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Favololio, extra virgin olive oil from Favolosa
“It's called Favolosa. And the oil it gives is truly fabulous.”
Extra virgin olive oil by Primoljo, in Casarano, made from the Favolosa cultivar: a new olive tree that has proved able to resist Xylella and to give an oil of great quality.
Favolosa cultivar Primoljo, Casarano 500 ml
Among the many olive cultivars of Puglia there is a new and promising one: Favolosa. It has no romantic, age-old history, but we love it just as much. Why? Because this tree has been an answer to the scourge of Xylella: it has proved highly resistant to the bacterium, and at the same time able to give an oil of great quality.
Favololio is exactly that: the extra virgin olive oil made from Favolosa, produced by Primoljo in Casarano, in the province of Lecce, from local olives. An oil with a rich and complex taste, to enhance every dish.
The variety
Favolosa, an olive cultivar born against Xylella
Favolosa is an olive cultivar created in the laboratory, and it quickly became known for two reasons: its resistance to Xylella and its ability to give a high-quality extra virgin olive oil. The tree has grown beautiful, strong, sturdy and extraordinarily productive.
It was born as a direct response to the devastation caused by Xylella fastidiosa, the bacterium that struck the olive groves of Puglia. For many olive growers in Puglia it has become a symbol of hope and innovation: a way to keep growing olives without giving up the quality of the oil.
At a glance
Why this oil is different
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A new cultivar
Favolosa is not an ancient variety: it is a recent olive tree, created in the laboratory.
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Resistant to Xylella
It has proved highly resistant to the bacterium that struck the olive groves of Puglia.
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Local olives
Primoljo makes it exclusively by milling top-quality local olives.
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Milled right after harvest
The olives go to the mill as soon as they are picked, with modern equipment that keeps the fragrance of the fruit in the oil.
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The producer
Primoljo, in Casarano: tradition and innovation
Primoljo is a family-run company in Casarano (LE) that has been producing extra virgin olive oil from Puglia for over 50 years, exclusively by milling top-quality local olives. Harvesting and processing are done with modern equipment and the right methods, so that all the fragrance of the fruit passes into the oil.
Milling takes place right after the harvest, in modern mills that preserve the organoleptic qualities of the oil. It is the balance between tradition and innovation the company has always pursued: new technologies, never at the expense of quality, and care for sustainability and biodiversity in the fields. Primoljo also produces our Organic IGP Puglia Oil and Olivum DOP Terra d'Otranto.
Product sheet
At a glance
| Product |
Extra virgin olive oil |
| Cultivar |
Favolosa |
| Producer |
Primoljo, Casarano (LE) |
| Olives |
Local, milled right after harvest |
| Taste |
Rich and complex |
| Size |
500 ml bottle |
FAQ
Everything you want to know
What is Favolosa?
It is an olive cultivar created in the laboratory, known for its resistance to Xylella and for the high-quality extra virgin olive oil it gives. Favololio is the oil made from it.
Why all the talk about Xylella?
Xylella fastidiosa is the bacterium that devastated the olive groves of Puglia. Favolosa has proved highly resistant, which is why it has become a symbol of hope for the region's olive growers.
Who makes it?
Primoljo, a family-run company in Casarano, in the province of Lecce, that has been producing extra virgin olive oil from Puglia for over 50 years.
What does it taste like?
A rich and complex taste that enhances every dish.
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Taste it to believe it
A new cultivar, resistant to Xylella, and an extra virgin olive oil with a rich and complex taste: Primoljo's Favololio, in a 500 ml bottle.
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