Varietal fact card: CV 'EMPELTRE'

摘要

Its name is believed to be derived from the Catalonian word "empelt" (graft) because it was grafted on to older varieties or oleasters in the area of Lower Aragon (North-east Spain), where cultivation began towards the sixteenth century. Its main synonym is 'Aragonesa', although it does have others such as 'Aceite', Fino', 'Injerto', 'Negral', 'Salsena', 'Vero', 'Verdiel' and 'Zaragozana' in Aragon; 'Terra Alta', 'Farga' and 'Llei' in Tarragona; 'Grossal' in Castellon; 'Mallorquina' in the Balearic Islands; and 'Farga' in Argentina. Being dual-purpose - for oil production and black pickling - it has good commercial prospects.