A PDO is not a commercial brand: it is a public specification that establishes where, how and from which olives one may produce, and that submits every batch to control.
Product sheet
- Designation
- Canino P.D.O. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Area
- Canino and the municipalities of its district, province of Viterbo
- Cultivar
- Caninese, together with the other historic varieties allowed by the specification
- Harvest
- Mid-September to November, depending on the year
- Milling
- Within hours of picking, cold
- Acidity
- Comfortably within the limit set by the specification
- Profile
- Emerald green with golden reflections; fruity; clear bitterness and pepper, with notes of fresh grass, cardoon and artichoke
- In the kitchen
- Vegetables, pulses, soups, white meats, bruschetta — raw, where the fruitiness comes through
- Storage
- Away from light and heat, 14–18 °C
