News and Recipes
Summer Salad with Colonna Rose Oil
This salad is perfect for the Summer. Light and refreshing and very simple.
Simply mix together the cous cous, watermelon, feta, torn mint in a bowl. Separately, create a dressing with the rose oil, pomegranate molasses and sumac. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Sustainability
The Frescobaldi’s are committed to sustainability and since 2012 their estates have received the AgriQualita certification from the Region of Tuscany which ensures that the sustainable farming techniques which they use are compatible with the protection of the natural environment.
2021 Harvest Summary
2021 was another difficult year for olive oil producers. In Italy all was looking wonderful – soft rains soaking into the ground in the winter, a warm early Spring, olives beginning to flower beautifully, and then came the early April frost…
Italian Wine Podcast
Estate bottle olive oils, like Chateau bottled wines, each have distinctive aromas, tastes and flavours. On the latest episode of Italian Wine Podcast, Marc Millon talks to Natalia Ravida about her family olive groves, the 2021 harvest and how you can elevate even the simplest of dishes with high quality extra virgin olive oil. We would really recommend listening HERE! Use the code ITALIANWINEPODCAST to receive 10% off your next order of Ravida oils.
Laudemio Frescobaldi Harvest
The 2021 climate conditions were very challenging for agriculture in the hills near Florence, Tuscany. However, it is under the most difficult circumstances that the finest products are crafted and are able to convey their unique quality.