M1435 — The 8th Issue

The eighth edition explores the slower winter rhythm of the Mazzei estates and the way seasonal time shapes agricultural decisions. One section follows the 2025 extra-virgin olive-oil harvest.

Olives were harvested by hand at Belguardo, Castello di Fonterutoli and Zisola. Processing combined temperature control, work in the absence of oxygen and immediate filtration to preserve aromatic freshness and phenolic content. The account presents oil production as both a technical discipline and part of the estates’ agricultural culture.