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With over nine hundred hectares of land covered with olive orchards, the largest amount of land use after vineyards, oil is these hills\u2019 primary product and it has been produced since the Roman Age. Our city along with others and the Province of Pistoia and Florence, is an area that produces extravirgin olive oil with the protected geographic denomination \u201cToscano\u201d, to which our area adds \u201cMontalbano\u201d. The olive trees, most of which are centuries old, are spread over the hills of Montalbano at an altitude between 100 and 500 meters above sea level. They are cared for with only the best agricultural practices like balanced pruning, correct fertilization and a careful tilling of the land. The olive harvest is still done by hand, as the Etruscan tradition requires, then the olives are conserved in wooden crates until they are pressed. The extraction, in local mills and presses, is done naturally, by centrifugation and decantation. \u00a0Water is the only additive used. Extravirgin olive oil Toscano IGP \u201cMontalbano\u201d<\/em> from Carmignano is characterized by its beautiful color which varies in tonality from bright green to an almost golden yellow, with a fruitful aroma that unites the aftertastes of almonds, artichokes and ripe fruit; which highten its fruity flavor giving it a touch of spice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The history of olive oil is an intricate part of Italian culture that goes back to the dawn of ages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-products"],"yoast_head":"\n