Extra vergine oil of olive

In Tuscany olive-growing is dated back to the half of the VII century b.C. following the social changes and country life stiles of farmers.

During Middle Ages in Tuscany increased the number of olive-groves plantation above all in the lands between Florence and Siena, and than all over the Tuscany. Olive Oil production increased together with the necessity to sell the oil in the nearbies town.

During the first half of XV century, olive was intensely cultivated also near Lucca and on the hills surrounding Pisa where there was huge plantations. Over the years tuscan landscape to be made up of olives-groves and vineyards. For that reason Tuscan oil of Olive has a very ancient traditions passed down through generations.

The diffusion of vineyard and olive-groves was pushed by religious reasons, as well as nutritional, and that has contributed to characterize an extraordinary landscape from Florence to Siena that make Tuscany famous worldwide.
An area where the territory, as tradition, is cultivated with olive-grove is the Elsa Valley, and in particular the area of Montaione, where is produced an excellent Extra Vergine Oil of Olive in accordance with the old tradition.

Olive plants, even if similar each other, present different features depending by the kind. Most common kinds of olives in Tusany and aron Montaione are: "frantoio", il "moraiolo", il "leccino"e il "gramignolo". By the pressing - that today is made "at cold" - of these mixture of kind of olive it is possible to get a green oil with a low percentage of fat.

Montaione is always involved to the safeguard of its territory and typical products, and is part of the Association "Città dell'Olio" committed to divulge the culture of the Oli of Olive and assuring to consumers the high quality of the oil produced.

For the reason in the end of November - period during the picking of the Olive - Montaione celebrate this typical and genuine product with the festival of "Pane e Olio", and many local people or turist from all over the world, take advantage of an holiday in Tuscany, come here to taste our quality Oil of Olive.