Our olive oil

Malcesine is proud of its precious olive oil, produced from olive groves cultivated in an oasis, situated between the foggy Po Valley and the eternal glaciers of the Alps. The termal action produced by the waters of the lake has made it possible to cultivate olives since the earliest times of the Roman, and perhaps the Etruscan colonists. The slow maturation of the olives permits the production of an oil of superior quality, rich in vitamins, which has an eztremely reduced level of acidity, of 0,10-0,30 with a golden green colour. It later assumes warmer tones of colour upon maturation. In addition to being a delicate and light dressing to use on salads and vegetables, pasta, soups, meat and fish, or simply on bread alone, olve il must also be taken into consideration for its universally recognised properties as a veritable medicine. Regular consuption of olive oil is extremely beneficial to the human organism and attenuates the effects produced by the action of free radicals and reduces the percentage of so-called "bad" cholesterol l.d.l.