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Tabatá

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Calabria, Italy

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Ginevra, the owner of Tabata Oil, has started an innovative family business together with her mother, uncle Roberto, and grandparents. Young, skilled, and blessed with a practical outlook, Ginevra wanted to return to her Calabrian roots in the area of Calopezzati to revive a tradition that runs through her childhood memories in the land of her grandparents. Sun, wind, fragrances, colors, flavors: with these sensations close to her heart, Ginevra set out on a journey to the very roots of her family history, bringing a legacy of knowledge and values back to life.

Ginevra chose to name the company after her ancestors and decided to steer it towards fully organic and sustainable farming. The challenge she wants to overcome is to create an outstanding EVO oil that exudes the scents and aromas of this land, rich in nature and history, rough and a little wild, but always welcoming and generous.

The Tabatà olive groves are divided into three estates between the Sila and the sea. In the Prato estate, there are 1,800 trees, including cultivars such as Dolce di Rossano, Biancolilla, Tondina, Leccino, Ogliarola Messinese and Carolea. The Angiolino estate contains around 600 centuries-old trees, divided between Dolce di Rossano, Tondina and Biancolilla. In the Puzzilli estate, 110 Dolce di Rossano plants are more than 120 years old. The SlowFood Presidium monovarietal oil is produced with these.

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Dolce Di Rossano - Slow Food Presidio,

Intensity

Mild
Medium
Robust
Best practices in storage

Proper Storage

Use of inert gas blankets storage tanks / bottles and other methods for protecting quality (e.g. temperature controls in production, storage and/or shipping)
Tasting notes

Tasting Notes

Label and/or website descriptions of the positive attributes—bitterness, pungency and the range of fruity flavors—and serving suggestions
Traceability and transparency

Traceability

Offering consumers access to traceability information (e.g., QR Codes, blockchain, etc.) Special recognition given to third-party verification
Cultivars

Cultivars

Declaration on the label and/or the website of olive cultivar(s) used to produce the oil
Estate grown

Estate grown

Grown on a single estate
Certified origin

Certified origin

Certification of origin as indicated by regional authority certifying origins
Biodiverse groves

Biodiverse Groves

Hedgerows, insectary planting, owl boxes, cover cropping, interplanting and other practices to bring more diversity to the plant, animal and microbial communities in the grove; recognition for certification programs
Sustainable production

Sustainable

Sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices, including water conservation, organic material and mill by-product recycling/composting, cover cropping, soil building, renewable energy, etc
Certified organic

Organic

Organic certification by government authorized agency
Heritage varieties

Heritage Varieties

Made with minimum 80% local cultivars
Centennial trees

Centennial Trees

50% of the olive trees are over 100 years old
Family owned & operated

Family Owned & Operated

Brand is owned and operated by a family company
Community programs

Community Programs

Involvement in community projects and philanthropy

Ginevra

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