First Press

Last Wednesday night we went to a tasting in celebration of the 2011 first press of the Cimicchi's (Fabio's family) olive oil. The tasting was in a room at the mill where they process the olive oil, so we got to see the machines in action.

Andrea and Fabio's mother Stefania prepared a huge spread, everything designed to pair and enhance the flavor of the olive oil. There was crudite for dipping, bruschetta, several types of beans, meats and sausages, plus an assortment of desserts (the latter was not dipped in olive oil, at least by me). It was a fun experience and of course delicious!!! There is nothing quite like olive oil that is less than a day old.

Only half of the dining table

Olives starting to be moved through the cleaner

Going up the conveyor belt to the cleaner

The machine before the press

The final filtering process

Andrea and I in the tasting room