The best extra virgin olive oils from the Marche Region chosen by Gambero Rosso

A year that, in quantitative terms, many would like to forget due to weather-related problems. However, in the latest edition of the Oli d'Italia guide, it is the quality that takes center stage in this region, which is strongly devoted to olive oil production and sees improvement year after year. The Marche region is increasingly becoming a land of passionate olive growers who have started producing both excellent blends, narrating the area's centuries-old olive-growing tradition in a modern way, and highly interesting monovarietal oils that represent the new avant-garde of this territory.

The olive growing tradition in the Region

The olive-growing history of the Marche region boasts an ancient lineage that parallels the expansion of the Roman Empire and, later, the increasing power of the Roman Church, which boosted production in areas with a strong influence of abbeys and monasteries. It is said that the Venetians, historical and skilled traders, would separate the batches of Marche oil from others due to its higher quality and superior fragrances.

The best extra virgin olive oils from the Marche 2024. The Tre Foglie