Experience the taste of organic olive oil at Pruneti
A trip to Tuscany is incomplete without a proper olive oil tasting. While exploring the Tuscan rural regions, definitely pay a visit to the Pruneti oil farm and uncover the taste of true organic delicacies. Make it the highlight of your Tuscan journey!
Pro tip: the best time to visit Pruneti Extra Gallery is during the olive harvest season, between late November and late January.
Uncover the Pruneti oil farm traditions
In the depths of the Tuscan countryside, you’ll find the Pruneti oil farm covering 80 hectares of olive groves. The perfect microclimate, galestro soil and time-honored Tuscan traditions – that’s what makes the oil taste so delightful. Once you try the true organic olive here, you’ll never confuse it with anything else. Visit the farm yourself and find out what makes Pruneti oil so unique.
Discover the difference between supermarket and organic olive oil
Pruneti oil farm will happily share with you the traditional methods of the oil production process in detail. On the tour, you’ll know how the olives are grown and the oil is extracted. You’ll get closer with the wide oil variety and the nuances of its different kinds and learn the whole process of oil production. The guide will walk you through the history of Chianti wines and answer all your questions. There’s so much to tell you about the ways of oil making. However, the crucial thing making Pruneti olive oil so good is love and devotion to the craft of the people working there. And you’ll definitely make sure of it on the spot.
Proceed to the tasting room at the Pruneti Extra Gallery
After the tour, get ready for the olive tasting. Here you’ll finally know the difference between a supermarket oil and an artisanal oil by comparing the flavors and smells. Pruneti presents each oil as a personality with its own distinctive character. You’ll be introduced to one after the other like reading a fiction book. Following this amazing experience, you’ll have a chance to pick a bottle of olive oil of your favorite kind to bring it home. Prepare yourself for the gastronomic explosion and book a tour.
It will take you only an hour from Villa Boccaccio to taste 100% organic olive oil at the Pruneti farm. Get your taste buds ready and set off for the unforgettable tasting experience!
