Sofia, Dante, Giuseppe & I have just returned from our annual olive harvest in Sicily (Giuseppe & Sofia pictured left). The olives in Gerbino were a little thin on the trees this year, but still produced the most delicious extra virgin olive oil. It's always good to get away and stand in the midst of the olive grove with the sun on our backs and beautiful biancolilla olives at our finger tips. We also took the opportunity to visit our fantastic producers - Mamma Andrea, the Scalia family and our great team of beekeepers in Cattolica Eraclea - all as inspiring as ever. In fact we can't wait for our first consignment of stock arriving next week. Tastings in Sicily are always a delight and this time was no exception - from panettone made with Sicilian almonds, oranges and lemons to the most amazing nero d'avola jelly made to accompany cheese or add to a fruit salad. We'll be looking at adding these and others to the veru range over the next six months.
