Oil variety: Extra virgin olive oil of our production is obtained from the olive varieties "Coratina", present on land owned.

Production areas: The land of production of our farm, Tenuta San Giovanni, is located in Trani, 40 km north of Bari, exactly between Trani and Corato about 10 km from the sea, distance from the sea very conducive to obtaining an oil with a very balanced taste between bitter and spicy.

Cultivation chracteristics: Tradition and innovation characterize our company, centuries old olive groves, with distant plants among them up to 12 meters to ensure the right "breath", while technology and monitoring on field for integrated pest management, interventions only when and if needed, and only with products for organic farming. Doctors agrarian and experience to better follow every step.

Harvesting of Coratina occurs on average between late November and early December, in contrast to other cultivars that are harvested before the coratina it has a late ripening, also using our olives for the extraction of the precious extra virgin, await wisely the time better for the collection. Harvesting is done with mechanical aids and hand with ground operators, typically between the beginning and the end of the collection passes more than a month of work.

The phase of the pruning is done with traditional methods, trying to optimize the growth of the plant. The plants can benefit in the driest periods of the irrigation system.

Methods of oil production: Methods of oil production: The olives are harvested directly from the trees as predicted by hand and mechanically. The oil is extracted only and strictly cold temperature controlled and strictly within 12 hours of harvesting, so as to prevent oxidation of the fruit.