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'''[[Template:Denominazione d'Origine Protetta|DOP]] Terra d'Otranto''' is an [[Italian]] [[extra virgin olive oil]] with the following chemical and
organoleptic characteristics:

- Acidity: max. 0.80%

- Peroxides: < 14 Meq 02/kg

- Colour: green or yellow with green
highlights

- Aroma: medium fruity, with a faint
aroma of leaves

- Flavour: fruity, lightly bitter and
pungent.

GEOGRAPHICAL AREA:

The production area of "Terra d'Otranto" controlled
designation of origin oil includes the provinces of Lecce,
Taranto, and part of the province of Brindisi. This area
extends in an arc between the Ionian and Adriatic Seas,
from the Taranto Murge and the far Brindisi slopes of the
southeastern Murge, across the Tavoliere di Lecce and
ending at the Serre, where the two seas meet.

EVIDENCE OF ORIGIN:

The growing of [[olives]] in this area goes back 8,000 years,
but the first to begin cultivating olives were certainly
the Messapii, who were probably of Illyrian origin and who
settled in the Salente area in the first millennium B.C.,
later followed by other Greek and Phoenician colonies which
spread the [[olive]] tree over vast regions of the peninsula.
The Salentine peninsula, which is the southeasternmost part
of Puglia, was inhabited in pre-Christian times by the
Messapii, the descendants of the only Apulian line of the
Japygians. They were conquered in 267 B.C. by the Romans,
who called the vanquished tribe by the Latin name of
"Sallentini", the Salentines. Terra d'Otranto is instead
the medieval name for the Salente, as Otranto was the most
important town of the entire region in the Middle Ages.
Over the ages the entire region has gone through periods of
splendour and decline, and olive-growing has followed these
alternating periods, in the end becoming a major crop for
the region's economy.

ACQUISITION:

[[Template:Denominazione d'Origine Protetta|DOP]] Terra d'Otranto [[extra virgin olive oil]] is produced from
healthy [[olives]], harvested by hand or by machine, directly
from the [[olive]] tree. The per hectare yield of [[olives]] may
not exceed 12,000 Kg/ha in the specialized [[olive]]-groves for
extra virgin [[oil]], and 15,000 Kg/ha for virgin [[oil]], with a
maximum [[oil]] yield of 20%. The only extraction methods
permitted are those physical and mechanical processes
suitable for producing [[oils]] which preserve as faithfully as
possible the particular and original characteristics of the
fruit.

LINK:

At least 60 % of the [[olives]] which are employed are local
("Cellina di Nardo", "Ogliarola") . [[Olive]]-growing is the
area's main production sector and has a prominent role in
the economy. Up through the 19th century the [[Template:Denominazione d'Origine Protetta|DOP]] Terra d'Otranto included the present provinces
of Lecce, Brindisi and Taranto. This region has always been
characterised by a great number of [[olives]], from which a
"prized liquor" was extracted. The origins of the name
"Terra d'Otranto" merge with the history of [[olive]]-growing
in that region, introduced in very ancient times by
Phoenician and Greek colonists and, through the activities
of the Basilian monks, who settled there in the 10th
century, giving birth to the first flourishing market of
quality [[oils]] coming from the "Terra d'Otranto".

'''Reference: [http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=695 The European Commission] '''

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