The good oil
Sambucaro: A boutique producer of olive oil in Umbria, Italy
Our home among the olive trees and woods up the side of an isolated hill has the feeling of being on top of the world. At an elevation around 450 to 500 meters above sea level, our location at Sambucaro is atmospheric. The Niccone valley connects two bodies of water, the upper Tiber River with Lago Trasimeno. This means that mist is frequently present, especially when the nights are colder. Fortunately our house mostly sits above this cloud, which then appears like a magnificent white sea lapping along the edges of the valley slopes.
Our olive oil is made from the first pressing of olives grown only on our estate. The whole process of cultivating the olives and milling the oil is done without resort to chemicals and without the use of heat or other intervention.