History

Since 1700 the property of the Counts Faina di Civitella dè Conti, it is currently managed by the brothers Sebastiano and Alessandro Faina, and covers an area in the provinces of Perugia and Terni in the communities of San Venanzo, Monte Castello di Vibio and Fratta Todina.
At the centre of the farm stands the historical Castello di Collelungo estate, this too the property of the Faina Family. Around the estate, the farm spreads out over 400 hectares, which is predominantly hilly, over half of which is woodland, whilst the remainder, given over to agriculture, is divided among vines, walnut groves and arable land.
Since 1980 the cultivation of olives has played an increasingly important role in the company’s business, partly due to the importance of the olive in the historical, cultural and rural context of Umbrian agriculture.
Innovation has meant both the planting of new olive groves, and the regeneration of pre-existing ones, for a total 50 hectares: to this end the company has made full use of the entire allocation offered by the ISAFOM of the CNR of Perugia, both for the plant nursery sector, and for the open cultivation sector.
On the occasion of the planting of new olive groves, the company also started a nursery for the production of olive trees. Initially its intended purpose was to produce only the approx. 30.000 plants necessary for the olive groves of the company itself: however in only a few years it established itself as an outright commercial concern, encouraged on the one hand by the excellent quality of the plants produced and on the other by an increase in demand.

The olive groves, with conical shaped plants, are equipped with a drip-feed irrigation system. The planting density used for the traditional varieties (Frantoio, Moraiolo, Leccino and Pendolino) is 6 x 3 m; whereas for the new varieties which have limited growth, such as the I-77, the FS17 and the Don Carlo, the density is 5 x 2,5 m.