Award-Winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Our Family Legacy
Casale Sonnino is home to more than 740 olive trees that date back hundreds of years. The crew harvests roughly 20 varieties of olives each October, primarily Rosciola, Carboncella, Frantoio, and Tuscan Leccino. They are cold pressed at a local mill within hours from picking to preserve the health benefits and ensure maximum freshness.
Like fine wine, our extra virgin olive oil varies in flavor, texture, and aroma from year to year. That’s due to weather, rainfall, and even the location of each tree on the property. Each year’s total yield fluctuates, but our expertise and love for the process always gets stronger.
In October 2020, we produced a unique oil from the first day’s pressing of mostly ascolana olives as well as an excellent Casale Sonnino Extra Virgin blend that earned a Gold Medal from the well-respected New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) in May 2021. This tops the two silver medals we have won in past years. We’re very proud of our handiwork!
A Hands-On Learning Experience
Visit the Casale Sonnino during harvest season and experience a day in the life of an olive oil producer. Help lay down nets to capture every olive or station yourself at the barn where they are separated from the twigs and leaves. Later that day, take a trip to the mill to watch the olive oil production process from start to finish. And most importantly, be one of the first to taste the new vintage.
Throughout the year, you can tour our oliara to see where olive oil is stored. Along the way, make sure to check out the Roman walls, cistern, and house-made wine aging in large vats beneath the villa. Adventurers can head further into underground caves and learn more about the property’s history from the owner.
From Our Olive Groves to Your Kitchen
Join our mailing list! Our award-winning extra virgin olive oil is harvested each October. It is filtered and packaged at the Casale and exported to the USA, where it is available for purchase exclusively through the Casale’s co-owner located on Long Island, NY.
Our gold medal award-winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil – October 2020 Harvest – will arrive stateside in July 2021. We sell it directly to family, friends and “passaparola” – word of mouth. If you are interested in being notified when the shipment arrives and would like to receive a price list, please enter your contact information here:
