Prized Oil Producers Find President

The Consortium of Chianti Classical Oil DOP has nominated its new president. Sienese Carlo Salvadori, currently director of the Social Coop Agricoltori del Chainti Georgrafico, takes his place along-side vice-President Francesco Daddi. The consortium, founded in 2001, represents 260 olive growers in the region, as well as 100 bottling companies and 30 olive pressing companies. Together they reach a production capacity of eight to ten thousand tons of oil per year. 1000 tons of oil from the 2005 harvest received outstanding quality ‘DOP’ label.