Definition · certifications-normes

AOC / PDO

Controlled designation of origin (national) and protected (EU) guaranteeing that an oil comes from a delimited area with specific know-how. Official signs that enhance origin and terroir.

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TerroirThe set of soil, climate and know-how factors that shape the character of an oil. The Tunisian terroir, with its often thousand-year-old olive trees and its low-intensity cultivation, feeds the origin story.

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