The harvest and certification for the 2016-2017 oil production season

  According to what was recorded regarding this year’s oil production, the moment for the harvest arrived in mid-November. It took place between the 14th and the 15th of the month, employing four workers equipped with portable nets and electric olive harvesters. It seems clear that the harvest took longer not only due to the […]

#laliguriaèun’altracosa. PDO Riviera Ligure Oil at the Gran Gala della Stampa of the Sanremo Music Festival

The Italian Song Festival of Sanremo is a February must for the music and entertainment industries. The Casino, the historical first seat of the Festival, still hosts important events such as the 8th edition of the Gran Gala della Stampa. On February 5th the Roof Garden hosted the gala evening, hosted by Antonella Salvucci and […]

Two new consortium members in Levante: Isola di Borgonovo and La Favola della Mignola

The PDO Riviera Ligure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Protection Consortium (Consorzio di Tutela dell’Olio extravergine di oliva DOP Riviera Ligure) expands with the addition of two new consortium member companies from the Riviera di Levante. These two companies, whilst different in size, share a fundamental characteristic: love for the territory. Going from Ponente to Levante, you […]

Participation of the DOP Riviera Ligure extra virgin olive oil protection consortium in the Olio Officina Festival

Olio Officina Festival in Milan. Here we are. From Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 February, a gathering of people and content with a maximum common denominator: extra virgin olive oil. Milan, the economic capital. In a prestige location, a green lung with a congress centre like the Palazzo delle Stelline. Just a few metres from […]

Wishes from Liguria

A nativity scene among the olive trees in western Liguria. A “designer” nativity scene that brings joy at Christmas time and the New Year, right through to the Epiphany. A nativity scene that is truly…DOP. Earning this honour because its creator, Marco Rambaldi is the son of our consortium member Bruno “Brunello” Rambaldi. We meet […]

#LAMIALIGURIA and the region’s high quality food products

On Friday 16 December at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa, the final day of the Stati Generali del Turismo in Liguria took place. The event was organized by the Liguria Region in order to define, together with representatives from the tourism industry and regional associations and authorities, the strategic course of development for tourism […]