grower

Step-by-step growers and marketers on the continent of Europe and on the globe discovered the uniqueness of opal® as a true apple, which stands out against the global apple flavour profile.

opal® producers are spread all over the world. We would like to introduce you to some of them here:

Marco Giordanino

Costigliole Saluzzo, ITALY

Marco Giordanino and his family from Piedmont in Italy cultivate opal® apples out of conviction. Thanks to their sustainable and future-oriented bio-dynamic farming method according to Demeter the trees are brimming over with health. An intact soil life guarantees the development of nutrients in the ground.

The intention of the Giordaninos: protecting nature and offering following generations a good and healthy perspective.

Romain Prodel

Limousin, FRANCE

Romain Prodel, a young grower, is convinced by the opal® variety. “The altitude of the Limousin is well suited to this apple and it is very well adapted to organic production. For me it is a varietal diversification that makes sense.”

The producers of the Perlim/Meylim Alliance are convinced that this development will contribute to reinforcing its positioning, which has been based on “the culture of taste” for 50 years.

Pere Arderiu

Lleida, SPAIN

Since I was a child, I have been surrounded by fruit growers and spent harvest seasons with my family. My grandfather was a fruit grower, and I used to help him with the farm work. Over the years, I trained in agricultural vocational training and, together with my father, we took over the family farm.

I grow opal® apples, a variety with its own unique character: a combination of rustic appearance and modern flavour. The climate of the Lleida plain is demanding, but that is precisely what gives opal® apples a firmness and quality that are difficult to match.

Producing them is not easy, but I defend them with conviction. It is an apple that deserves to be discovered: it may look floury, but when you taste it, everything changes.

José-Miguel Guerrero

Zaragoza, SPAIN

José-Miguel Guerrero from Zaragoza in Spain always went his own way in cultivation of apples to differentiate himself from other suppliers. First he improved the quality of existing world varieties like Gala step by step. Due to the hot continental climate south of Zaragoza, there is a need for varieties that can withstand the heat but also stay crunchy and tasty. With opal®, they have found an apple that he and his sister Menchu Guerrero are delivering in the premium segment both regionally and worldwide to Malaysia and Dubai.

planting locations of opal®

Tree plantings of the apple variety ‘UEB 32642’ have been established in prominent fruit-growing regions like…

Our diverse set of of opal planting locations, spanning from 8 European countries to locations across the world including Australia, South America and Africa.

… Trentino & Piedmont in Italy, Zaragoza & Catalunya in Spain, Limousin in France, Lake Constance in Germany, Stiria in Austria, The Netherlands, UK, South Africa, Chile and Australia.