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Extravirgin olive oil: the liquid gold from Italy

A oliveExtra virgin olive oil Gargiulo was born in a old oil mill located in the hills of Sorrento - Italy, a land traditionally devoted to the cultivation of olives. Since 1849 the company Gargiulo is dedicated to the production of the best italian olive oil.
A century and more of history that have changed the technology, but that has remained unchanged passion we devote to our oil and the quality of our products.
Among the most significant productions of the company Gargiulo you have: the SYRENUM, extra virgin olive oil DOP in Sorrento Peninsula, the SYRRENTUM, extravergine olive oil obtained from the best selected on the peninsula, the VENUS, extra virgin organic olive oil produced from organic farming and the exclusive oils from citrus flavors and aromas unique to the renowned lemons and oranges of Sorrento, a union who marries the most famous local products of the area. All productions have won many awards for their culinary properties and healthy.
Today you can buy online our italian olive oil and our in-oil food . Directly from the mill at the table, to bring healthy and beneficial properties of the liquid gold Sorrento in the diet every day... Discover now the best italian olive oil.

 

History

The history of Italian olive oil production has ancient origins, whose traces are lost in mythology. The first traces of oil production in the Sorrento peninsula go back to the Greeks. The ancient Greek inhabitants of the Sorrento peninsula producing oil crushing mills in crude oil through the limestone. The settlers were then used to bring in homage to the shrine of the goddess Athena, in Punta Campanella, amphorae filled with olive oil produced in Sorrento.
Since then the olive oil has always been part of the tradition of Sorrento and the Sorrento peninsula..

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Awards and Recognition

Slow Food 2005 Slow Food 2006 Sirena d'oro 2006 Ercole Olivario
XIV edizione 2006
Banco Assaggio
olio D.O.P Italiane