LA PREFERITA OP PUGLIESE SOC. CONSORTILE A R.L

http://www.LAPREFERITAOP.it/

The producer organization LA PREFERITA OP PUGLIESE was born in Corato in an area with a high agricultural vocation on the edge of the Alta Murgia Park. The olive tree is the undisputed protagonist of this landscape and in particular the Coratina cultivar, autochthonous variety with an ancient presence. For some years the company mission, which has always been marked by environmental sustainability, respect for traditional cultivation techniques, the maintenance of secular plants and the quality of its olive production, has also included the processing of the best fruits and the oil packaging in order to combine the production traditions with the innovation of the transformation processes and obtain a high quality extra virgin olive oil, expression of the beauty and goodness of the Apulian territory. All farms associated with the producer organization LA PREFERITO OP PUGLIESE cultivate olive trees of the Coratina variety . The manual harvesting with the modern facilitators and the right degree of maturation of the drupes, when during the phase of veraison, guarantee the best quality of the fruits harvested. In addition, the adoption of integrated defense with modern monitoring systems for pest, allow companies to minimize the use of chemicals.
PRODUCTS: TRADITION LINE - PDO TERRA DI BARI/CASTEL DEL MONTE LINE - ORCEPTS LINE

THE QUALITY
In this territory where the cultivation of the Coratina variety is prevalent, a green oil with golden yellow reflections is obtained, with an intense fruity scent and a spicy and slightly bitter taste due to the high presence of polyphenols and antioxidants, associated with notes of fresh grass, artichoke and almond. These compounds with high health properties, give extra virgin olive oil obtained from olives of the "Coratina" variety an important role in the prevention of cancer, in the protection against degenerative diseases, in slowing down aging processes. The producer organization LA PREFERITO OP PUGLIESE for its certified products has joined the system of controls of the protected designation of origin PDO Terra di Bari - Castel del Monte.
The Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Terra di Bari - Castel del Monte - guarantees the origin and the exclusively local processing of the olives used, that give the product unique characteristics and peculiarities outside the borders of the province of Bari and make it the spearhead of a product with an ancient history.
In addition to the production of extra virgin olive oil, the company grows and sells fresh fruit and vegetables. The fruit references are: table grapes, apricots, cherries and figs. The vegetable references are: fennel, broccoli, chard, turnip tops, cauliflower, celery, chicory.