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 he Pretuziano delle Colline Teramane olive oil takes its name from the Praetutti, or Pretuzi, an Italic population that inhabited the province of Teramo, in Abruzzo, and, though conquered by the Romans in the third century B.C., it has nevertheless managed to maintain its cultural identity.
Ever since antiquity, the adjective "Pretuziano" has been used to describe anything that comes from the province of Teramo. Pliny the Elder mentions "Praetuttian wines" in his book "Naturalis Historia," while Cato relates in his "De Re Rustica" that the shepherds of this region would carry Praetuttian oil on their long journeys along the ancient Salaria highway to and from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The Pretuziano delle Colline Teramane olive oil is obtained from Leccino, Frantoio and Dritta olives (75 percent). This oil is greenish yellow in color and has a characteristic fruity aroma with mildly bitter and piquant hints. It is an ideal condiment for first courses, on grilled meats, wild greens, boiled vegetables and legumes.
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APROL - Associazione Produttori Olivicoli Teramo e L'Aquila
Circonvallazione Ragusa, 31
64100 Teramo (TE)
ITALY
phone: (+39) 0861/240218
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