France is the seventh country producing olive oil in the world. Even so, production is very scarce, barely covering 3.5% of French demand. The areas producing olive oil in France are in the regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence. “Le Var” is the main one, with an extension of 22% of the total olive trees planted in France. At the moment it has 5 Regulatory Councils of Denominations of Origin of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
The main varieties of olives for the elaboration of olive oil are:
- Tanche
- Picholine
- Bouteillan
- Salonenque
- Verdale
- Aglandeau
- Lucques
The salient aromas for these varieties are dry almond, artichoke, cocoa for the variety “aglandeau” and vanilla truffle.
The Oracle of Delfos said that the one who gives the city the best gift would be the one to name it.
Poseidon build a river of salted water and Atenea created the olive tree.
Atenea won and the olive tree was the symbol and the most representative icon of the Greek and the Roman empires.
From the the olive tree humans extract the juice of the olives, the olive oil.