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Arianna Occhipinti

Olio Extra Vergine Di Oliva 'Pantarei' 2024 (500mL)

$49.00

Olio Extra Vergine Di Oliva 'Pantarei' 2024 (500mL)

Arianna Occhipinti

Olio Extra Vergine Di Oliva 'Pantarei' 2024 (500mL)

$49.00

The life of every Sicilian is linked in one way or another to oil. Ours goes back over the years, for a family tradition, whose production of Nocellara del Belice dates back to 1600. Mine in particular has, in the races among the ancient olive trees, in the knees scraped from the multiple falls and in the shining eyes for the bitter olives in the mouth, the most beautiful memories, where the harvest represented a meeting of celebration and stories, of many families in the same beam, where we children played carefree eating bread and freshly milled oil, which stinged a lot, but was unique and is still unique today, green, golden, fragrant. Luckily all this is repeated again, certainly with the same desire to joke, the same light-heartedness and joy of the past. In addition to the old properties in Castelvetrano, we have acquired centuries-old olive groves in Tonda Iblea, in Contrada Piraino in Chiaramonte Gulfi. From these trees derive our monocultivars, Pantarei and Gheta.

 

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The Tonda Iblea came into my life later when I began making wine in Vittoria. And soon these centuries-old trees in Contrada Piraino in Chiaramonte Gulfi became my favorite. I await the oil at the mill like a birth. It's a strong tradition, marking the end of my harvest and the beginning of autumn every year. A season I adore.
- Arianna Occhipinti