Olive farming and olive oil production is present in the Province of Alicante, Spain. The province is part of the Spanish Autonomous Community of Valencia.
The province has an associated government Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) organization with an oils department — D.O.P. Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana, based in the Municipality of Segorbe, in the Province of Castellón, in the community.
Cited cultivars in the province:
- Alfafarenca (indigenous to the region)
- Arbequina
- Blanqueta (indigenous to the region)
- Picual
- Manzilla Villalonga
The below video is of one of Almazara La Alquería’s (Muro de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain) olive orchards in the Province of Alicante:
Cited organizations based in the Province of Alicante that harvest and produce Extra Virgin Olive Oil:
- Aceite mama (Mama oil)
- Almazara La Alquería (Muro de Alcoy)
- BenBO
- El Olivista
- Francisco Gómez
- Masia el Altet
(The above information is not conclusive and will be added to over time)
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