Right on the slopes of the fascinating Pollino massif, at Saracena, in the Province of Cosenza, stands the Chiaramonte oil mill, its owner, Signor Leone, with care and passion for his work, considered by him as a real art, for over thirty years has been occupied with all the production phases, from the choice, gathering and milling of the olives, up to the bottling of the finished product.

The olives, all taken from selected plants and from the green and sunny hills of Saracena, are gathered by traditional hand picking and then milled with grindstones; all this is done in the shortest possible time, to maintain the flavour and freshness of the oil intact. From the dough obtained, with a pressing method, the “oil must” is extracted and from this, by centrifugal separation the oil is obtained.

The Chiaramonte oil mill offers a vast range of products. In fact the splendid virgin and extra-virgin oils can be purchased, excellent for all cooking purposes are the original scented oils, with chilli pepper or with a combination of thyme, garlic and chilli pepper, that make any dish tastier, and the prized “crude oil”, an elixir obtained from the dough as yet not pressed. The production of this kind of oil is very limited, indeed, the lovely unusual bottles are all numbered.

Address:

Via Giorgio La Pira

87010 Saracena (CS)

Tel. and  Fax 0981/34621

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