Organic Extra Virgin

Olive Oil

Due Leoni is an organic olive oil from one of the most ancient, but least-known areas of Italy, the Sabine hills north of Rome. Magnificent natural scenery, Roman ruins, medieval fortresses, and monasteries are home to an olive oil already legendary in ancient Rome.

Method: We use biological methods to cultivate 26 hectares of olive groves, divided between pastures with olive trees, and dedicated plots, situated at 400 m. altitude.

Characteristics: Due Leoni olive oil has low acidity, a low percentage of peroxides, and a high percentage of polyphenols. The low percentage of peroxides ensures that the oil does not change consistency easily and can thus be stored longer. The high percentage of polyphenols indicates the presence of the fruit, and guarantees stability for the oil, and a high antioxidant effect.

Due Leoni is harvested with the care of an artisanal product, in the best tradition of Italian agriculture, which spans millennia with its wisdom, spiritual, and health benefits.

 We offer three products, available following the yearly harvests:

Due Leoni Carboncella - Due Leoni Carboncella Antica - Due Leoni Locus

Wine

INUNA, 2019, white wine, is obtained from organic grapes of Trebbiano, Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia del Lazio varieties. Alcohol 13.5° %. 750ml bottle.

The name of the wine (in-una, i.e., “in one”) reflects an innovation in our wine blend originating from a harvest good in quality, but so limited in quantity as to prevent the production of the two sorts of white wine we usually feature. Trebbiano and Malvasia del Lazio on the one hand, and Malvasia di Candia on the other, were separately processed very low in sulphates and then assembled. One-third of the blend rested four months in barriques before joining the two thirds that remained in steel reservoirs.

Marmalade

We deliver the organic produce of our Sicilian family farm in Mineo (Catania) to a nearby artisanal producer who manufactures four types of citrus marmalades according to our family recipes: Bitter Orange, Tarocco Blood Orange, Mandarin, and Tarocco Orange with chili pepper. Since no thickening agent is added to the thinly cut orange peel, the result is soft and slightly fluid, making it ideal for accompanying yoghurt, cheese, or bread.

Vinegar

Our red wine, a blend of Sangiovese, Montepulciano and Ciliegiolo, rests in half-full barriques until it constitutes a piquant and savory vinegar that complements our olive oil for wonderful salad dressings and marinades, or even beverages.