, garnered second place, Healani Farms took third.

"The balance and pleasing aftertaste made this Kona coffee the obvious winner," according to judge John King. "The overwhelming final fragrance was the tipping factor."