Along with the vine, the olive tree is one of the oldest known cultivated trees in the world. Olive oil, like wine, offers a wide range of flavors, colors and aromas that vary with the nature of the soil and climate where the olives are cultivated, type of olive and pressing process used.

Over centuries the Italians have mastered the ability to take a little basic dough, top it or fill it with a variety of sweet or savoury ingredients to create authentic and delicious produce – everything from world’s favourite pizza to mouth-watering regional and local specialities.