Ligurian or Tuscan? When asked by journalist Alberto Mattioli from the Italian daily newspaper “La Stampa“ Is there a product that arouses envy of Italy?” the master chef Alain Ducasse replied without hesitation: “Yes, olive oil”. “But which?” insisted Mattioli. “Either Ligurian or Tuscan, it depends on what I’m cooking. But it is one of […]
DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil at Turin’s Salone del Gusto
Thanks to the support of the Councillorship for Agriculture of the Region of Liguria and Unioncamere Liguria, the DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil Protection Consortium will be present at the Salone del Gusto in Turin, which will be held next 25th to 29th October. The Liguria space in Pavilion 1 will host meetings in the […]
DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil at Agricoltura in piazza Liguria, the market of land and sea
Three days dedicated to agriculture in the centre of Genoa organized through the cooperation of the Region of Liguria, the Ligurian Chambers of Commerce and the City of Genoa. In the wonderful setting of the Old Port, on Friday the 21st, Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd, you will be able to stroll […]
Olympics 2012: at “Casa Italia” in London, an Italian Aperitif with DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil
The alliance between the 4 prestigious DOP olive oils (Chianti Classico, Garda, Riviera Ligure and Val di Mazara) has arrived in London for the important events of the Olympics. Thanks to the coordination of the Association of Geographic Indication Consortia (AICIG) and the support of CONI, the 4 DOP olive oils will be offered at […]
Two excellent Ligurian DOP products unite to promote their authenticity
DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil and DOP Genoese Basil, have announced their partnership in the pages of major newspapers and the promotional campaign has been developed thanks to the contribution of the Liguria Region and Unioncamere Liguria. Two excellent products of the region that have come together to inform the general public by emphasizing their […]
DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil billboards in cities of the Region
The DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil Protection Consortium, as part of its various activities to increase knowledge by providing information about the characteristics of DOP Riviera Ligure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, has produced an informational billboard that identifies the production area for protected designation of origin Riviera Ligure Olive Oil. The billboards, which bear the trademark […]
Negotiations on the Quality Package Concluded. AICIG is only partially satisfied with the final result.
Last week, the approval process of the so-called “Quality Package”, which will substantially replace current Regulation (EC) no. 510/06, was concluded in Brussels. The requests made in recent years by the Italian consortium system focused on 3 topics considered central in the discussions held at the EU level: the recognition of a specific role attributed […]