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Traditional Lombardy Products Online - Frantoio Manestrini: scopri gli oli Manestrini direttamente online

Traditional Lombardy products: wines, oils, cheees, cured meat which are produced in very different territories in Lombardy thanks to the diverse environments. Among the most important products of Lombardy are the Bresaola di Valtellina, made with tasty and hard beef meat, Salami from Cremona, characterized by an unmistakable taste, amd the famous cotechino alla bergamasca, a peculiari boiled salami usually eaten in the winter season with potatoes or polenta. Talking about cheese, Bagoss is probably the most prestigious product. However it is impossible not to mention the Bitto della Valtellina or the Gorgonzola in its sweet and spicy versions to be consumed on ots own or as an ingredient in the many traditional Lombardy dishes. On the wine side, Lombardy offers authentic gems like the Spumante metodo classico Franciacorta, excellent white wines from Lugana on the Garda Lake and the incredible Nebbiolo della Valtellina. The territory of Lombardy is characterized by prominent mountain chains and the Po valley interspersed with morenic hills created by the melting of ice at the end of the last glacial era. Lombardy is considered the region with the most productive industrial activity in Italy, but it is also a territory extremely rich in food and wine excellences. Lombardy has an important agricultural tradition that spreads from the Alps to the last southern parts of the Po valley, just before the Apennines.


Manestrini's success is due to its old origins which go back centuries. Some stones from the ancient building have been found which prove the presence of a mill which, from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century, stood in Valtenesi, a Franciscan monastery devoted to Saint Rocco. Afterwards, in 1960, a new mill was built manged by Egidio Manestrini, father of the company we know today. Today the company, specialize in the production of extra virgin Brescia-Garda olive oil, is run also by his daughter Nicoletta. Thanks to the great attention during the picking of the olives and the production of the oil, the company has achieved many regional and international awards.
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