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Export companies of olive products from Italy
Masseria Maccarone srl Export company of olive products from Italy
Traditions unchanged by the passage of time
The Masseria Maccarone’s enduring integrity, handed down from generation to generation, preserves the timeless traditions of chemical-free natural olive oil production. The yearly olive yield is traditionally harvested from centuries old olive trees of Masseria Maccarone, providing olives full of the most flavourful olive oil that expresses the essence of Puglia, one of the oldest and most cultured regions of the Mediterranean.
Who we are
The estate
The Masseria Maccarone cultural heritage estate extends for some sixty one hectares (approximately 150 acres). The estate has around twenty thousand olive trees, many ancient, including semi-certificate varieties.
The historical defense walls that surround Masseria Maccarone protect a number of heritage buildings. A 16th century Sheperds House; 17th century Farm House; 1754 Manor House; 1758 Family Church; 1790 Oil Mill and a 1820 Barn.
Within the perimeters of the heritage property but outside the defense walls is a historical Hypogeum (subterranean chamber) with a mill that is still operational. Inside the chamber, still preserved, is an ancient olive oil production system followed by Basilian Monks (330 to 400 AD) of Greek origin.
The mill
Traditional olive oil processing (dating back to 4000 BC) begins with crushing the olives into paste. The purpose of crushing is to facilitate the release of oil from the vacuoles. From generation to generation, Masseria Maccarone has followed the traditions of olive oil processing, with only minor variations over time to improve the quality of olive oil. But they have replaced granite stone crushers with metal crushers. Modern olive milling is very gentle in order to avoid overheating the paste, so not to exceed 27 degrees centigrade.
The olive oil processing
Masseria Maccarone is one of the few producers to practice organic olive cultivation. The cultivation is overseen by technicians from the Intensive Production Consortium. Cultivation includes olive varieties such as Ogliarola from ancient trees and Leccino; Coratina; Cima di Melfi; Carolea; Picholine; Frantoio; Sant’Agostina; Nociaria; Frangivanta; Cima di Mola; Cellian and other indigenous varieties from recent olive tree plantings.
The Masseria Maccarone olives are harvested by hand by “bacchiattura” (hitting the tree with a stick) and mechanical shakers. They are crushed the same day as harvesting, exclusively extracting the oil at low temperatures to produce an extra virgin olive oil without acidity. This Masseria Maccarone traditional technique ensures the unique and inimitable characteristics of each variety of olive are rich in flavour, fragrance and pleasing to all the senses. The notorious producing problem of extra virgin olive oil oxidation is neutralised by storing the oil in stainless steel thermal air extractor silos. Furthermore, the exposure to air is reduced to almost zero by the bottling process developed by Masseria Maccarone, which keeps the quality and characteristics of the extra virgin oilve oil by avoiding any form of oxidation degration.
Our products
“Parco di spine” unfiltered extra-virgin olive oil
It is an extra virgin olive oil of intrinsic integrity, resulting from the use of traditional chemical-free methods. At the end of the extraction process the natural olive oil is left to decant in airless stainless steel silos for three days and airtight bottled without filtration or heating, so it remains in its natural state.
“Parco della Chiesa” filtered extra virgin olive oil
A highly esteemed extra virgin olive oil, renowned for the many varieties of olives used in the traditional milling process.
The various olive varieties of Masseria Maccarone are plucked from the centuries old trees when they are not fully ripe, which provides the opportunity to nuture an exceptional fruity taste with very low acidity.
Extra-virgin olive oil D.O.P. “Hills of Brindisi”
This is a Masseria Maccarone extra-virgin olive oil renowned for its outstanding flavour. The D.O.P. certification (Denominazione di Origine Protetta) ensures that the extra virgin olive oil is produced from Masseria Maccarone olives and that every stage of production including bottling or canning is within the olive oil mill of Masseria Maccarone. The D.O.P. is certified by an external certification consortium with laboratory and panel tasting test facilities, which guarantees for consumers the extra virgin olive oil is of the highest quality and is totally produced from Masseria Maccarone olives. Testing procedures are controlled by BIOAGRICERT and are guaranteed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry under Article 10 of Reg. EEC 2081/92.
Extra-virgin olive oil “Monocultivar Coratina”
It is an extravergin olive oil with a very strong taste, bitter and spicey, with a very high contenue of polyphenols.
Masseria Maccarone Natural Olive Oil Cosmetics
| Product | Available Packaging |
|---|---|
| Hand cream | 100 ml tube |
| Body firming cream | 200 ml tube |
| Liquid soap | 250 ml bottle |
| Pure lipstick | 4.5 ml tube |
| Moisturizing shampoo | 200 ml bottle |
| Shower gel | 200 ml bottle |
| Solid soap | 100 g |
The cosmetics are made with extra virgin olive oil D.O.P. ‘Hills of Puglia’. From the days of ancient Greek civilizations, olive oil has been considerd a natural allie of beauty.
All the elements used exclusively to produce Masseria Maccarone Olive oil cosmetics have no harmful substances such as petrolatum, parabens, synthetic antioxidants (BHT and BHA), aluminum salts, aggressive surfactants (SLS and SLES) and irritating chemical preservatives (imidazolyndinyl). Every ingredient is derived from natural Masseria Maccarone produce.
Respecting the environment, Masseria Maccarone packaging material has been reduced to a minimum, using only SFC certified paper, sourced from forests managed in a sustainable and responsible manner.
Olive Oil and Health
What does extra-virgin olive oil mean?
The extra virgin olive oil is obtained from the first pressing of olives through traditional mechanical processes, without any further chemical or physical manipulation.
Fresh, top quality olives are harvested, graded, centrifugally cleaned, softened, pressed and filtered, a totally natural production process without the use of chemicals.
The extra virgin olive oil has a maximum acidity of 0.8% and a distinctive, fruity scent reminiscent of that which is experienced when sqeezing a freshly picked ripe olive between the fingers.
CONTACT
📍 Address:
Masseria Maccarone G. Colucci
Contrada Carbonelli 29
72015 Fasano – Brindisi – Italy
📞 Tel/Fax:
+39 080 4829203
✉️ E-mail:
mass.maccarone[@]libero.it
