To say "San Marzano" is for italians to say "pomodoro" (tomato), and "salsa" (tomato
sauce) or "pelati" (peeled tomato). An almost iconic term always associated
with "pasta", "spaghetti" or a lot of recipes.
San Marzano's tomato grows in fertile soils and mediterraneum climate of
Campania region.
The knowledge and experience of farmers over more than a century, have developed
and improved a product known all around the world. In 1996 the tomato in
form of "pelato" ("peeled") and "pelato a filetti" ("fillets of peeled tomato") was awarded the P.D.O. of European Union.
The San Marzano has a sweet-and-sour flavour, the shape is elongated with a firm pulp with few seeds,
bright red skin together with its physical-chemical characteristics make it really unmistakable.
San Marzano's tomato
San Marzano's is the one and only tomato that stays whole/intact after processing
How is it produced?
The soils where the cultivation takes place - in morphological terms - are mostly covered by pyroclastic material of volcanic origin.
The Agro Sarnese-nocerino areas enjoy a mediterraneum climate with the good
influence of the sea. The summer is hot with little rain, but the other seasons
are quite rainy and good humidity, but with temperatures rarely dropping below 0°C. The
soils are soft, deep, with fairly organic substances and a high quantities
of phosphorus and potassium.
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUE
The transplanting is carried out mainly in April.
Tomato plantings are in rows with vertical cultivation with suitable stakes
a distance of about 50 cm (minimum 40 cm) within plants, and about 1.5 meter
(1.10 m minimum) between rows. Green pruning and topping are allowed, as the cultivation
in protected environments for preserving
crops from attack by pests and insects.
HARVEST
The harvest takes place between July 15th and October 15th.
Production area
San Marzano's tomato is produced in the Agro Sarnese-nocerino in the territory
of municipalities inside provinces of Salerno, Napoli, Avellino (Campania region).
The Corsortium was established in 1999 with the aim to promote and enhance
the production and safeguard of San Marzano PDO: In 1996, it was awarded the European P.D.O. denomination (Protected Designation of Origin).
CONSORZIO DI TUTELA DEL POMODORO SAN MARZANO DELL’AGRO SARNESE – NOCERINO DOP
Via Lanzaro, 27
84087 Sarno (SA)
