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The
natural habitat for olive trees is anywhere along the Mediterranean
coasts. The natives though realized that if the trees are planted
inland the quality of the oil is much higher and consequently imported
the trees into Chianti. For this reason it’s no secret that the
highest quality oils are produced on the rolling hills in central
Tuscany. The trees here suffer the rigid winters and occasionally
killer frosts that in the last century occurred for the last time
in 1985. Since it takes at least 80 years for an olive tree to reach
full maturity you realize why Chianti olive oil production is extremely
low.
Most farmers in Chianti cultivate olives without
the idea of making a cash profit but simply to have oil for personal
use to consume during the year. I have managed through my contacts
to select a local farm to keep some of their “green gold” for which
I will be happy to distribute to real olive oil connoisseurs. I
guarantee that the oil is the result of strictly selected olives
produced exclusively from local hand picked olives unlike the majority
of the so-called Tuscan oils that are blended. To consume extra
virgin olive oil at its best it’s very important to consume it young.
Our goal is to ship a very fresh product, so fresh that I guarantee
that the oil I deliver directly to your doorstep originates from
olives that where still dangling on the trees just a few days before!
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