Нет нужды в который раз повторять слова о пользе olive oil. This is so well known to all. Olive oil is used not only for cooking, but also in cosmetology. This product is especially valuable for the beauty of hair. Creams on olive oil make the skin smooth and elastic. And if you often use this product in food, the nails will be strong, healthy teeth, and hair shiny and shiny.
In countries - the largest producers of oliveoils (Spain, Greece, Italy), this product is treated as a good wine. Thus the concept of DOC applies to it. Behind this abbreviation is “Quality Controlled by Origin”. That is, not only the pressing and conditions for processing berries are important, but also the region where olive oil was produced. “Monini” - we will devote all attention to this brand today. What is this manufacturer? What is his range? How much is olive oil of this brand in Russia? These questions will be answered by our article.
Manufacturer Information
Along with huge national corporations,which occupy the lion's share of imports of olive oil products, there are small, one might say family-owned, enterprises in Spain, Italy and Greece. One of those was the brand Monini. It was founded in 1920 by Zefferino Monini, who opened in Spoleto, in the region of Umbria (southern Italy), a small enterprise for the production and sale of food. Ten years later, he abandoned other areas and focused exclusively on olive oil.
After the end of the Second World War at the helmfamily enterprise rose four sons Dzefferino. Their innovations consisted in the fact that Monini olive oil was produced in glass containers of one or two liters, while other companies delivered to stores large containers, which poured oil to customers in their bottles. Since the 60s, the brothers began to buy olive plantations in other regions of Italy. Now the family enterprise is headed by brother and sister Zefferino and Maria Flora - great-grandchildren of the company’s founder.
Brand "Monini" in Russia
Family business doesn't always mean something.small or third grade. Just one hundred percent of the shares of companies are concentrated in the hands of members of the Monini family. But the family has a scientific laboratory, where experts test blends, the quality of olives from different areas and the fineness of oil production. There are also plantations, warehouses, production facilities, one hundred and seventy stainless steel tankers.
Only in Italy 18.3 million liters are soldolive oil. Export is six and a half million liters of products. Monini olive oil is supplied to fifty countries of the world. Russians have been able to get acquainted with Monini products since 1995 thanks to the official distributor of Ameria.
Product range
Great-grandsons of the company's founder in the 90s of the pastcenturies have decided to return to the activities of their ancestor. They expanded the range of products. However, from the production of olive oil, they slightly departed. In Italy, pesto sauce is very much appreciated and often eaten. The main ingredient is finely chopped olives and olive oil. Monini produce a variety of pesto, as well as engaged in grapes and lemons.
Russian consumers can buyBalsamic vinegar from this brand. High concentration lemon juice, grape seed oil and similar products are also available. A wide selection of olive pastes (pesto). You can buy not only natural oil, but also flavored with various additives - spices, vegetables or herbs. Produces firm and canned olives.
Assortment of oils
Despite the fact that the scope of the companyexpanded, the Monini family focuses on pressing the olives. About a hundred thousand bottles of oil are packed daily at the factory in the Umbrian city of Spoleto. Quality requirements are very harsh. Every twentieth bottle uncorked for tasting. If the quality of the sample was not liked by the specialists, the entire batch of goods is removed from sales.
As for olive oils, the company producesabout ten items of products. Among them are products of high price segment. This is, above all, Extra Vergin olive oil D.O.P. But there are cheaper goods. Available for the Russian buyer is olive oil "Monini Classico" and "EV Delicato." The cheapest product of this company is Monini Anfora. It is known that olive oil is best preserved in glass containers. So it does not lose its valuable nutritional properties. And the company "Monini" produces all its products in small quantities in glass.
Extra Virgin D.O.P.
What is “Extra Virgin” oil?For it uses the most ripe and juicy olives. They are pressed on the same day as the harvest. After all, the olive is a capricious berry. Extra Virgin technology is as old as human civilization itself. Olives are simply pressed by the press. The oil thus obtained is filtered and then bottled. No other impact on the berries of the olive tree is not carried out.
Abbreviation D.O.P.means that the olive harvest was collected on the company's plantations only in Umbria or only in Sicily — these details are indicated on the label. After all, the best oil is obtained from berries that are collected in one area. Extra Virgin has a greenish color and a specific bitter taste that emphasizes the piquancy of dishes. This is the best Monini olive oil. Its price is therefore quite high - one thousand one hundred rubles per liter. This oil is available in packagings of 1 liter, 0.5 liter and 0.25 l. It is convenient to buy it in the form of a spray (0.2 l) for sprinkling salads.
"Monini EV Classico"
Consider now other, cheaper typesproducts of this brand. Monini Classico olive oil reviews are called the ideal option for those people who do not like the characteristic bitter taste of Extra Virgin. It is also unrefined. After the first spin, the berries are subjected to heat treatment, due to which they manage to extract some more oil. But no chemicals are used.
Due to the fact that the tannins went into the first spin,The oil has a very mild delicate taste and does not taste bitter at all. The color of the product is also not greenish, but yellow. They can fill salads and ready meals. The price of such a product is somewhat cheaper than Extra Virgin - nine hundred rubles per liter.
"Monini EV Delicato"
The composition of this oil was developed by experts.firms specifically for export. People who are not accustomed to Mediterranean cuisine cannot appreciate the savory, bitter taste of dishes seasoned with Extra Virgin.
“Delicato” is also the best oil.It is produced by cold-pressed technology and is not refined. This oil has all the beneficial properties of Extra Virgin, but no bitter taste. Reviews notice that if you use a spoonful of olives in their pure form for medical purposes, it is best to choose this brand. Considering that “Delicato Monini” is unrefined cold-pressed olive oil, it is also expensive. The price of a liter is one thousand one hundred rubles.
Refined olive oil "Monini"
Отзывы потребителей очень хвалят этот продукт, indispensable when frying. You will ask: "Why is olive oil better in this sense than sunflower or corn oil?" Higher smoke point. Other oils with large heat change their properties and begin to produce carcinogenic substances.
“Anfora” from “Monini” is a blended product.It is ninety percent refined olive oil. But the remaining 10% in it is pure Extra Virgin. Due to this composition, the oil not only does not form harmful substances during frying, but also does not change the taste of dishes. It does not foam and does not hiss with high heat treatment.
Four hundred fifty rubles - so much oilolive "Monini" (500 ml). The price is quite reasonable to buy a wonderful product originally from Italy. And for those who love flavored olive oils, the company Monini presents a choice of at least ten kinds of such products.
