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Tradition, culture and quality
almost a hundred years of experience
Surrounded by the beautiful Abruzzo’s hills, the Oil Mill Tini is family managed on a continuous basis with care and passion since 1921.
Handed from generation to generation, the family members have always kept the high standards of quality of the olive milling and the olive oil production.
Improving the production process from year to year it stays consistent, deliberately in the handicraft way,
a cutting-edge processing and a controlled production of an excellent quality olive oil.
History
THE BEGINNINGS
This is a family story that began 1921 when Antonio Tini opened the first Olive Mill in the small town of Castilenti. The headquarters of the company is still on the same enchanting place, situated in the wonderful hills of Abruzzo at 330 meters above sea level. First operator in the area, Antonio Tini, introduces the ancestor of the "modern" oil mill with the aid of machines moved by human and animal force. The pans mill were set in motion by a horse and a wooden screw press was operated by two people, the separation of the oil from the vegetation water was a delicate task and reserved to the master operator with the help of tin tools, such as "coppa" and "mappo".
1921-1936 THE OLD "TRAPPETO"
“Trappéto” (from the Latin trapetum, and the Greek trapetes) means ‘press’ and is the derivative from trapêin – ‘to break’, ‘to squeeze’ (olives or grapes) indicating the place where the olives were pressed to extract the olive oil, otherwise called the oil mill. In 1936 with the introduction of the first cadastral maps in the area, Antonio Tini had officially laid the foundation for a story of quality, tradition and innovation, called “Trappeto Tini” and based on the area where the plant still exists. He passed down the company to his children in 1950 and this tradition is still being practiced today.
1937-1950 THE OLD OIL MILL
In this decade we have the first forms of mechanization. The inclusion of the combustion engine between the machines revolutionised the production process. Through motion belts distribution the “Lombardini” hot head system diesel powered engine allowed to operate the millstones and the hydraulic pump by squeezing through hydrodynamic presses. The stacks of olive paste were made of coconut fiber diaphragms. These innovations allowed to raise the production per hour up to a maximum of 100 kg of olives pressed in one hour. The separation of the oil from the vegetation water was still carried out through the aid of tin tools.
1951-1961 THE OLD OIL MILL
In 1962, the area is served by “power driving force” for the first time, this was a new breakthrough in oil mill production. At that time these machines were considered quite innovative. These included: electric lift for loading olives in the millstone’s bathtub, two millstones in granite stone, electric dosing machine of olive paste, 2 presses with hydraulic pump, pump for vegetation water and olive oil. The brothers Pietro and Vincenzo introduced the first centrifugal separator in the area for the separation of vegetable water from the olive oil. The manual separation of the olive must is abandoned and replaced by a much more accurate production process.
1962-1979 THE OIL MILL WITH "TRADITIONAL METHOD"
In 1980, thanks to the determination of Carmine Tini, another progressive action was taken. The olive mill was renovated thanks to the acquisition of a new processing plant which followed the principal of the“traditional method”. The number of granite Millstones was increased to 3 and they were enlarged, the number of presses was also raised to 5 and two separate machines were inserted in the process, one of these which featured an automatic discharge. These machines raise the certified production capacity to 0,8 tons of olives pressed per hour. Furthermore, the oil mill was enhaced by a leaf stripper and a new automatic stacker. For better organisation and to cut time constraints a new reservation system aimed at gathering and pressing the olives was introduced. This became an essential requisite for high quality production. Special attention is still given to the storage of the olives before the pressing (storage in ventilated protected rooms). In 1999 Vincenzo formally joined the company, constituting with his father Carmine the community that still manages Frantoio Tini. Also Vincenzo is an expert of the olive mill having learned the art before from his grandfather and then from his father.
1980-2014 THE NEW OIL MILL WITH MODERN METHOD AND CONTINUOUS CYCLE
Almost a century after its beginnings, in 2015 Vincenzo and Carmine Tini continue to believe in the innovation of extraction methods, and with their adoption, to the enhancement of quality of olive oil products. The company does not forget the origins and ancient knowledge, realising this concept in management methods and in some choice to be framed in the proper perspective as to leave in the production cycle the possibility to break the olives with the granite millstones, for the nostalgic people who loves retro taste in the visual pleasure of the slow roll of stone on stone... Our point of view: the millstones are still there where they were once, just for the strong evocative and cultural power they represent. For us the oil mills is a ritual that is repeated every year in the autumn, is a meeting place where people exchange opinions and emotions related to the birth of the "new olive oil". The women of the family Tini have always played a vital role over the years, now more than ever, they are an integral part of the production process. Last in order of time, Roberta which with her Marketing skills add enormous prestige to the company's image, promotion and sales of the olive oil. The adventure of Frantoio Tini continue...
2015-TODAY
OIL MILL BETWEEN INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY
The technology has improved over the year the estraction installetions to minimize olive paste oxygenation and its conseguent oxidation and lower, as much as possible, the processing tempertures.Based on these principles, the Frantoio Tini has re-innovated its Oil Mill moving from a traditional system to a modern type system, also called a continuous cycle.
The choice of using this type of system is born from the intention to obtain an Extra Virgin Olive Oil of high quality.
Only the combination of human experience, technology and innovation allow to achive this result.
WORKING PROCESS
The working process pass through different stages briefly described following. The olives come in the Oil Mill and are stored in appropriate bins, they will be milled strictly within 24 hours. Once defoliated and washed, the olives are sent to the crusher the latter realises a continuos formation of olive paste. The paste in its turn passes through a process of kneading in the kneader closed at controlled temperature. Subsequently the olive paste, mixed in determined proportions to the water, is sent to the decanter that divides it into three components: olive pulp, vegetation water and oil must. The oil must and part of the vegetation waters are sent to centrifugal separators. The oil, during its working process is "cold extraction" with temperatures below 27° C. The product obtained may contain solid impurities in suspension, for this reason needs a period of decantation or a natural filtration process, that is without the use of chemicals.These attentions completed the produduction chain: the proper conservation of the oil to protect from heat sources, light and oxygen and an optimum storage temperature between 14° and 18° C.
PRODUCTIVE PROCESS
The production process of our oils pays particular attention to the following issues, which affect the entire production chain:Stage of ripening of the olives at harvest (partial darkening of the drupe)
Care in the method of harvest (carried out by hand for stripping or combing)
Pay attention to how and where do storage of the raw material
Cleaning and washing of the olives before pressing
Choice of the system of pressing and kneading best suited to the type of cultivar
Appropriate controls and settings of the decanter and separators
Choice of oil purification system: sedimentation or filtration
Storage in cisterns of steel inox
Packaging and traceability of processing
Production steps from olives to liquid gold
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Defoliation
the olives are defoliated, deramified and light foreign bodies are eliminated through vibrating and vacuum machines
Cleaning
with a special washing machine the olives are washed abundantly in drinking water, rinsed in running water and finally drained before being crushed
Crushing
the olives defoliated, deramified, washed and drained are crushed instantly
Kneading
the olives undergo an anaerobic kneading process at a controlled temperature not exceeding 27 °
Extraction
the appropriately kneaded olive paste is subjected to centrifugal force to allow its first separation. The oil obtained is sent to the vertical separation process for further cleaning
Separation
a more precise centrifugal separation operation of liquids in order to eliminate solid impurities and residual water particles
Productive steps of oil
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Filtering
the oils after the first natural decantation are filtered to eliminate the last impurities and to stabilize the product preserving it as much as possible in its natural and optimal state
Storage
the oils are stored in stainless steel tanks for the first decantation in the absence of oxygen and light. The oil is stored in rooms at a controlled temperature of 14 to 18 degrees Celsius
Analysis
all the oils before packaging are subjected to sensory and chemical analyzes that show and certify their chemical and organoleptic properties. Following their positive result the extra virgin oils are packaged
Packaging
the oils that have passed all previous tests are packaged in cans or bottles. The packages are labeled and wrapped for shipping. Each packaged bottle has its unique code that allows you to trace all the information on the oil.
learn more in the section EVOLUTION
learn more in the section EVOLUTION
BENEFITS OF THE MODERN OIL MILL
all stages of processing and transformation of the olives take place in a continuous cycle:- higher concentration of substances such as polyphenols and vitamin E, resulting in increased nutritional quality, health benefits and sensorial of the oil
- kneading in a controlled atmosphere that allows you to extract compounds with high nutritional and antioxidant value
- cleaning of the machinery with the possibility of a programmable wash to prevent the risk of pollution from a batch of olives and another. The result is an oil of best quality and hygiene
- exaltation of the body and the flavoring of the oil
- better conservation of the oil because polyphonols are less dispersed in the wastewater, they are excellent natural antioxidants
Our characteristics, maniacs of details
Deep-sea cultivation: Approximately 370 m above sea level
Olives origin: Selection of local olives cultivated within a radius of 20 km from the oil mill
Harvest method: Nibbling and manual combing
Harvest period: Right degree of ripeness on the indication of the oil miller master
Waiting time: 3 hours (maximum in the oil mill)
Milling method: Continuous cycle with entire product chain traceability
Extraction temperatures: Cold extract (temperatures equal to or less than 27 °)
Storage and temperature: Stainless steel tanks in the absence of oxygen at a controlled temperature
Packaging: Cans and bottles individually numbered for production traceability
TECHNICAL SHEET Persons
history
1921
YEAR OF FOUNDATION
landscape
375
METERS ON THE SEA LEVEL
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20
KM RADIUS OLIVE CULTIVATION
olive tree and oil in thought and words
format_quote I popoli del Mediterraneo cominciarono ad uscire dalla barbarie
quando impararono a coltivare l'olivo e la vite.
Tucidide
historic
format_quote Olio con sapiente arte spremuto dal puro frutto degli annosi olivi, che cantan-pace! [...] Chiaro assai più liquido cristallo, fragrante quale oriental unguento, puro come la fè che nel metallo concavo t’arde sull’altar d’argento, le tue rare virtù non furo ignote alle mense d’Orazio e di Varrone che non sdegnàr cantarti in loro note…
Gabriele D'Annunzio
poet
format_quote Il tempo che si rinfresca ed il mare che si increspa,
Tutto mi dice che l’inverno è arrivato per me
E che bisogna, senza indugio, raccogliere le mie olive,
E offrirne l’olio vergine all’altare del buon Dio.
Frédéric Mistral
writer
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