18th-19th June: Oliveti Aperti, Liguria celebrates heroic olive farming from west to east

Stand-up comedian Dario Vergassola acts as the testimonial of 28 new experiences provided by 28 members of the PDO Riviera Ligure EVO Protection Consortium “The trails of PDO Riviera Ligure EVO” complete an array of tastings, concerts, olive groves and mills visits, trekking and biking itineraries, educational activities and cultural events An event-packed weekend (18th-19th […]

The PDO Riviera Ligure Oil Game reaches 128 classrooms in Liguria

From Genoa to Sanremo, primary schools have enthusiastically benefited from the free distribution of the PDO Riviera Ligure Oil Game, promoted by the Consortium for the Protection of Ligurian Olive Oil. A didactic activity centred around a colourful course in which the class learns all about Ligurian Riviera PDO EVO and then about extra virgin […]

The Riviera Ligure PDO oil with “Assaggia la Liguria” is on air at the Ferraris stadium

The “La Mia Liguria” brand on the Genoa CFC and U.C. Sampdoria. The PDO Riviera Ligure oil with Taste Liguria is on display at the Ferraris stadium. First appearance of the Liguria Region tourism promotion brand last night on Genoa and Sampdoria shirts at the Lanterna derby, while Spezia will debut with the new jersey […]

PDO Extra virgin Olive Oil Supply Chain Agreement: minimum prices blocked for two years

The PDO Riviera Ligure EVO Protection Consortium has recently approved its Patto di Filiera (i.e., Supply Chain Agreement) and maintained minimum prices (olives/oil yield ratio) – € 1, 60 per kg for a 20% yield. Minimum prices will be valid for two years, i.e. for both the 2021/22 and 2022/2023 campaigns. The structure of the […]

PDO Riviera Ligure EVO businesses sweep up awards

Liguria dominates the second edition of the Milan International Olive Oil Award During the second edition of the Milan International Olive Oil Award, organised by OlioOfficina, member businesses of PDO Riviera Ligure EVO swept an array of prizes. Light ripe fruitiness: Gold Glass for Giuseppe Calvi & c. and their Riviera Ligure-Riviera dei Fiori; Silver […]

PDO Riviera Ligure EVO: new members in the Ponente and in the Tigullio area.

The 2020-2021 season features new members for the PDO Riviera Ligure EVO Consortium. Be they newly established businesses, or run by young entrepreneurs, they represent the matching between family tradition and solid training experiences in the agronomic field. Let us start in the Ponente. The Azienda Agricola Beronà was established in 2019 by Riccardo Fazio, […]