At Parovel’s we expect an extraordinary vintage, although complex to manage. In general, this year we will have a significant increase in production, almost 10% more than last year, mainly due to a higher bud fertility and a present health status much higher than in 2014. The harvest which is about to begin has two major strengths: the health of the grapes and the vegetative balance of the vines. By contrast, the high daytime temperatures, which we had from June onwards, have forced the vines to close the stomata already in the early hours of the morning to reduce water losses, hence the slow increases in sugars that are occurring. This means that the hot summer has left a very positive “footprint” that the coming weeks will not erase.
However, we found that the vegetative growth and the progress of the phenological phases are naturally slow down, so no early harvest.
The beginning of the harvest will be on "normal" dates . Our 2015 vintage will therefore be in the first week of September for the Whites and the last week for the Reds.
The annual rendez-vous" with Mother Nature has now started and we will be happy to let you taste in a few months time the energy and fullness that this new year will give to our wines. See you there!
Euro Parovel
Owner and manager production
If a proof was needed, a Moroccan research confirms what we have known since a long time!
The extra virgin olive oil is the healthiest for cooking and the one that is more resistant to high temperatures. A recent article in the magazine Teatro Naturale tells us how the research has compared what happens to extra virgin olive oil and olive oil after prolonged thermal stress. The performances of extra virgin olive oil are indisputably superior and this is due to the content of a-tocopherol and polyphenols. In this screenshot the test result of the research conducted:
The heat treatment imposed on the two oils was very severe and conducted with a Rancimat apparatus, with 100 degrees of temperature, with air flow of 10 liters / hour for a total of 120 hours.
Extra virgin olive oil has a higher content of antioxidant compounds, capable of protecting the unsaturated fatty acids from deterioration. As expected, at the end of the thermal stress, the content of polyphenols and tocopherols for both oils was reduced almost to zero. The test result indicates that olive oil degrades more than the extra virgin, after prolonged and severe heating. Oxidation, without tocopherols and polyphenols to protect the oils, proceed in a much more intense way in olive oil, with a significant impact on the unsaturated fatty acids.
Source: Said Gharby, Hicham harhar, Bertrand Matthäus, Zakia Bouzoubaa, Zoubida Charrouf, The Chemical Parameters and Oxidative Resistance to Heat Treatment of Refined and Moroccan Picholine Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Journal of Taibah University for Science, Available online 20 July 2015
We are still in the freezing cold New York (-15 ° C) to present our native wines .
The Italian Wine Week ends today after a week of intense meetings in the beautiful setting of the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan where we brought all our Vinja Barde wines.
For more on the event, go to the article by Terra e Gusto of Ansa.it.
Exploring new possibilities. This is one of the principles that guides Parovel’s search, which together with attention to the manufacturing expressions of our territory each time creates new intertwinements and lets new projects arise as in the case of Maral for ParovelDom. Maral is an artistic collaboration between design and painting that Parovel will promote through an unprecedented project. Mara Pavatich together with painter Lara J. Marconi is responsible for Maral design and in this interview she tells it so.
What was your path as a designer?
I started with manufacturing, I have always had a passion for sewing and when I was 21 I decided to specialize in tailoring and fashion design going to study in Verona and Milan. In 2006 I began to create hand-knits influenced by my family tradition. I developed a personal technique, all tubular with few seams making a first collection of hats, coats and shawls, very much inspired by the traditional Slovene costume. Since then I have created a collection a year and I slowly introduced the fabric. With the idea of making a ready-to-wear collection accessible to all, I started from cotton and silk. I take the fabric, sew it and dye it and then hang it allowing the color to strain and create original hues and shapes of color.
In 2010 I made the first sale of a collection at a trade fair in Paris dedicated to international buyers. It was very successful, and from then I devoted myself to present collections that could even be events. The last presentation was made in a garage. A very atypical atmosphere, but the event went very well.
Three words to describe yourself..
Sensitive, shy, dreamy.
What brings you closer to Parovel world?
From the beginning I have had a very positive impression, because the company is a family business, where everyone has a role and everyone helps. It’s something that I really like. We do different things, I with the fabrics and Parovel with wine and oil, but we are similar in research and attention to detail. Both our activities trigger the senses.
In realizing this line of fabrics and objects for ParovelDom what did inspire you?
The simplicity of the company that makes products easily understandable by the customer, the fact of being so close to nature and the attempt to promote the olive oil in other contexts. I get further inspiration from the exclusivity of Parovel products. Thinking about the green color of nature, I got the idea to get the color from olive leaves, as much as I'd like to do next with the wine, a color that distinguishes the product.
With my friend, colleague and partner Lara J. Marconi we have elaborated the nature that surrounds us and for the prints that we will shortly achieve we thought about the flowers of the Carso or small wildlife that lives there, like chickadees. On table linens that you will find at Olio Capitale you’ll see animals, plants and flowers that surround us and tell about us.
What type of work did you plan?
In addition to the usual technique which provides for the choice of fabrics, sewing, dyeing and finally printing, on some tissue appliques will also be sewn, in order to make the object even more original.
Creations of Maral are visible on the websites www.marapavatich.com and laramarconi.com while to see and touch the fabrics and objects created exclusively for ParovelDom the appointment is at Olio Capitale March 7 to 10. The creators will be with us every day in Hall Nordio N20.
Fair hours:
Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 from 10:00 to 19:00
Tue 10 from 10:00 to 14:00
Our sales manager Elena has just returned from a week in Shanghai .
What led you to China this time ?
It 'was a normal visit to our customers with some tastings of our extra virgin olive oil Mackè and also the upcoming Chinese New Year, which this year will be the year of the goat.
How does the Chinese public react to a product that is distinctly Mediterranean?
It reacts very positively, before than the taste for a properly healthy matter. The Chinese are increasingly paying attention to the products and the healthy lifestyle. Today they use the extra virgin olive oil for international recipes, but also more and more for the traditional cuisine, like fries and sauteed vegetables .
When you do not participate in events, fairs and tastings how do you spend your time in Shanghai?
I explore the international cuisine restaurants that are easily found in big cities, or I go to learn about new places. I like to visit parts of the ancient city with the traditional houses and the daily habits of the population. And finally being a woman I dedicate myself to shopping. I also like to pause and look at the typical craftsmanship, as this Erhu, ancient Chinese stringed instrument still in use today.
Have you got some new inspiration for which there is something that you brought back from this trip?
The impression is that in China and in the East in general there is a huge turmoil and this is of great spur to the search for new ideas and new partnerships.
