We select oils.
We tell the story behind them.
Olivarum was created to select, explain and bring closer extra virgin olive oils that truly express a producer, a place and a cultivar.
We do not build a catalogue to be large. We build it to be relevant.
We discover producers, study places and harvests, and taste every oil before deciding what enters Olivarum.
We discover
Producers, places and cultivars. In guides and beyond them.
We taste
We assess cleanliness, balance, complexity and identity.
We select
Only what adds something to the collection.
Olive oil deserves more space.
Extra virgin olive oil has accompanied kitchens, places and cultures for thousands of years, yet it is still too often reduced to a commodity: an indistinct ingredient.
Olivarum begins here: with the belief that a great olive oil deserves the same attention we give to wine, coffee or any product capable of expressing a place and the work of the people who make it.
Behind every oil is a precise choice.
Behind every oil we select there is a producer, a place and a decision about how to grow, harvest and transform the fruit. We look for producers with a clear vision of their work and the ability to preserve it over time.
From Italy to Istria, from Spain to France: we are not looking for geographical completeness. We are looking for oils that have something to say.
Selection remains a personal decision.
Olivarum is a project by Alessandro Pavoni, who directly curates the selection and tastes the oils before they enter the catalogue. The search begins with producers, places and new harvests, without delegating the final decision to awards or rankings.
He lives between Dublin and Rome: two cities from which Olivarum looks at olive oil with a European and international perspective.
Choose better, not more.
Olivarum is for those who want to understand what they are buying and why. Each oil is presented through its origin, cultivar, profile, producer and context of use, making the choice more informed and less accidental.
Whether you already know extra virgin olive oil well or are only beginning to choose it more carefully, the starting point is the same: knowing what is in front of you and why it was selected.
Olivarum, beyond the catalogue.
The selection
Extra virgin olive oils selected one by one, from different producers and places.
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