Aromaria: from pristine nature, the quality of our oils.

TheAromaria is a young company, born from the desire of Alba and Giovanni to cultivate aromatic and medicinal plants in full respect of nature. This desire turned into reality in 2015, when amidst the beautiful hills south of Orvieto, in Umbria, (here you can find typical Umbrian products) they managed to bring new life to an ancient abandoned farmstead, creating a farm specialized in the cultivation and processing of aromatic plants, olives, hemp, and ancient grains.

These beautiful places are characterized by an intact and uncontaminated nature, where ancient trees tell the past of this wonderful land; in this location, the crops of TheAromaria are grown using techniques that respect nature, its balance, and its biodiversity, completely excluding the use of herbicides and pesticides: therefore, The Aromaria's crops are completely organic.

The Aromaria: products and their processing

The Aromaria specializes in the production of natural essential oils, the true heart of production, as well as the raw material: in fact, the extraction of oils takes place through steam distillation from the plants, which are harvested manually and immediately processed to prevent the loss of their aromas and properties.

Every operation of the production process is done in-house: from the harvesting of plants to bottling, to guarantee the customer a product of the highest quality and above all 100% artisanal. To achieve this, it is essential to monitor every moment of the process; for this reason, The Aromaria performs all operations internally.

The plants are cultivated, hand-harvested, and distilled immediately. Monitoring the entire supply chain is necessary to provide a product with a real guarantee of quality to the customer, who is increasingly attentive to what they consume, the quality of the product, and its characteristics.

This is especially important for those like The Aromaria, who offer a product that is practically entirely organic: healthy and natural from the start, with plants grown without the use of chemical products or herbicides, free of pests, and collected one by one with care to ensure they remain intact and can produce a pure oil of the highest quality.

In the company's laboratory, all subsequent steps of production take place, up to the bottling of the oils and labeling: every step is always carried out with maximum artisanal care, especially regarding the distillation phase.

Essential oils from The Aromaria: from distillation to their use

The essential oils from The Aromaria are produced using the steam distillation method, immediately after harvesting the plants to preserve their nutrients.

The freshly harvested plants are loaded into the distillation chamber of the stainless steel alembic, where the passage of steam through the plant causes the extraction of the essential oil; being volatile, it is carried along with the steam. Then, it passes into a water-cooled coil, and once condensed, the essential oil is separated from the aromatic water.

Essential oils are the ultimate food aromas, although their use in cooking is not very common. They are very concentrated substances, so they can only be used diluted.

For this reason, Aromaria has paired its line of essential oils with a line of oils, of the highest quality extra virgin olive oil and hemp oil, flavored with essential oils, to dress foods directly, giving them a unique flavor, or to create amazing recipes. The flavored oils are a valid alternative to dried herbs, easily usable even by those who are not great experts in the kitchen!

Flavored oils from The Aromaria: use in cooking and tips

The flavored oils from The Aromaria are fantastic to drizzle raw directly over dishes, to give a unique and intensely aromatic flavor to any dish, from simple salad to meat or fish, to first courses like pasta or risottos.

They can also be used in sweet and savory doughs: a very fancy idea, for example, is lavender or geranium chocolate cake, with an aromatic and intense note to customize the dessert, or to create sauces or aromatic mayonnaise, to offer guests a unique condiment!

All products from The Aromaria are 100% natural, are VeganOk certified and suitable for food consumption. You can let your imagination run wild in the kitchen and create tasty and original recipes with the wide selection of flavored oils offered by the company: Extra virgin olive oil with dill, Malvarosa geranium, wild mint, rosemary, savory, and Provençal lavender. Additionally, hemp seed oils: savory, Provençal lavender, dill, and rosemary.
Spray formats are also available for extra virgin olive oils to facilitate product distribution when used as a condiment.
The Aromaria produces only essential oils and flavored oils of the highest quality: only a completely artisanal processing can guarantee a unique and precious product, in total respect of the environment!

Antonella Iannò