THE INSTITUTIONAL PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN OF THE MIPAAF ON PDO AND PGI PRODUCTS “ON THE AIR” AND GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THE PROTECTION CONSORTIA

<iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/LZMvOu5zrwI” width=”450″ height=”252″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>   Rome. A few months ago, operational discusions were started in the Quality Department of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies with the participation of Associations and representatives of the Large-scale retail trade to devise synergistic activities between the players interested in enhancing the value of the […]

Season 2015-2016, harvesting and pressing. Olive grove experiences

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 […]