Oleificio Silvestri Rosina

The Frantoio Oleificio Silvestri Rosina in the very south of Le Marche is owned and  run by the Albertini family who have been involved with the production of high quality organic extra virgin olive oil for generations.The mill and olive groves that produce this excellent organic extra virgin olive oil are very close to the Adriatic coast and in a region of Le Marche which is just north of the Abruzzo region of Italy.

In the past few years they have invested heavily in updating both their equipment and mill and where they now can use two types of extraction systems. Organic extra virgin olive oil can be produced both by the traditional method, using the antique granite millstones as well as the more modern way of extraction by centrifugation.

The olive oil is exclusively produced at their mill and their olives are directly supplied by small producers and farmers in their immediate area and they aim to offer oil of the very highest standard and freshness.

The soil and climate of hilly part of the Le Marche region produces a fruity and spicy extra virgin olive oil, where as the coastal side of the region produces an olive oil which is slightly more sweet. The climatic conditions, the blend of the different variety of olives used and the methods of production at the mill result in a high quality olive oil which is recognised both in Italy and Internationally.

The most widely used varieties in this region are Lecino and Frantoio which are then blended with Carboncella, Sargano, Tenera  Ascolana and Piantone di Falerone to create an organic extra virgin olive oil with diverse and unique aromas and taste. Oleficio Silvestri Rosina is one of the few organic olive oil producers in Le Marche and they have been very successful in exporting their olive oils and other produce  to many other countries throughout the world. They are certified as organic by the Biological Oil entity Suolo e Salute code 1126 an also proud to be a member of the organisation.

They produce a wonderful new unfiltered olive oil at the beginning of each season in November and their high quality extra virgin olive oil has also been blended to produce a small quantity of sweeter oil that they now market as being a perfect oil for children to taste and consume.

We are very pleased to have been able to import this fantastic range of fine extra virgin olive oils into the UK for the past six years and will be using their oils in our olive oil workshops both in London, Cambridge and Norwich in 2017.

Tenuta di Saragano, Umbria

Tenuta di Saragano is a beautiful  estate located between Todi and Montefalco in Umbria.The estate is in the heart of Umbria’s olive oil area and is also a popular tourist region with the olive oil museum at the hilltop village of Trevi, the vineyards of Montefalco and the basilica of Assisi all within a 30 minute drive. This area of Umbria is renowned for producing wonderful sweet and fruity extra virgin olive oils and the oil produced at the Tenuta di Saragano is among the best Umbrian olive oil that is  available to the general public. 

The Count Pongelli family have owned the estate since the 14th century and the production of first class olive oil has been maintained throughout that time. The olive groves are planted with the usual triumverate of Frantoio, Leccino and Moraiolo olive varieties found in Umbria and the Frantoio variety dominates in this extra virgin olive oil making up just over 50% of the blend. 

It is these varieties when blended together that give the olive oils from this part of Umbria their special distinct flavour and colour.

The groves which today contain over 5,000 olive trees have been cultivated since the 14th century and have always been free of the use of chemicals and additives and that is still the case today.  

But it is only since the late ninetenth century that the estate has actually exported their olive oil to other parts of Italy and abroad.

Olives are harvested from end of October through to December and are processed with traditional millstones and a Sinolea machine, which cuts the paste with over 5,000 tiny stainless steel knives. This process extracts 60% of the oil from the paste and the oil is bottled unfiltered and the sediment is allow to drop out of the liquid naturally.

This type of oil production is found less frequently in many olive oils found on the market these days and is a sign of the passion and care that the team and family at Saragano carry out their work in the process of producing wonderful DOP extra virgin olive oils.