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Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Castello di Grotti
Grotti
Added on July 2007
The agritourism of Castello di Grotti is partly planted with olive trees. They grow them with great care. After the heavy damages caused by the severe winter of 1985, They have been able - over the years - to restore their olive groves (approximately 13 hectares) to their former productivity. They plow the olive groves three times per year. They follow the practice of "sovescio", a practice that enriches the soil by burying the leaves and stems of beans sowed earlier in the year. Such treatment ensures that their olive groves - since many years now - do not need any chemical fertilizer nor weed-killer. The olive harvest is done by hand, picking the olives directly from the trees: the harvesting season generally lasts from early November to late December. Once the olives have been harvested they are immediately taken to the oil-mill so as to ensure an outstanding extra virgin olive-oil quality.The oil-mill which They have chosen adopts the traditional "a freddo" cold pressing system. The whole process thus ensures an extra-virgin olive-oil which is used for preparing the well-known savory Tuscan cooking recipes. All the caracteristics of their Extra Virgin Olive Oil Toscano harvested in November and December 2003 are tested from the Panel Test Commission of the Siena Province Administration.
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