Archaeological remains pertaining to the production of wine and extra-virgin olive oil can be found in the ancient town of Loreto Aprutino.
This thousand year tradition has today become so widespread that out of 7500 inhabitants in Loreto Aprutino there are today over 1400 (including family owned operations) wine and olive oil producers registered at the city.
Furthermore it is the home of the first Olive oil DOP (Denominazione d’Origine Protetta) of Europe: The Aprutino-Pescarese DOP assigned on July 1st 1996 by the European Union.