Widespread in the area for thousands of years, extra virgin olive oil is considered the symbol of Apulian cuisine in the world. Also on the Gargano the olive oil production has always been a very important element both from the point of view culinario, which from that culturale, Commitment e symbolic.
Traveling on the promontory of Gargano it also means traveling through long symmetrical expanses of olive groves divided by dry stone walls or terraced hills where the olive trees seem to admire the spectacle of the Gargano coast and sea.
This is where the amazing unique heritage of biodiversity of the Umbra Forest, the geological peculiarities of the promontory and the Mediterranean breeze embrace to create the perfect habitat for olives rich in taste need nutritional properties.
The cultivars of the Gargano
There are different “varieties” of oil olives, the so-called “cultivar“, often associated with a geographical area.
The main "cultivar" present on the Gargano is theOgliarola Gargano, a fruity oil, also suitable for fish dishes, seafood and salads.
Very widespread, as in all of Puglia, is also the Coratin, medium fruity with fresh herbaceous notes and spicy and bitter notes of medium intensity, perfect for enhancing the flavors of the Gargano country cuisine, made of aged cheeses, grilled vegetables, legumes and grilled meat and fish.
The Golden Sap of the Medina Olive Grove
In Vieste, young people Medina brothers produce Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil of variety Ogliarola Gargano e Coratin, managing each stage of production with care and transparency, from storage to bottling, up to marketing.
The centuries-old family olive grove, cultivated with organic farming, produces olives which are harvested with olive harvesters and pressed within 24 hours in a nearby oil mill equipped with a modern continuous plant.
The extra virgin olive oil obtained is filtered and stored under nitrogen, so as to preserve its chemical and organoleptic characteristics for longer.
In addition to EVO Oil, the Medina Olive Grove also produces a line of cosmetics based on Olive Oil, which due to its properties is reaffirming itself as one of the best elements for natural beauty products.
Where to buy oil in Vieste
The Linfa d'Oro extra virgin olive oil and the cosmetic products of the Linfa Mediterranea line can be purchased online on the site www.olivetomedina.it or in the shop in the center of Vieste, where you can discover the oil of the Gargano and its world through stories and guided tastings, in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 9 , from 19:00 to midnight.
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