Alessio Casaretto

On the terraces of Leivi, where dry stone walls define the Genoese coast, Alessio Casaretto cultivates Taggiasca olives and their local ecotypes. The only denomination bottled is Riviera Ligure DOP: an extra virgin olive oil with a sweet and balanced fruit, born within a vast area of one hundred and eighty-six municipalities overlooking the sea. It's a portrait of an olive cultivation shaped by stone and steep slopes, where each plant laboriously claims its space, and yield allows no shortcuts. Around the oil mill, the producer combines agronomic skill with contemporary infrastructure: photovoltaic systems and electric charging stations speak of a cultivation philosophy rooted in its energetic present, not in folklore. Those who ascend to Leivi can stop for a visit and a guided tasting, following the oil from harvest to pressing and personally verifying how ancient practices and new machinery coexist on the same terrace.

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