Olives cultivation for oil quality

When we talk about extra virgin olive oil we intend an oil obtained directly from the fruit and not from the seed, as in other vegetable oils cases. So the fruit attention is fundamental.

To get olives suitable for a quality oil production, olive farming needs adherence to some basic expedients, first of all the soil testing.

Therefore is important the ground identification before the olive implantation.

The oil quality will also depend from the plot of land that the farmer has chosen to devote to the olives cultivation. The ideal condition is represented from a mild climate, which is permeable, slightly calcareous and able to keeping a good water balance, requiring not much water.

All features are perfectly expressed by the Sorrentine peninsula hilly terrain.

When these features are not present it is possible to make some remediation and reconstruction interventions, in order to create the ideal conditions for a good grounding and a proper water supply . Our land, for example, has been terraced to avoid the excessive natural slope.

It 'also important the variety olive trees choice. We have opted for the native type, for a slow and established natural selection sign , due to the adverse weather conditions and to the pest resistance , common in the plantation area.

Later, farming forms are established (cup polyphonic, bush, globe, on palm tree at Ipsilon, on monocytes) as a function of the environment and collection techniques.

Finally, it requires the natural habitat preservation and all the interventions required in the effective system organizations balance.

The olive harvest

The pressing of olive oil

Oil conservation

How to taste olive oil