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Il Triangolo Dell'olio
There seems to be an eternal battle between the Italians and the Greeks for olive oil supremacy, and the stakes have now been raised by an Italian trio of producers. Two brothers, Giovanni and Paolo Bulgari, alongside their fellow olive grove owner Giulio Figarolo, joined forces to create a set of three specially blended olive oils, entitled Triangolo Dell'Olio. Each of the collaborators has a grove in a different rural area of Italy - Umbria, Lazio and Toscana - and they have blended their olives in different ratios to create the set. Using Frantoio, Moraiolo and Leccino olives in different proportions has meant that, although there are subtle differences between the oils, each blend is in harmony with the others in taste and smell, and they share notes of artichokes and almonds. The set comes either hidden inside an illustrated book or encased in the smaller 'Triangolino' box.
€90, Triangolo dell'olio 3 bott da 100cc; €35, Triangolo dell'olio 3 bott da 250cc; www.concarma.com
Writer: Rosa Bertoli