OUR OLIVE OIL
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Our extra virgin olive oil is created in the name of absolute quality. For us, at the Agricultural Company “Torre Serena”, it is natural to follow every single phase of the production process, from the cultivation of plants to the time of harvesting and pressing: we are in tune with the rhythms of nature, that with its perfect times always guides us towards an excellent result, obtained by following our criteria of certified organic farm.
Balance is the key to everything: when producing our extra virgin olive oil we do not use formulas or schemes, but commitment, passion and respect for the delicate ecosystem of the olive tree and its fruits. We manually collect the olives one by one, selecting for immediate pressing -strictly cold- only the ones that are intact. And that’s how we get our precious product.
HOW OUR OIL IS MADE
In October the olives are still green, but for us, at the Agricultural Company “Torre Serena”, it is already harvest time, which ends by November with the beginning of the veraison: a magical moment, in which the plant shows its vital essence through the continuous changes in the color of the fruit. From an intense green, with black and purple red veins depending on the different cultivation.
It is the very nature that dictates the timing of this delicate but inflexible process: an intense period, a painstaking and non-stop work, always pressing the olives within 24 hours of harvesting.
Reducing the time between several steps leads to a higher quality result: a special oil, a true health elixir thanks to the presence of beneficial substances for the body such as oleic acid, which promotes bile functions and tends to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood; vitamins, chlorophylls and polyphenols with high antioxidant power.
Veraison, harvesting, pressing: actions that may seem common, based on use and experience. But this is only an infinitesimal part of a much more complex process. Every detail is fundamental, every gesture at the base of a path that leads us year after year to the satisfaction of producing a 100% organic Tuscan extra virgin olive oil.
Contact us.
Societá Agricola Torre Serena S.S
Via Ponzano per San Donato 35, 50053 Empoli (FI)
E: societaagricolatorreserena@gmail.com
T: +39 0571 847908
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