In 1998, dynamic Sebastiano Giaquinta decided to take over the family estate, purchased in 1976. At the time much of was devoted to growing grapes but he has converted it into a specialist olive farm, later purchasing a large plot...

The estate can be found in the hills south-east of Florence, high above the road to San Donato in Collina. Allevamento dell'Apparita was developed thanks to the passion for the countryside that Antonio Arcangeli shares with wife Rossella Belegni and...

The company has been in business for over 100 years, producing, processing and selling rice. Its main aim is to protect the environment, safeguard product quality and traceability from the field to the consumer. It sells the finest varieties grown...

Here on the Trequanda hills the surroundings are stunning, a setting of woods and cypresses, whose clay soils are home to Franco Bardi's 14 hectares of olive trees, producing top quality fruit and excellent results year in, year out. The...

Organic practice is a life philosophy here. The 350-hectare estate, certified organic since 2008, is at Ghizzano, a small village on the Pisa hills: 20 hectares planted with vineyards and the remainder with cereal crops, woods and poplar groves. The...

A firm locally renowned for its quality, and since 2006 for its consistent production and product focus thanks to the tenacity of Giuseppe Giancarlini. It has around 8,000 olive trees of main local varieties (frantoio, leccino, moraiolo), distributed over 22...

Antonio Gavino Fois opened his Antica Compagnia Olearia 1860, and it is now a leading estate in Alghero, northern Sardinia, with over 170 hectares of olive trees, some estate-owned and others rented. The most widely grown variety is bosana, which...

Paolo Bonomelli's Ca' Rainene is one of the most interesting and innovative farms in the area north-east of Lake Garda. The olive groves spread out over the Torri del Benaco hills, creating a sort of open-air artwork that enriches the...

An olive-growing tradition that dates back to the second half of the 19th century and the installation of the first olive mill. Raffaele Sallemi's business continues today, known for quality that is repeated year after year and that few succeed...

The Gabrielloni family-run olive mill was established in 1955 by grandfather Marino, and then handed down from father to son. Today the business is run with passion and great expertise by his granddaughters, Gabriella and Elisabetta. The firm has around...