At the Mostra del Tigullio (Tigullio Exhibition) Together, the DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil and DOP Genoese Basil Protection Consortia

The two designations of Ligurian origin, DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil and DOP Genoese Basil are playing at home. The two Protection Consortia are participating together in the 156th edition of the Mostra del Tigullio to be held in Chiavari next 20 to 23 July. At the joint stand, consumers learn about, taste and purchase […]

Villages-Products-Cuisine: “Tellaro Organic Olive Oil”

Villages-Products-Cuisine An Initiative of the Municipality of Lerici 18 July Tellaro : “Tellaro Organic Olive Oil” As part of the initiative, on the evening of 18 July, Gabriella Molli an expert in the local cuisine, and agronomist Dr. Marco Lucchi, an expert olive oil taster, will explain the peculiar characteristics of our product. Our company […]

Riviera Ligure olive oil at #LSDM: the report

DOP Riviera Ligure extra virgin olive oil was used at #LSDM 2013 in the cuisine of Salvatore Tassa, the master chef of Acuto, who presented the dish “mozzarella nel bosco” (mozzarella with berries), and by the talented Angelo D’Amico, in a recipe that combined handmade fusilli pasta, tomato, Riviera Ligure oil with basil and cream […]

Pesto in the classroom!

An interesting nutritional education initiation is underway called “Pesto in the Classroom!“: 23,320 booklets for the fourth and fifth-grade classes of 425 primary schools in Liguria. The project, which is co-funded by the Councillorship for Agriculture of the Region of Liguria was enthusiastically joined by the PDO Riviera Ligure Olive Oil Protection Consortium as well […]

Product Co-Marketing, promotion and private labelling: the future of PDO and PGI depends on the delicate balance between producers and large distribution

Are PDO (Protected Denomination of Origin) and PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) products assets to exploit or are they the diamond tip and engine of the entire Italian agroalimentary sector? This is the question that has been the common thread of the roundtable – moderated by Corriere del Mezzogiorno journalist Antonio Fiore – which was held yesterday […]

National Day of Wine and Olive Oil Culture in Genoa with PDO Riviera Ligure Olive Oil

in collaboration with Italian Sommelier Association Liguria This year the annual day of culture of the Italian Sommelier Association will be held in Liguria on 18th May 2013 at 3:00 pm in the Festival Hall of the Imperial Palace in Piazza Campetto, Genoa. Thanks to a collaboration with ISA Liguria, this the event will include […]

PDO Riviera Ligure Olive Oil and PDO Genoese Basil together at Slow Fish

From 9th to 12th May at the Old Port of Genoa, visitors to Slow Fish can learn more about the two designations of Ligurian origin: PDO Riviera Ligure Olive Oil and PDO Genoese Basil. The joint Ligurian olive oil and basil stand and the presentations and tastings of the two certified products that will take […]