The company

The farm, covering a total of 15 hectares in a single body , is located in the territorial area of ​​the Alto Tammaro Mountain Community and precisely in the municipality of Morcone in the Pagliarelle locality, an uncontaminated area of ​​the southern Apennines at an altitude between 500 and 600 meters above sea level.

The company founded in 1929 by Gabriele Senior originally had a cereal zootechnical focus, with olive and wine productions. In 1999 with the management of Giacomo (second generation) the specialization to olive farm was started. In 2004 with an olive grove area of ​​4.15 hectares, the conversion to organic farming was carried out, pursuing the principle of maximum healthiness of the foods produced with maximum respect for the environment. In the following years new olive groves were planted.

In 2014 the management passed to the brothers Gabriele Junior and Angela (third generation), young entrepreneurs in their early twenties, full of enthusiasm and desire to do. In January 2016, the last 2.50 hectares were planted which completed the investment of the entire company cultivable area with olive trees.

In 2019 the management returned to Giacomo.

  • New York International Olive Oil Competition 2023

    Gold medal at one of the most prestigious international competitions in the world, the 2023 NYIOOC

  • Guide to Extra Virgin Olive Oils - Slow Food 2023

    The selection of our company in the Slow Food guide for the year 2023 for the Monicé and Ortice oils has been reconfirmed

  • Mention of Merit - EXTRABIO 2022

    Mention of Merit - Selection of Organic Oils from Campania

  • AIPO International Silver Competition 2021

    1st place for our ORTICE

  • Guide to Extra Virgin Olive Oils - Slow Food 2021

    The selection of our company in the Slow Food guide for the year 2021 has been reconfirmed

  • Guide to Extra Virgin Olive Oils - Slow Food 2020

    As a company, the Olivicola Cassetta has been selected by the Slow Food guide.

  • Extra Campania Competition 2020

    2nd place for our ORTICE as intense fruity

  • Guide of Italian Monovarietal Oils drawn up by Assam

    Sensory evaluation form of our Ortice in the ASSAM 2020 guide

  • Guide of Italian Monovarietal Oils drawn up by Assam

    Sensory evaluation form of our Monicella in the ASSAM 2020 guide

  • Guide to Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oils from the Campania region

    As a company, the Olivicola Cassetta was selected by the Extrabio Guide from 2016 to 2020 with our Ortice

  • Guide to Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oils from the Campania region

    As a company, the Olivicola Cassetta was selected by the Extrabio Guide in 2018 with our Monicella

  • Certificate of Great Quality - Silver AIPO - 2021

    High Quality Certificate for the Organic Oils category - Intense Fruity - ORTICE variety

  • Extra Campania Competition 2021 - 1st Light Fruity Place

    1st place for our ORTICE as light fruity in 2021

  • AIPO International Silver Competition Award 2021

    1st place for our ORTICE

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MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF PASSION

Our oils are certified and guaranteed organic, the certification covers the entire supply chain, from the field to the bottling, so you have a full guarantee of the wholesomeness of the product, free of toxic residues. Furthermore, buying organic products encourages environmentally friendly agriculture that protects useful insects such as bees, ladybugs and others that fight harmful insects.

100% organic products
  • Quality

    The certainty of bringing a genuine and safe product to the table. The Bioagricert control body certifies the quality of our product and guarantees its traceability in all its production processes, from the care of the olive groves in the field, to phytosanitary defense and fertilization, as well as the collection and extraction of the oil through mills authorized to obtain of organic extra virgin olive oil, up to the last phase which is the bottling and labeling of the oil.

  • Organic

    Our olive groves are managed by adopting the cultivation technique with the organic farming method which involves the use of only products of natural origin and the absolute prohibition of using pesticides and chemical synthesis fertilizers. In fact, the natural fertility of the soil is exploited, favoring it with limited interventions, it promotes the biodiversity of the entomology and excludes the use of synthetic products and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

  • Passion

    Our company full of olive groves extends along the Apennine dorsal, between ancient villages and lush hills. The Mediterranean climate that characterizes the area represents the most suitable habitat for varieties such as Ortice, selected over the millennia and typical of the area which, not by chance, is the queen of our olive groves. The passion and dedication that we employ in the care of our olive groves guarantees us an excellent product that fills our hearts with satisfaction and your palates with taste.

The olive groves

When the farm was purchased in 1929, around 60 olive trees were already present on the farm, Gabriele Senior planted other olive trees in the 1930s and 1940s until he reached the number of 120. The olive grove had the sole purpose of producing the oil for family consumption.
In 1999, with the specialization to olive farm, the first 3 hectares were planted with the Monicella variety (original variety of Valle Roveto in the province of L'Aquila), in 2000 the leccino variety was introduced with the planting of about 1, 15 hectares. In 2004 with an olive grove area of ​​4.15 hectares, the conversion to organic farming was carried out, pursuing the principle of maximum healthiness of the foods produced with maximum respect for the environment. In 2005 the first 5 hectares of Ortice were planted, a typical variety of Sannio in the Benevento area. In 2008 another 2.3 hectares of the Ortice variety were planted. In January 2016, with the planting of 2.5 hectares in Ortice, the investment of the entire company UAA in olive trees was completed.
In 2015, bottling and labeling began with four different product lines, three monovarietal oils ORTICE, LECCINO, MONICELLA and a blend.

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