La Collina Incantata

The company
Since the 1960s, the company has always been focused on the cultivation of native olive varieties widespread in the area, such as Piantone di Mogliano and Orbetana, favored by its hilly location and the predominantly sandy composition of the soil. Mr. Balloriani Amelio began to assist his father Gino in running the company as early as the 90s and took ownership of it in May 2008, becoming passionate about the olive world from the very beginning, which according to him is the one that has the most development and commercial prospects thanks to the production of quality extra virgin olive oil and monovarietals.
From 2004 until 2013, about 800 olive trees were planted, reaching a total of about 1000 units, preferring local varieties such as Piantone di Mogliano, Orbetana, Coroncina, Mignola without disdaining the national Leccino and Frantoio, plus for a whim , passion and delight there are another fifteen at least of local and non-local varieties such as Ascolana, Canino, Carolea, Itrana, Moraiolo, Nostrale di Rigali, Piantone di Falerone, Pendolino, etc. and they will still stop.
Since 2005 the company has been subject to organic farming systems. It is currently controlled by the certifying body of Perugia called ICEA (Op. Contr. IT BIO 006 LH 49).
The owner Balloriani Amelio has attended specialization courses regarding the pruning of the olive tree, and other fruit trees, the tasting of olive oil and the management of educational farms, assuming such knowledge and specialization as to allow him to prune forward the whole discourse of the olive oil chain from the field, to the transformation, to the packaging through an authorized laboratory and to the marketing with its own label of extra virgin olive oil.
Our products:
Superior category extra virgin olive oil obtained directly from olives and solely by mechanical means. Our olives harvested early by hand thanks to a timely pressing with continuous cycle mills give the oil organoleptic characteristics that make it a true extra virgin olive oil. Most of the olives are destined for the production of a fruity blend, a synthesis of the numerous varieties, called 'Il torricella' from the stele present in the company land in memory of a noblewoman who died prematurely around the mid-nineteenth century.
Also available are monovarietal oils of:
• “Orbetana” bitter and pungent oil particularly suitable for bruschetta, grilled meats, soups.
• "Piantone di Mogliano" sweet and fruity oil, suitable for feeding children, fish, salads and white meats.
• “Coroncina' Excellent quality oil, very fruity, bitter and pungent, with hints of artichoke, intense green colour, with a high content of polyphenols and chlorophyll and a good unsaturated/saturated ratio
We package bottles of 0.25 l, 0.50 l, 0.75 l and cans of 1, 3 and 5 liters for each of the various types
Geographic hints
The property located in via Pieve close to the Roman remains, is inserted in the hills of the municipality of San Severino Marche. The Pieve district is about 1.5 km away from the town of San Severino Marche. In these areas the predominant crops are: cereals, fodder, olive and wine. The agricultural landscape of this area is similar to that of the entire Marche Region, and is made up of characteristic vegetation of the mountain range of the Marche Apennines, in which the sporadic areas of Mediterranean scrub alternate with cultivated slopes. The countryside is connected to the main road network via the provincial road that connects the center of San Severino Marche with Macerata and is 15 km from the highway (ex SS 77 with Tolentino Ovest exit); the other main artery is the provincial road 502 which connects the center of San Severino Marche with that of Cingoli; among the centers of notable tourist value, therefore, we find San Severino Marche, surrounded by scenic beauties such as the archaeological area of the Roman era located in Pieve and the Necropolis Picena close to the castle of Pitino with its ancient walls and well-preserved tower, the medieval village with the Smeducci tower and the Archaeological museum, the Municipal art gallery, as well as the natural landscape that ranges from the Sibillini Mountains chain to Mount San Vicino to Monte Conero and the Adriatic coast. Other centers of no less importance such as: Cingoli, Tolentino, Treia and Macerata. The company covered by this report falls within the territory of the Mountain Community of San Severino Marche "upper valley of Potenza and Esino". Located at a height above sea level of 280 m. about 50 meters further than the town, it enjoys a good overview and a panoramic view over the entire Potenza valley, a position that would also be suitable for agritourism activities.