PDO Riviera Ligure EVO meets the schools of Liguria and Piedmont

The PDO Riviera Ligure Protection Consortium promotes new training sessions in Hotel Schools Cultural and professional approaches for the training of young students The PDO Riviera Ligure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Protection Consortium promotes a new valorisation project on oil excellence addressed to the young students of Ligurian and Piedmontese Hotel schools. 80 training sessions planned […]

2018 “Year of Italian Food”, Qualivita managing director Mauro Rosati appointed in the Scientific Committee

Experts including Bottura, Farinetti, Petrini and Bowerman The board – created by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism and the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies – will design contents and initiatives 2018 “Year of Italian Food” gets under way with the assignment of the Scientific Committee that will plan contents and initiatives […]

#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 […]

DOP Riviera Ligure extra virgin olive oil in Brussels: highights for the Italian excellences

The Italian embassy in Brussels, on 5 February, will be the scene of an event linked to the project of valorisation and promotion of Italian agro-food products, holders of DOP, PGI or DOC, recognition for wines. These include DOP Riviera Ligure extra-virgin olive oil. The meeting is a milestone in a highly articulated path called […]

The PDO Riviera Ligure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Protection Consortium participates in the 2018 edition of the Olio Officina Festival (Milan, February 1st – 3rd)

The fascinating setting of the Palazzo delle Stelline in Milan is ready to host the seventh edition of the “Olio Officina Festival”. The event, created by renowned oil expert Luigi Caricato, features events, presentations and guided tastings, an effective showcase for the Italian (and international) oil scene. In this light, the participation of the PDO […]

Harvesting and pressing: the 2017-2018 season’s oil from the olive groves of the Riviera Ligure

And that makes five. For the fifth consecutive year, we have reaped the fruit of a year’s labour in the olive groves of the Riviera Ligure. From 15 to 17 November 2017, our terracing of Lucinasco with 145 olive trees of the Taggiasca variety was the setting of the process called abbacchiatura [beating down the […]