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<pre>If you mean Moraiolo it is a highlty regarded variety in Central Italy.
Pronounce all the letters Mor - a - ee - olo. We name it in our
book as one of the four classical varieties of Umbria and Tuscany.
Others may not agree. Quality is excellent - maybe slightly better than
Frantoio but again there is argument over that. Certainly better quality
oil than Maurino or Leccino the other "classics".
The pesky English keyboard is still playing up.

Cheers Brian Chatterton.
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<pre>Moraiolo is one of the classic varieties of central Italy and the
backbone of the Umbrian industry.

It is regarded as a late variety in Italy but that has a completely
different meaning to the recent postings from the south island of NZ. We
mean it keeps its flavour better than early varieties. I would have
thought that growers seeking to harvest mechanically would give it extra
brownie points for this character in the variety check list as they will
have to harvest late to get a reasonable fruit recovery rate.

My own experience with it is that it is an early bearer but that is
a totally unscientific opinion as it was grown in a different year on
different land.

I have never heard of it producing 32% oil as reported in
California.

Cheers Brian Chatterton


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