Olio della Sabina, one of the Italian oils with the highest quality standards and a unique flavor of its kind.
Olio della Sabina, an ancient story
The production of oil from Sabina has a long history and deserves to be mentioned at least briefly. Its tradition has its roots in the Roman era. and it is part of our cultural heritage.
Sabina was conquered by the Romans in 290 BC, that is, at the time of the famous Battle of the Sabine River. Since then, it began to become a fundamental place for the Roman market as a food reserve.
The oil of Sabina in the time of the Romans
The oil of Sabina therefore has its roots in the ancient history of Rome because It was the Romans who developed the cultivation of olives in this land with excellent fruit. Olive cultivation represented the most important economic activity of the entire area as early as the 1st century AD. In Sabina, the noble Patricians began to build their country villas that included a building with the mill, for grinding the olives, and the warehouses, for storing the oil.
The oil of Sabina has never ceased to be one of the best oils, in terms of quality and the varieties of the territory, but the cultivation of the olive trees and the processing of the oil have changed over the years. The tradition of oil was interrupted by the barbarian invasions.
The Benedictine monks
Olive cultivation in Sabina saw a phase of strong growth with the monks of the’Abbey of Farfa, It is still open to the public. It was here that, In the Middle Ages, these monks resumed the ancient Roman tradition. spreading it in all the neighboring territories.
The oil of Sabina today
Today in Sabina, which extends between the provinces of Rome and Rieti, with its gentle hills dotted with olive groves and vineyards, The millennia-old tradition of cultivating the olive tree continues, and the production of high-quality extra virgin olive oil continues.. Not only of high quality but also certified D.O.P., that is, a protected designation of origin.
Olio della Sabina DOP
The D.O.P. Sabina certification is issued in accordance with the European Regulation and certifies:
- The origin of production
- The production process
- The process of transformation
- the quality of the product obtained
The oil from Sabina D.O.P. is a EVO oil obtained from the mixture of the rarest local single-variety varieties, In particular, from the varieties of olives:
- Carboncella
- Leccino
- Raja
- Frantoio
- Olive-green
- Moraiolo
- Olivago
- Salviana
- Rosciola
The maximum acidity of the oil from Sabina D.O.P. is equal to 0.6%, Its color is the typical golden yellow with green reflections, and it is characterized by the aromatic flavor of the wide variety of single-variety grapes used in production.
