D.O.P. »TERGESTE«
The peculiar and typical feautures of extra-virgin oils of the Triest
district have in the recent past spurred a group of producers on to
activity aimed at enhancing and in the meantime guaranteeing quality.
The year 1999 saw the official creation of a committee bearing the name
of
“Comitato Promotore della Valorizzazione dell’Olio di Oliva
Extravergine di Trieste” (Promoting Committee for the Enhancement of the
Triest Extra-virgin Olive Oil).
The following year the Committee outlined and proposed a regulation
which was sent to the competent ministerial bodies for being approved
and with the objective of obtnaining DOP(Protected Designation of
Origin) certification.
The administrative procedure has now come to an end with the
regulation pubblication on the European Union Official Gazzette and
soon the presence of the
“TERGESTE” oil among protected varieties
within the Community will be officially communicated.
The
regulation, a complete version of which is available on the relevant
website, envisages all the standards to produce an oil with its
traditional and particular features. Features related to colour,
fragrance, taste and the chemical properties derived from the latitude,
from the peculiarity of soils and the local method of production.
