En el siguiente enlace puedes ver las variedades que si son actas para este uso: ¿Qué porcentaje de Picual y Arbequina debo plantar? At Finca Duernas, out of one kilo of olives they get a maximum 9% of Envero olive oil and in some cases only 7%. They set out to improve on perfection and boy, have they done it: Envero olive oil – the best of which becomes Special Branch Extra Virgin Arbequina – has been voted one of the best organic oils in the world. Resumiendo, por un lado Arbequina es considerado mejor aceite para ensaladas y por otro Picual es mejor para freír y guisar. At Finca Duernas, the time from harvest to mill is 10 minutes and now the investment in building the mill in the middle of this massive farm starts to make sense. And wow, what a view! Lo tendré en cuenta por si decido ampliar la comparativa en el futuro. Back in May, Wellocks launched a competition with French fruit grower Blue…, Six years ago, Soledad Serrano-Lopez flew over from Spain to introduce herself…, James Wellock travelled to Italy to meet the family behind Zanetti, a…. Special Branch: Organic Picual and Arbequina Oils, Special Branch Extra Virgin Arbequina oil, The perfect ingredient: Bruce Farm Strawberries, The Perfect Ingredient: South West Garlic, Special Branch: Rabet Jersey Royal Potatoes, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement, Join us on our search and meet the suppliers we chose. We had timed our visit to perfection as the olive harvest was in full swing with three teams working full on. The farm harvests when the olive is just changing from green to yellow to purple. Our picual oil received a gold award in the Olive Japan International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition 2017 and the arbequina received silver in the organic category of the EcoTrama Plata Competition 2017. Widely adaptable. From this point on, we formed a partnership and have never deviated from championing her oil. We were so lucky as our Special Branch Extra Virgin Arbequina bottles were all lined up ready to go and they marched down the production line like proud soldiers. The bikers shoot past pulling the net ropes to corral all of the olives into one net which is running in the opposite direction. Blend . For Soledad and her team, the objective at every stage is to protect the goodness and flavour – not maximise the yield. The speed and temperature maintains the fruit juice at its peak by not destroying all the vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Cada aceite de oliva tiene unas propiedades únicas que se adaptan mejor o peor a determinados usos. Como hemos visto, hay importantes diferencias entre Arbequina y Picual que deben examinarse antes de decidirnos por una u otra. Gracias. • Arbequina – very aromatic fruity, sweet • Picual – bitter and pungent (overripe flavor) • Frantoio – fruity, green, herbaceous, pungent • Leccino – mildly fruity, spicy, sweet • Coratina – fruity, green, bitter, pungent • Koroneiki – crude fruity, green, bitter, pungent Wow! Picual. So six years on, I set off to Cordoba in southern Spain to Finca Duernas to see how they’ve done it. It was incredible to see something that Soledad had talked to us about six years ago at Wellocks become fact in front of our eyes as the oil from the olives we had seen harvested an hour earlier goes into our beautiful Special Branch bottles. United States . Very quickly, the team’s work is done and they move onto the next tree. Para decidir entre Arbequina o Picual, es necesario tener claros los distintos usos de cada tipo de aceite. Monovarietal . United States . We held the glasses covered with a lid in our palms carefully to warm them up, swirling the oil around inside like a fine wine. Por sus diferentes características, veremos que cada una de estas variedades de olivo, es adecuada para una aplicación determinada. That meant stopping using pesticides and undergoing a three-year detox before it could be considered organic. The name Envero is important. ¿Es bueno o malo freír con aceite de oliva? Medium . What is the difference between hojiblanca, picual, and arbequina olive oil? Six years ago, Soledad Serrano-Lopez flew over from Spain to introduce herself and her extra virgin olive oil to Wellocks. To help control pests, there are special bottles in every tree with a hole in the top. Since our first meeting, Soledad and the team at Finca Duernas Olive Grove and Mill have put their heart and soul into doing just that, breaking the boundaries of extra virgin olive oil production. Hola Antonio, Se puede utilizar la Picual como aceituna de mesa? Aunque Picual arrasa en características químicas a Arbequina, el aceite de oliva Arbequina triunfa por su excelente sabor y aroma. El alto porcentaje de ácido oleico y la mayor cantidad de polifenoles proporcionan un aceite de oliva muy saludable para el consumidor. In contrast, the younger trees – just 40-50 years old with single trunks – march across the landscape in evenly spread militarily precise lines, making their care and harvesting super efficient. In Spain there is a wide variety of olive oils, among them, monovarietals such as Hojiblanca, Arbequina or Picual. Arbequina is more fruity and best for drizzling on fish, salads and baking; Picual is more robust and peppery, tasting like green artichoke and good for cooking, frying and meat. This is wound in towards the trailer and onto another net which is then hauled into the trailer. Si es en marcos amplios o intensivos, es más adecuada Picual? Talk about slick! In contrast, 'Verdale' showed a high genetic variability, with some accessions having less than 80% similarity to others. I was also very touched when Soledad said that we were the catalyst for this incredible process and product because we committed on day one to their project giving them the confidence to go ahead and embark on this amazing adventure of discovery and revolutionary techniques. We were gobsmacked at how good it was! The result is that Finca Duernas has well and truly broken the mould for extra virgin olive oil production! The insects climb in but they can’t get back out – ingenious! Well, it’s very simple really. Talk about slick! If grinding goes on for two hours, the massive increase in heat extracts much more oil but reduces the nutrients and affects flavour. Soledad explains that this is when the tree is saying ‘pick me now to get the maximum fresh anti-oxidants, nutrients, minerals and flavour’. The Picual, also known as Marteña or Lopereña, is an olive cultivar from Spain.Picual olives are the most commonly grown olive today for olive oil production, with production centered in the Spanish province of Jaén. Picual Olive Oil is the typical variety from Jaen; it is the most extended and possibly known in Spain.. Once filled, another shot of nitrogen was added to expel any oxygen just before the caps were screwed on, ensuring no oxidisation would take place. Sobre el aceite de oliva Cornicabra, tenemos la siguiente publicación: Características del aceite de oliva Cornicabra Un saludo. The tension was building and we just had to have a taste. The olives are cooled and a massive effort is made to keep them under 24 degrees at all stages – if the olives and juice get anywhere near to this temperature the harvest stops!