Milan meets PGI Olive Oil from Puglia. Photos from the tasting event

The certified PGI extra virgin oils from Puglia were the protagonists of a major event at Osteria del Treno in Milan, organized by Gambero Rosso in collaboration with the PGI Olive Oil from Puglia Consortium. The event included a public tasting with the presence of producers and a masterclass dedicated to industry professionals, aiming to enhance and highlight the green gold of Puglia and its flagship denomination through the various expressions and types of PGI Olive Oil from Puglia. The most important olive-growing region in Italy, Puglia, is demonstrating year after year that quality and quantity can go hand in hand, offering products that are increasingly sought after in Italy and around the world.

photo by Francesco Vignali

"Our Consortium, in synergy with Gambero Rosso," says Maria Francesca Di Martino, President of the PGI Olive Oil from Puglia Consortium, "is carrying out a series of initiatives in Italy and abroad aimed at promoting the cornerstone product of our region, extra virgin olive oil. Our goal is to make known and recognized, especially to those not involved in the sector, that more than 40% of the high-quality extra virgin olive oil produced in Italy is actually made in Puglia."

The olive oil companies showcased in the tasting

• Taurino - IGP Olio di Puglia monocultivar Leccino
• Pantaleo - IGP Olio di Puglia monocultivar Coratina
• Olearia Clemente - IGP Olio di Puglia (blend di Coratina e Ogliarola)
• Olio Guglielmi - IGP Olio di Puglia monocultivar Coratina
• Frantoio Oleario Congedi - IGP Olio di Puglia (blend di Favolosa e Coratina)
• Frantoio Bitetti - IGP Olio di Puglia monocultivar Coratina
• De Carlo - IGP Olio di Puglia (blend di Coratina, Ogliarola Barese, Leccino, Peranzana)
• Le Ferre - IGP Olio di Puglia monocultivar Coratina
• Di Martino - IGP Olio di Puglia monocultivar Coratina

The Food proposal and wines of the evening:

During the event, guests could also enjoy the gastronomic specialties of the companies: Le 4 Contrade | Il Quadrato Delle Rose | Masseria Cusmai | Masseria Miscioscia, and some of the most representative dishes of Osteria del Treno: Fava bean and chicory velouté | Risotto Milanese with extra virgin olive oil | Beef tartare, as well as a rich selection of Apulian wines in the different expressions of Primitivo di Manduria PDO, Salice Salentino PDO, and Brindisi PDO.

Initiative carried out within the framework of the "Program for the economic, social, and environmental regeneration of the Jonico-Salentino territory affected by Xylella Fastidiosa, Virtuous Roots", financed under the MIPAAF Notice No. 10900 of 17.02.2020 "Xylella District Contracts".