It’s time for new oil

In this period, the harvest of the first olives begins and with it the first pressing activities leading to the production of the new oil. Our company offers Cuor di Mosto and Novello, in limited editions. These are the first fruits that Santagata harvests and bottles still raw to enhance all the naturalness of the product.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cuor di Mosto and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Novello SantagataIn recent years, the promotion and sale of “unfiltered” extra virgin olive oils has become very popular, and it is important to make some clarifications. First of all, also for oil as for wine there are hundreds of differences and nuances, and the quality always depends on the raw material – a subject very dear to us since we take care of our production starting from the origin, that is, from the olive groves of the producers who are our suppliers, as also told several times on this site. Second – and consequently – a filtered oil can have higher quality characteristics than a raw one or vice versa, since quality does not depend on being filtered or not.

For lovers of pure extra virgin, an unfiltered, naturally cloudy oil is a true joy to the palate. For those who have never tasted it, this is the time of year come to treat yourself to the experience of a young, freshly pressed product. Novello should then be enjoyed in the first months of its production and consumed in a short time, with the start of the new oil campaign, between October and November.