November is the month of novo oil in Tuscany so our chef Roberto Zanieri, alias Jerry, has chosen as recipe of the month, a typical Tuscan, that allows to appreciate it: it’s Bruschetta in three moves by Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort. (more…)
On November 13th, Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resorthas closed the 2011 season: we take a few months of rest to better prepare the next year. We take this opportunity to thank all those who chose our resort for their holidays in our 20th birthday and for all the events you have organized here with us! Thanks to L’Oreal for the presentation of the new hair line “Nature Series“, Thanks to Nancy Harmon Jenkins for the wonderful experience of AmOrolio! (more…)
As wine, extra-virgin olive oilhas different characteristics depending on the quality of olives (cultivars), the area where plants are grown and the process of production. L’Olio di Cosimo is a blend produced at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort by early 2000. Obtained from cultivars Frantoio, Leccino, Pendolino, Moraiolo, Piangente and Correggiolo, all grown in our olive grove and processed in our mill, the oil has all the quality requirements for the certification by TREE, an association that brings together best producers of extra-virgin olive oil in the world. (more…)
If the olive harvest must be done carefully to avoid damage of the fruit, the more delicate process to obtain an extra-virgin olive oil quality is definitely working in the mill. Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort has its own a mill that manages the entire process of production of our Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil ensuring the best quality product. (more…)
November is the month of novo oil in Tuscany so our chef Roberto Zanieri, alias Jerry, has chosen as recipe of the month, a typical Tuscan, that allows to appreciate it: it’s Bruschetta in three moves by Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort.
On November 13th, Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resorthas closed the 2011 season: we take a few months of rest to better prepare the next year. We take this opportunity to thank all those who chose our resort for their holidays in our 20th birthday and for all the events you have organized here with us! […]
As wine, extra-virgin olive oilhas different characteristics depending on the quality of olives (cultivars), the area where plants are grown and the process of production. L’Olio di Cosimo is a blend produced at Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort by early 2000. Obtained from cultivars Frantoio, Leccino, Pendolino, Moraiolo, Piangente and Correggiolo, all grown in our olive […]
If the olive harvest must be done carefully to avoid damage of the fruit, the more delicate process to obtain an extra-virgin olive oil quality is definitely working in the mill. Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort has its own a mill that manages the entire process of production of our Tuscan extra-virgin olive oil ensuring […]
The olive harvest in Tuscany begins in late October and early November, just when the olives have reached their perfect stage of ripeness—actually a little under-ripe as they turn from green to black. It’s called invaiatura in Italian, veraisonin English. At Villa Campestri, we harvest all our olives by hand. It takes longer than using […]
In Tuscany, the olive tree was considered sacred since Etruscan times, not only for religious reasons: the oil obtained was of great value and was exported throughout the Mediterranean basin. In Mugello, the cultivation of olive trees came later than the southern part of Tuscany, mostly because of the weather a little bit colder. In […]
Gabbianello Oasis on the Bilancino Lake is not the only oasis in Mugello. From this year there is a new protected area: the Oasis of Covigliaio, Firenzuola.
If you want to turn your boring business meeting into an interesting creative moments, or you are planning a special event that you want to be remembered, then, in the heart of Tuscany there is the place for you: Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort.