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All about acidity in extra virgin olive oil

Es importante que los consumidores presten atención a la acidez del aceite de oliva que eligen. Es un factor que habla de calidad y de poder beneficiarse de todas las bondades que nos aportan las v...

Why are there different types of oils?

The reason there are different types of olive oil is due to factors such as the variety and quality of the olives and the extraction process. The result will determine the quality of the final prod...

Plant cover, organic farming

As we already know, traditional olive groves are a very important reservoir of biodiversity, of all the flora and fauna that inhabit them.

Alperujo composting, microbiology and soil fertility in the organic olive grove

By applying this biopreparation loaded with native microbiology and memory from nearby forests, we are biologically enriching our compost by providing a diversity of key information, which will go ...

Rapa, the flower of the olive tree

This spring is being spectacular, after a very rainy autumn and winter, at Almazara Deortegas we are enjoying the great quantity and variety of flowers that cover the countryside. During the month...

Crushing pruning in organic olive grove

A few days ago we did an article about pruning in the olive grove. Now we want to tell you what we do with all the leftover firewood after pruning. In this short video you can see a little how we...

Pruning the olive tree "the elixir of (almost) eternal youth"

At Almazara Deortegas we have been dedicated to the organic cultivation of dryland olive groves for 30 years and 10 years producing our own oil. In all this time we have been understanding and veri...

The beginning of a new cycle

And the cycle continues... After a good harvest, the olive trees begin the new wait until it produces its fruits. Dry olive trees that appreciate this snow, this water and the shine of the sun. ...

Reforestation on the Fuente la Negra farm

Reforestation of native forest plants in Fuente la Negra. The more diversity, the more possibilities, the more life...