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 […]

The two Ligurian PDO Protection Consortia join forces for a promotional campaign co-funded by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies

Friday December 15th, 2017 at the “I Tre Merli” restaurant in Genova presidents Carlo Siffredi (PDO Riviera Ligure oil Protection Consortium) and Mario Anfossi (PDO Genoese Basil Protection Consortium) will host a press conference dedicated to the “Olio&Basilico” promotional campaign, co-funded by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies. The grounds of the campaign […]

Olio&Basilico: work in progress for the promotional campaign of PDO Riviera Ligure extra virgin oil and PDO Genoese Basil co-funded by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies  

Work in progress for the Olio&Basilico communication campaign promoted by the PDO Riviera Ligure oil and PDO Genoese Basil Protection Consortia and co-funded by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (D.M.58678 dated 26th July 2016). From December 2017 to January 2018 regional TV networks in Liguria, Lombardy and Piedmont have broadcast a 20-second […]

Bergamo hosts the “G7 of Geographic Indications” Food, Wine and Spirits

On Wednesday 11 October, Bergamo will host the G7GI Conference, the international conference on Geographic Indications organised as part of G7 Italia 2017 by the Bergamo Municipal Authorities in collaboration with Aicig, Federdoc, Fondazione Qualivita, Isit, Afidop, Federdop, Assodistil, and OriGIn and with patronage by the Italian Ministry of agriculture, food and forestry policies and […]

DOP Riviera Ligure Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Portofino for the Puccini Festival

The successful cultural tourism season in Liguria draws to a close with undeniably top-level events. The DOP Riviera Ligure Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a part of this region’s culture and the logical host for such an occasion. We say host because on Thursday 28 September, the DOP Riviera Ligure oil was there to welcome […]

Antonino Trifiletti’s company La Favola della Mignola wins the 2017 Leivi award for Riviera Ligure PDO oils

A young company, a keen producer and careful management of each stage in the process. In brief, “La Favola della Mignola”, the oil company in Lavagna that has won the 2017 Leivi Award for the Riviera Ligure PDO oil category. The ceremony on 23 July this year validated the worth of this recent member of […]