Agraria Riva del Garda

Region: Trentino Alto Adige

Company name: Agraria Riva del Garda

Location: San Nazzaro – Riva del Garda (Trento)

Historical context and birth of the company

The Riva del Garda Agricultural Association was born in 1926, with the aim of promoting and supporting agriculture in Upper Garda. The winery was founded in 1957, while in 1965 the oil mill business began. Since 2000 we have been a cooperative company, to give greater importance to the production activities of the Winery and the Oil Mill, with constant renewal and technical updating of the systems, at the forefront in their respective sectors. Garda Trentino is an area with an unusual climate, mitigated by Lake Garda and exacerbated by the Dolomites, a Mediterranean microclimate in an Alpine context. In winter, the great lake of Garda cools slowly, giving the surrounding area a much milder and more temperate climate than its latitude.
The alternation of temperate and cold breezes create excellent conditions for both the vine and the olive tree, already known to the Celts and Romans, who planted the first vineyards and olive groves here over 2,000 years ago. The conservation of the territory in its uniqueness and beauty is the territorial mission that we have set ourselves, an incomparable landscape that must be preserved.

“It is the passion for our land, for our territory that unites us”.

The 46 ° Parallelo line offers three types of extra virgin olive oil distinguished by organoleptic characteristics and chemical properties, which make it a fundamental ingredient to enhance various culinary preparations, contributing to a healthy, tasty and balanced diet.
The 46 ° Parallelo branded bottles are characterized by an exclusive packaging: three personalized and colored bottles with an innovative process that guarantees total protection from external light, in order to preserve all the qualities of extra virgin oil over time. The consumption of extra virgin olive oil contributes to physical and mental well-being, especially if used daily together with a healthy lifestyle and moderate physical activity.
Extra virgin oil is rich in polyphenols, natural antioxidants, which give the product greater longevity and counteract negative molecules in the human body. Two of these, oleuropein and holoecanthal, have analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. The extra virgin oil also contains oleic acid, very precious for health, and the two essential fatty acids, linoleic acid (omega-6) and linolenic acid (omega-3).
Extra virgin olive oil is a very useful food, very digestible and suitable for all ages.

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• Sol D’oro: first classified light fruity 2009, finalist in 2010/2011 editions
  
• Medium fruity Silver Silver and Organic Silver Silver 46th Parallel 2014
  
• Sol d’Argento Organic 46th Parallel and Great Mention 2013/2015
  
• Great Mention medium fruity / organic (46 ° Parallel) / monovarietal 2016/2017/2019
  
• Great Biological Mention 46th Parallel 2020
  
• Ercole Olivario: Finalist 2006/2007, Amphora Olearia Special Prize 2012, Selected Premium List 2015, Second Prize 2018, Second Prize 46th Parallel 2019
  
• L’Orrciolo d’Oro 2019: First Prize PDO and PGI, First Prize Intense Fruity PDO, First Prize Intense Fruity (Special Award for best monovarietal), Second Prize Medium Fruity 46th Parallel Organic, Distinction Medium Fruity $ 6th Parallel
  
• Other prestigious awards won: Sirena D’Oro – Garda DOP Oil – AIPO Interregional Association of Olive Producers – Los Angeles International Olive Oli – New York Olive Oil Competition Gold Award – Japan Olive Oil Prize – Der Feinschmecker
  
• Selected on the Flos Olei and Gambero Rosso guides