Olio Tamìa

Azienda Agricola Tamìa was founded in 1928 by brothers Sergio and Sante Delle Marche. At first, the company was mainly devoted to animal husbandry and vegetable production; however, the two brothers decided it was time to devote space and attention to olive growing.
In the 1930s, the business began to stand out, for its cutting-edge agronomic techniques, and won the first awards of the olive-growing sector; over the years, the care and attention continued, also through partnerships with several Agricultural Universities, to better grasp the prestige and peculiarities of this territory.
Tamìa is located in Vetralla, in the Viterbo province, and its olive growing vocation is rooted in this territory since the ancient Etruscans. The name ‘Tamìa’ means “domestic” in Etrurian, and it was chosen to underline that the family is at the centre of the company, and that it takes care of its olive groves, every single day.
The awareness that the Vetralia territory is very special in creating a premium extra virgin olive oil started to make headway in the 1980s, when Francesco Delle Monache partnered up with the University and, after 4 years of scientific studies, it was confirmed that the Tuscia Oil is truly special. In the 2000s, the company started its conversion to organic cultivation, given the increasingly broad awareness of consumers in recognizing a healthy quality oil.
Among the company’s cultivars, there are century-old Canino and Moraiolo plants, and younger Frantoio, Maurino and Leccino plants, divided between organic and traditional farming, all cultivated, harvested and pressed at the company.