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To produce a quality olive oil, as it is for any agricultural product, it is necessary to have an ideal environmental and microclimatic condition. The olive tree prefers stony, dry and calcareous hill grounds, with a mild climate. We have to consider that the olive tree comes from the Middle East area. It is also necessary a good cultivar, a clever farmer who knows how to manage all the phases of the cultivation. It is a plant which takes a long time to grow up, becoming then secular, except when it is killed by a frost. In Chianti we have a saying: “The chestnut is for me”, “The Vine is for my son”, “The Olive is for my nephew”.
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