FROM PICKING TO THE MILL
Passo della Palomba is also dedicated to the cultivation of olive trees which have been present on the property for many years. Gilotti’s family cannot be defined a peasant family, although the grandfather of Alessandro was the manager of a large estate in Viterbo. However they have a great passion for everything related to agriculture. Alessandro, seriously and skillfully, follows firsthand all the production phases, ranging from cultivation to pruning, from harvesting to pressing and packaging to preserve the scents and aromas of a virgin olive oil intact, produced with hard work and passion.
In the estate of about 15 hectares of olive groves there are approximately 5000 olive trees. There are Moraiolo, Leccino, Frantoio, Dolce Agogia and Don Carlo. From these olive groves we produce 5 monocultivars: Moraiolo, Frantoio, Leccino, Dolce Agogia and Don Carlo and 2 Blend: Olistico and Olistico G.C. Harvest is done manually starting in the first week of October, pressed within a few hours in the company’s two-phase mill will produce an oil of intense green colour rich in aromas. We are confident that you will share our passion for these oils that have no equal because they are made in line with the best tradition. The time factor is essential to produce oils of exceptional quality. The objective is to collect the olives soon while aromas are still alive. The yield of an early pressing is obviously much lower but the quality is infinitely superior.
EXTRA VIRGIN OIL
The olives are rich in beneficial antioxidants: polyphenols, tocopherols, sterols. The crates must be filled to a maximum height of 30 cm to prevent the weight of the olives on top from crushing those lower down and starting a fermentation process which will certainly deteriorate the quality of the oil produced. The oil gets to the company mill within a few hours and is immediately processed. The modern continuous cycle and two phase mill ensures a hygenic presseing that preserves all the antioxidants that are beneficial to health. The oil is immediately filtered after production and stored under nitrogen, bottled in dark bottles with nitrogen caps to prevent oxygen and light from altering the organic qualities. This is the process that Passo della Palomba scrupulously follows.
WINE
The estate also includes four hectares of a modern Vineyard with guyot system comprised of Greghetto Umbro, with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon .From the grapes of this vineyard we produce small quantities of wine but of very high quality.
With our extra virgin olive oil of the highest quality we manufacture a line of cosmetics and body care products totally based on vegetable products. The olive oil provides key health properties for the skin and body wellness.
COSMETICS
The Azienda is famous among friends for the production of chili peppers. Alessandro is proud to be a connoisseur, a producer but especially an amazing eater of chili pepper! There are different kind of peppers: from the most common Jalapeno to the really hot Habanero without forget Cajenna.
THE CHILI PEPPERS
As soon as they are ripe they are picked up and addressed to many different uses: dried, frozen , etc, without forgetting delicious jam, excellent to go with cheese or to prepare fruit cakes.
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