Liguria presents a very unique landscape: the Alpi mountains directly overlook the sea, making the work of the farmers so difficult that agriculture is somehow defined as “heroic”. But Ligurians never gave up. The peculiar way that they found to facilitate their agri-work was the construction of terracing (typical dry-stone walls) rewarded even by UNESCO as World Heritage. Olivicoltura is harsh in those conditions, but the beauty of the panorama and the taste of the land’s products – and that of the EVO oil among all – are the rich rewards to the efforts of the heroic people of Liguria.
“Lenta e rosata sale su dal mare, la sera di Liguria, perdizione di cuori amanti e di cose lontane.” (Vincenzo Cardarelli)
There is one PDO in Liguria: Riviera Ligure. The PDO must be followed by one of the following geographical specifications: Riviera dei Fiori, Riviera del Ponente Savonese, Riviera di Levante.
The main cultivars are: Taggiasca, Pignola, Lavagnina, Razzola.
Ruxia EVOO shows a pleasant and seasoned lightness. Mainly made of the typical Ligurian cultivar, the Taggiasca, it is an organic EVO oil which goes well with... read more on our review!
Sommariva “Cru Muela” is a cold-pressed Taggiasca-based (80%) multicultivar extra virgin olive oil and it is “mosto”. It means that it is produced by the first olive oil pressing without any final filtration process.
