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Buonolio Benza

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:19:23 +0000

In Dolcedo, a small village near Sanremo (Liguria, Italy) the Benza family carefully selects the finest Taggiasca olives typical for this area. Ligurian extra-virgin olive oil is rightly famous for being rare and of superior quality. The Buonolio, crafted from ripe olives, is delicate and sweet with notes of almonds and pine nuts.

Colle Nobile

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:34:02 +0000

Only 1,600 bottles of this Raggia varietal are produced each year by Giorgio Tonti near San Marcello. A lively, fruity olive oil of crystal green color with intense aroma of fresh grass and rosemary to the nose, a subtle sweetness, hints of hazelnuts and walnuts to the palate and a perfectly balanced flavor. An outstanding hand-crafted olive oil.

Antichi Uliveti

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:00:13 +0000

The Pinna family has been producing its Antichi Uliveti extra virgin olive oil for generations on its farm near Sassari. This particular area in Sardinia is blessed with intense sun and heat and very rich soil. Antichi Uliveti (the name means “ancient olive groves” and refers to the age of the trees) is a monocultivar oil, made exclusively with Bosana variety olives picked at perfect ripeness and cold pressed in the family mill. An award-winning oil of wonderful aroma and sweetness, Antichi Uliveti’s delicately balanced flavor marries particularly well with seafood dishes. Only a small quantity of bottles becomes available every year which makes this oil only the more precious