Olio Campano DOP Irpinia Colline dell’Ufita

Oil PDO Irpinia Colline dell’Ufita, is obtained from olives of varieties “Ravece” for not less than 60%, “Ogliarola”, “Marinese”, “Olivella”, “Ruveia”, “Vigna della Corte” alone or jointly in an amount not exceeding 40%; possibly, “Leccino” and “Frantoio” in an amount not exceeding 10%. The production area is that relating to the entire territory in the province of Avellino. The soils on which the olive groves vegetate are soils of calcareous, marly or clayey origin. Maximum production does not exceed 30Kg per plant. Harvesting is done at the beginning of veraison, between October and December each year except for Marinese and Leccino, which must be picked no later than November 10. Olives must be milled within 48 hours of harvesting.

Oil PDO Irpinia colline dell’Ufita has a color ranging from straw yellow to deep green. The taste and aroma are defined as follows:

• Descriptor * Median
• Defects 0
• Olive fruity 3 – 6
• Bitter 2 – 6
• Spicy 2 – 6
• Tomato 2 – 5

It is packaged in dark glass, ceramic and glazed earthenware bottles or tinplate containers with a capacity not exceeding 5 liters.

Production, from harvest to final product, takes place in the following municipalities in the province of Avellino: Ariano Irpino, Bonito, Carife, Casalbore, Castel Baronia, Castelfranci, Flumeri, Fontanarosa, Frigento, Gesualdo, Greci, Grottaminarda, Lapio, Luogosano, Melito Irpino, Mirabella Eclano, Montaguto, Montecalvo Irpino, Montefusco, Montemiletto, Paternopoli, Pietradefusi, San Nicola Baronia, San Sossio Baronia, Sant’Angelo all’Esca, Savignano Irpino, Scampitella, Sturno, Taurasi, Torella dei Lombardi, Torre le Nocelle, Trevico, Vallata, Vallesaccarda, Venticano, Villamaina, Villanova del Battista, Zungoli.

Oleificio Lo Conte uses a plant certified Organic by “Soil and Health.”

Organic Farming is a production method that aims:

• to maintain soil fertility over time by recycling plant and animal wastes in order to return essential nutrients to the earth.
• To cultivate without the use of chemicals and GMOs.
• To reduce and/or cancel all forms of pollution.
• to handle agricultural products with great attention to processing methods.

Precisely because of this, organic farming has a regulatory framework at the national and EU level and therefore a control body and certification that we have acquired.

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Alfio Lo Conte

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Tecnico ed esperto degli oli extravergini di oliva, iscritto nell’Elenco Nazionale sezione Campania. Maestro di frantoio con diploma, conseguito presso International Extravirgin Agency.

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