Del Carmine

The farmhouse created by the Roversi family is different: the accommodation and cultivation of the products offered to the guests, are combined with many other activities that represent an added value for everyone who comes into contact with this family. The Roversi's activities include a restaurant, a summer camp for children, a shop with direct sale of local products, a line of cosmetics and chocolate made with Del Carmine extra virgin olive oil, and, above all, their Oleo de la Marchia. The hills near Ancona are the cradle of Del Carmine's extra virgin olive oil, a perfect expression of the love for the territory that drives Antonio, his wife Laura, their daughter Antonella and all their collaborators, including the cat Oliva, the farm's mascot. The Roversi family obtains its oil from the 11,000 plants that embellish their property. The olive grove covers an area of about 20 hectares. Harvesting takes place using mechanical shakers and begins in early October through mid-November. Immediately after the harvest, the olives reach the oil mill located in the center of the olive grove, and are processed in a continuous cycle plant with a two-phase processing system.

The varieties of olive trees cultivated by the Roversi family are Leccino, Tenera Ascolana and Frantoio. Four different extra virgin olive oils are created from their processing: three single varieties and one blend. The oil is packaged in dark glass bottles, to prevent light from altering its taste, or in an original flexible aluminum packaging. All packaging is made of recyclable material to minimize the impact on the environment.

Antonio Roversi, university professor and consultant, puts the idea of an innovative and sustainable agriculture, leading to unique products into practice, day after day, in the family business.