Carolea Olives are medium to large-sized olives grown both for oil and table olives. It has an oil content of 20 to 25%; the oil is considered good quality. The olives can be mechanically harvested when they are being used for oil. When used for table olives, the olives are available either brine-cured or dry-cured….
Cicereo Olives is a cultivar of olives grown for its own around Tropea, Calabria in Italy. Its oil is often mixed with oil from Ottobratica olives.
Nocellara Messinese Olives are grown in the north-east of Sicily, and in Calabria. The olives are ovoid-shaped, and weigh about 5 to 6g each. They have an oil content of around 26%, and used to make table oil. The olives ripen mid-September to mid-October. The tree can pollinate Carolea and Moresca olive trees. Some sources…
Ottobratica Olives are a cultivar of olives grown for their oil in Italy. They are harvested in October, just as the olives reach “invaiatura” (colour-change stage.) The harvest is done mechanically, using a machine to shake the trees. The olive turns out a golden yellow, has a mild, fruity taste and a good shelf life….
Sinopolese Olives are a cultivar of olives grown particularly in the Gioia Tauro plain of Calabria, Italy. The tree grows up to 80 feet (25 metres) tall, is relatively cold tolerant, and needs to cross-pollinate with another variety to fruit. Because the tree is so tall, the olives are allowed to fall to the ground,…