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Description
- About the estate: The Colonna estate nestles between the rolling green hills and the sparkling blue Adriatic in Italy’s southern Molise’s fertile farmland. Here, donna Marina Colonna owns and runs the 320 hectare estate at Bosco Pontoni, which has been in her family for 200 years. The daughter of Prince Francesco Colonna, Marina took over the family’s estate in 1996. The origins of the family’s connection with this land go back to the early 1800’s, when it was part of the dowry of the Duchess Cattaneo di Sannicandro who married Prospero Colonna. There are some 600 pedigree Comisana sheep who graze the land and whose high-protein organic milk is used for pecorino cheese. Herons, hawks and migratory birds feed at the estate’s five artificial lakes created for irrigation in the early 1960s by don Francesco. The extra virgin olive oil produced in the estate’s mill is bottled and labeled on site. The trademark "Amphora" bottles were designed by Marina herself from an ancient piece from the family’s treasures.
Suggested uses. Flavor style: Mellow
This beautiful oil is prepared by simultaneously crushing chopped
fresh organic tangerines with early harvest farm olives. Golden yellow in color with jade green undertones, this oil is well balanced and lightly fruity, accented by the fresh flavor of mandarin orange peels. It is great marinade for fish and addition to any salad dressing. It’s also excellent when used in place of butter on cakes and biscuits.
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Marina Colonna Mandarino (Tangerine) 
