A day in the middle of November. Rather a strange November, warm. And the sky that gives glimpses of light between low, damp clouds. The sun warming our olive trees cheers us up. At the first light of dawn, the pickers are already on the site. They unload the electric olive harvesters, unwind cables and […]
Santa Barbara Farm: the quality and historical roots of a farm on mount Portofino
Santa Barbara Farm: the quality and historical roots of a farm on mount Portofino On the slope of Mount Portofino, in Nozarego, a hill overlooking the Gulf of Tigullio, Umberto Costa took up the traditional activity of his family, reclaiming abandoned strips of land where old, once productive olive groves had become the habitat of […]
563 olive supply contracts for DOP Riviere Ligure extra-virgin olive oil filed at the Protection Consortium: the pride of creating a Ligurian identity
563, 2,578, 750,000. Cold figures? Figures, yes, but far from cold. Actually, they are indicators of fertility, of growth and of drive. 563 olive growers have stipulated a supply contract with olive millers for olives from groves registered with the DOP Riviera Ligure oil quality plan. And in addition to these 563 olive growers following […]
Here we go. The olive harvest for DOP Riviera Ligure oil has begun
From the sea to the hills, Riviera Ligure olive oil begins its cycle once again. Riviera dei Fiori, Riviera del Ponente Savonese and Riviera di Levante. It’s back up the stone roads, over the terracing walls. Everywhere, the olive harvest has begun. And the quantity is good. The quality: excellent. Satisfaction is there, but still […]
“The European Union and typical Ligurian agrifood products”: introduction and promotion in Sestri Levante, with the participation of the DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil Protection Consortium
Taking place on 12 October 2015, inside the former convent dell’Annunziata in Sestri Levante, is an event where the legal aspect of typical Ligurian produce will also be translated into a learning experience for the Indian market. It seems clear that the protection system established in Europe for agrifood products and their local tradition takes […]
A stroll through the olive groves of Riviera Ligure: the olives are getting tanned!
August: time to observe the olive groves of Riviera Ligure. It is the culture of the Ligurian olive grower to talk about the year ahead for six months, and to talk about the current year for another six months. It is a cliché in literature, the memory of the foreigners who discovered the Riviera in […]
Supply Agreement for DOP Riviera Ligure oil 2015/2016
In last night’s meeting, the Board of directors of the DOP RIVIERA LIGURE oil Protection Consortium set out the Supply Agreement for the coming olive and olive oil campaign. Its main elements are the same as those for the previous year: filing of the olive supply contract between olive growers and olive mills by 30 […]
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