About Us
The Family history
Grandfather Delio, from Rigali like the olive trees he planted.
Massimo, and his memory that gives the name to the oil.
After the Second World War, Italy was trying to get back on its feet. The tenacity of the Italians did not fail, and they began the reconstruction; among these millions of people was also Grandfather Delio, born in the small village of Rigali, at the foot of Monte Penna, in a family of farmers.
He knew hunger and hard work, and he responded with the desire to grow and improve.
Life led him to make choices far from the countryside, but he could never detach himself from the scent of the earth, he could never fall out of love with the color of the fields, the clods withered by the sun, the color of the wheat in summer, the olive trees beaten by the wind!
Yes, the olive trees… his great passion that he passed on first to his children and then to us grandchildren.
Mattia and I thus perpetuate what has always, season after season, marked the time of a family.
Gathering together, at the beginning of autumn, in our land. Harvesting the olives, all together and strictly by hand. Making an EVO oil that honors memories and bonds: few, precious, unique. 500 numbered bottles.
Simplicity and truth are the only things that really matter. They come from within.
We cannot fake them.
The expert
Mattia
Elder brother, the caretaker of the centuries-old olive groves: he oversees their transition to organic farming, pruning and tending the land so that the plants continue to give us a top quality EVO oil.
The agronomist
Samuele
Younger brother, the oil sommelier: he is in charge of quality control, verifying that each year’s work has resulted in an oil with a unique flavour.
He who does research and creates recipes for exclusive blends like Umbro.
