La Collina Blu Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500ML

In 2020, Åsa Johansson started producing extra virgin olive oil with her husband Stefano and their business partner Francesco Biagiotti. Through Stefano's work as an engineer, specialising in developing olive oil presses, he met Francesco, the steward of a few hectares of olive trees in Bagno a Ripoli. Bagno a Ripoli is a scenic village that sits on the outskirts of Florence. The trio's olive groves are so close to the historical metropolis that you can see the city's iconic duomo peeking out between the trees. A journalist by trade who hails from Sweden, Åsa became fascinated with Italy's culture of food and wine. The name La Collina Blu is a tribute to the beautiful blue light surrounding the Tuscan hill just before sunset - but is also inspired by her upbringing in a working-class enclave in Sweden called "Blue Hill". La Collina Blu’s name and label are a tribute to the apartment building Åsa grew up in as well as a reflection of the Tuscan beauty surrounding her today. As she describes it: in Blue Hill, kids start out with very little, but with a bit of love and trust, they are capable of giving back much more than you could ever imagine, just like olive trees.