SCHIRINZI OIL COMPANY
The Gold of Salento
The Schirinzi Olive Oil Company has its roots in Carmiano, Lecce, near Porto Cesareo, a rural area in the Salento of Puglia known for agriculture and particularly for the production of Puglian oil and wine. Based in the center of town in the 1960s, since 1978 the facility has been located in its current production site, on the outskirts of Carmiano, preserving the traditions handed down from father to son.
In the Salento peninsula, which overlooks the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, lands of Ancient Otranto, olive groves are the distinctive feature of the landscape. Miles and miles of countryside dominated by the cultivation of ancient olive trees, where twisted trunks emerge from the red earth, allowing silver-green foliage to shine against the blue sky. It’s a landscape of great charm, combining the undeniable beauty of centennial trees with the hard work required to cultivate them, work suggested by the white dry-stone walls that separate the estates. The economy of Salento is closely tied to its ancient olive trees, so much so that the main ingredient of Salento cuisine is precisely extra virgin olive oil, also known as the Gold of Salento.
The oil is obtained from the pressing of the finest olives from Salento and is ideal raw as a condiment, especially Salento extra virgin olive oil, to enhance the flavor of traditional dishes and also as a preservative, capable of enriching any garden product. Typical of Puglia are the preserved vegetables: artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants, mushrooms, peppers, wild onions, and olives.
The Oil of Salento, genuine and Mediterranean, is now appreciated on tables all over the world.
PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION OF OUR PRODUCTS
Still life packaging
A collection of still life featuring our products delivered to our retail locations in Italy, abroad, and restaurants.
All over the world, the olive oil and typical products from Salento are highly appreciated for their undeniable excellence and quality!
PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOTS OF THE OLIVE HARVEST IN THE COMPANY OLIVE GROVES
Olive Harvest at Schirinzi Company
A collection of photos during the olive harvest in the company’s olive groves, where the olives are picked directly from the trees using harvesting machines.
One can admire the beauty of the olive trees in Salento during the olive fall.
In our oil mill, once the olives reach the beginning of the ripening phase, we promptly proceed to harvest them directly from the trees during the periods from late October to early December.
This harvesting method begins with the placement of cloths or nets made of fiber under the tree, after which the fruits are picked directly from the tree by hand or with the aid of machines, funneling all the product onto the cloths. This process ensures the quality of the future product, after which the olives are sent to our oil mill where they are pressed on the same day.
Selection of Photos of Olive Trees and Olives Before the Upcoming Harvest
Olive photo in production
A selection of photos of olive trees and olives ahead of the upcoming harvest, olive oil campaign 2013. The Salento region has always been closely linked to olive trees for its economy: the production of olive oil truly represents a vital resource for the area; so much so that the main ingredient of Salento cuisine is indeed extra virgin olive oil, also known as the Gold of Salento.
COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS SINCE 1963
Historical Company Photos
A collection of historical photographs from 1963 of the Schirinzi company during the olive harvesting operations in the Salento countryside of Puglia.
Images that fade into the night of time and the history of Salento.
The photos of the company’s olive groves are currently named:
– Corda di Lana estate;
– Cina and Marcuni estate;
– Case Arse estate;
– Laparo estate;
– Maiana estate;
– Pucciano estate.
PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION OF ANCIENT OLIVE GROVES
Ancient olive trees by Schirinzi company in Salento
A collection of photographs of the current ancient olive groves located in the lands of the municipalities of Carmiano, Leverano, Nardò, Salice Salentino, Porto Cesareo, Trepuzzi, and Guagnano. All situated in the historic land of Ancient Terra d’Otranto in Salento.
The ancient olive groves exhibit varied shapes and branching patterns, with diverse canopies and twisted trunks; this is the landscape of Salento!
A landscape of great charm, blending the undeniable beauty of millennia-old monumental olive trees with the hard work required to cultivate them, a labor suggested by the white dry-stone walls that divide the estates and farms of Salento.
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS DURING OLIVE PRESSING
Olive pressing in the mill
A collection of photographs taken during the olive pressing at the company’s oil mill.
The timely pressing of olives after harvest allows us to obtain a cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil with unique and unmistakable organoleptic characteristics. The images of the freshly produced oil after pressing are striking; during this phase, many olive producers and customers eagerly await the “birth” of their oil after the immense sacrifices made throughout the year.
This is the final production phase after the biological cycle of the olives, and for everyone, it represents a release!
