Monini is pleased to announce the opening of the "Frantoio del Poggiolo," a culinary and manufacturing complex. "Poggiolo" means "little hill" and this new factory rises out of the beauty of the Umbrian hills Monini has always called home. Now in this advanced facility, the Monini family can experiment with harvesting methods, olive storage, extraction methods and even agricultural research.

The Frantoio will also be a center for culinary experimentation. Here, Monini will welcome chefs from around the world, introduce them to the fine points of olive oil production, and discover new ways to explore the many aspects of olive oil in cooking.

Surrounding the Frantoio are the olive groves, the traditional, old olive grove planted with the typical Umbrian variety “Moraiolo” extending for 18 acres. Its easy layout allows for organic farming with quality control. Three more young olive groves were planted with different varieties, and Zefferino Monini looks forward to experimenting with the new flavors.

The heart of the facility is the new olive oil press. For the very delicate phase of crushing of the olives, Monini has chosen Pieralisi, the world leader in oil extraction machine company. The partner will set up the olive press in the conditions for testing and making use of all the new technological advances.

The Monini experience was essential in choosing the type of press and the best production technology. The press works continuously by means of a Centrifugal extraction system that, besides giving excellent qualitative results, also guarantees maximum hygiene. Its production capacity of 48,000kg of olives/day reduces the period of time that the olives are stored in the mill. But as it has always been, it is the human element that sets Monini apart.

Four generations of experience has created a unique expertise in selecting the choicest olives, the purest tasting oil, the most refined fragrances expressed by the extra virgin olive oil. Only this human touch could create an oil like "DOP UMBRIA", an “Umbrian” DOP product produced in the local tradition with meticulous attention to quality, and all the varieties of Monini Italy, and now America, have come to cherish.