How oil is made from olives

The sun has just risen when I reach the olive grove. Everything around is silent. Nature is awakening, and apart from a dog’s barking in the distance, I can only hear the geese that I woke up as I passed by.
Guided by the voices, I make my way among the olive trees damp with dewdrops, the nets laid on the grass and the greetings of the pickers welcome me. From this moment on the hours fly past, punctuated by the noise of the beaters knocking down the olives and the cheerful voices in this fantastic San Martino summer that gives us a clear sky and a shining sun. The red crates of olives are taken to the oil mill, a few hundred metres from the field and it is still slightly daylight, after folding the nets, when I walk over to see how David - the Danish mill worker settled in Friuli extracts the oil. Overwhelmed by the change from the tranquillity of the field to the noise of the oil mill, I observe the mill worker’s movements from afar as he restlessly passes from one machine to another, waiting for the first oil of the day. At last there it is, an incredible colour and a fragrance never smelt before pervade the oil mill. After tasting the first oil, at last, he relaxes and smiles. The extra virgin olive oil, extracted cold in less than 6 hours after harvesting, between the 46th and 47th parallel, the northernmost area in the world to grow olive trees, is ready to be tasted. A few drops on some hot bread and the enthusiasm is immediate: extra virgin olive oil is a real tribute of nature.
To experience this magnificent adventure or purchase the oil, contact the Fattoria Didattica of the Azienda Agricola All’Antica Scuderia del Castello, in Susans, where it is also possible to stay overnight. The first harvest is in October/November.

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Isabella Giacomuzzi

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I have a long experience in the hospitality sector, and I am passionate about photography, art, the history of the territory where I live, genealogy and everything that is connected to it (and even not). I love the woods, nature and everything it gives us, essential oils, stone balancing and dachshunds.