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Where we are and history
Le Querce di Annibale is located in an uncontaminated area in the countryside of the municipality of Melfi in Basilicata, Italy, called "Le Querce di Annibale".
The story tells that in those same places the battle against Hannibal took place in Roman times, and in the district of "Querce d'Annibale" the African leader would have camped before the battle against the consul Marco Claudio Marcello of nearby Venusia, in 210 BC.
In fact, still today the oaks dominate the hills of the district.
We are located on the slopes of Mount Vulture, a volcano that has been extinct for millennia but which continues to make this area rich and fertile. It is of great naturalistic importance. It is in fact a treasure trove of important plant and animal species and is the guardian of a rich, lively and unique biodiversity. Mount Vulture is internationally recognized for its quality food production.
Geographically it is located in a strategic position that touches Campania and Puglia, at the center of fundamental communication routes between the north and south of the peninsula and between the Tyrrhenian sea and the Adriatic sea.

Who we are
Le Querce di Annibale is part of a group that has been operating in the agricultural sector for a century.
Our main purpose is the production of high quality food in total respect of natural cycles and biodiversity, placing ourselves in harmony with the times and biological and environmental rhythms.
Our basic strategic orientation is based on the vision of a company that focuses on the quality of production processes and products, quality certified and guaranteed by the control systems of independent authorities.
We are convinced that the quality of food and organic products is the basis of a healthy diet, and that it is impossible to make healthy foods without pursuing a respectful and harmonious relationship between man and natural environment.

What we do
We are extravirgin and organic olive oil producers.
The production of extra virgin olive oil in the Vulture area is lost in the millennia, as this cultivation is present in every evolutionary phase of the Mediterranean civilizations, and therefore also and above all in that southern Italy which identifies the first leading role in history in the days of Magna Graecia.
Inserted in the Vulture area, the cultivation of our olive groves manifests itself in a perpetual symbiotic moment with the volcanic area, as the plants are perfectly adapted to the uniqueness of the territory.

Cultivation techniques
The cultivation methods that are adopted, in full compliance with the organic disciplinary, are substantially the ancient ones.
All treatments with synthetic products are avoided, and harvesting is manual with the aid of comb facilitators that generate the least possible stress on the branches and foliage. The product thus obtained is promptly delivered to the mill which will proceed to the milling quickly and in any case within 12 hours of harvesting.

Production process
The production process that we use for olive oil is the so-called extraction cold.
the production of vegetable oil takes place in this way through a mechanical process. As for the production of extra virgin olive oil, the temperature at which the extraction takes place is below 27 ° C.
The first cold pressing allows you to extract the content present in the fruits while preserving the amount of minerals, vitamins and substances rich in antioxidant properties for the body. Cold pressing therefore allows the nutritional and physical characteristics of the extra virgin olive oil to be kept unaltered, while preserving its properties.