Olive Oil Tour & Tasting

Description

This path is designed for those who want to get to know the production process of Italian extra virgin olive oil (also called EVO oil), the main food of the Mediterranean diet. After an introduction on the olive harvest, guests will be guided inside the latest generation oil mill to discover the various stages of processing up to the final product.

The experience is available anytime between 09:00am to 15.30pm

* We recommend that you arrive at least 10 minutes before the start of the visit

Itinerary:

• arrival at the company and presentations
• the olive harvest: the olive tree and trial of the work tools
• the crusher: the processing stages, extraction techniques, the final product and the re-use of by-products (Demonstration with Videos in case it’s out of season)
• tasting with hot bread and EVO oil and other typical olive products. (bruschette, aubergine, courgette, local cheese and aeolian salad etc)
• possibility to buy our products

* The program may be subject to changes depending on the progress of the olive harvest (N.B Only In October & November) and the weather conditions.

THE MANDANICI COMPANY

The “Mandanici” company is located in C / from Santa Maria di Gesù (just 500 m away from Village Malú) in Castroreale (ME), a medieval town nestled on the Peloritani Mountains, at about 400 meters above sea level, part of the circuit of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The company, with extensive experience in the sector, deals with the milling of olives and the bottling of EVO oil on behalf of third parties. Totally renewed in 2019, it has state-of-the-art, highly technological and innovative systems (Pieralisi patents) that ensure excellent performance and very high quality EVO oil. The centrifugal extraction system continues cold and without adding water, in fact, allows the organoleptic properties of EVO oil to remain unchanged, in line with the taste of consumers, increasingly attentive to genuine and quality products. Particular attention, within the company, is given to water and energy savings, the use of renewable sources and the reuse of by-products, such as pomace and pate. From the company site it is also possible to admire wonderful panoramic views of Castroreale, the Gulf of Patti and the Aeolian islands.