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FRANTOIO FORESTAFORTE produces extra virgin olive oil with high quality standards. The ForestaForte brand is ambassador of the flavors and aromas of Salento in Italy and in the world.

A company that boasts a centuries-old passion for olive growing, so much so that in the last century it culminated with the birth of a traditional milling plant. Initially this plant was of a discontinuous type. Subsequently it is replaced with a continuous and last generation plant.

To know that in the company there is a precise and accurate control of the entire production chain. Specialized technicians control full compliance with the quality and hygiene parameters of the raw and processed product. Through this well-structured process, the crusher obtains an extra-virgin olive oil of high quality.

Research for innovation is constantly evolving, and it is precisely for this reason that high quality standards are achieved. And it is on this basis that Giovanni Melcarne, Doctor Agronomist, create the brand “Forestaforte” ambassador of the flavors and aromas of Salento in Italy and in the world. The company is successfully led by its founder, who has joined in his activity the paternal and maternal tradition of olive oil producers and millers.

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DOP Terre d’Otranto

Night harvestingHigh quality standards

Since October 2013, Forestaforte has been working on the extraordinary method of night-time olive harvesting, unique in Italy, for the production of DOP Terra D’Otranto extra-virgin olive oil.

The nocturnal harvest, is carried out at lower temperatures than the diurnal ones. This increases the intensity of the aromatic notes and the overall quality of the oil. In this way our oil reaches even higher quality standards. To know that the extra virgin olive oil is of superior quality, as well as already winner of national and international awards.