The visit to Almazara Riojana begins outdoors, with a brief overview of the olive tree landscape in La Rioja, cultivation methods, varieties, and how the olive tree changes throughout the different seasons.
The visit to Almazara Riojana can be divided into three different sections:
The visit begins outside the facilities, where we have some olive tree specimens. In this first part, we explain the history of the olive oil mill, types of plantations and varieties of our crops, different harvesting methods, and how the olives are transported to the mill. We move on to the second part of the visit, which covers all the stages of the extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) production process. We start at the hopper, where the fruit from the fields is collected, then move to the selection and weighing area, where the mill is also located. Next, we proceed to the milling room, where we explain the different machines involved in the process to finally extract the EVOO. To conclude this second part, we visit the stainless steel tank area, where the oil rests to decant or, once filtered, is sent to the bottling machine.
To finish the visit, we conduct a tasting of three oils. The first one to taste is a regular olive oil (not our production, as we only make extra virgin olive oil), which serves as a reference to later compare the different categories of oil, emphasizing the differences between a 100% natural extra virgin olive oil and a completely artificial one. The tasting continues with an organic extra virgin olive oil made from the arbequina variety, with a mature fruity profile, and concludes with an early harvest oil from the Rendondilla variety (native to La Rioja), which is also organic.
ADULTS: €15 CHILDREN (3 TO 10 YEARS OLD): €5
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