There’s nothing like a really good olive oil. We came across some while visiting Antonella Manuli, the owner of La Maliosa who crafts not only natural wines but also award winning organic extra virgin olive oils. Find out in this article what we discovered on our recent visit to La Maliosa farm in Maremma, Tuscany. And start enjoying the delicious and healthy ways to use amazing extra virgin olive oils, like those of La Maliosa, for your own meals and entertainment with family and friends.

There is an area of Tuscany, off the beaten track of cypress trees and postcard Tuscany. It has a wild and natural beauty that calls to nature lovers, yet is steeped in history, beauty and hidden culture. This is the Maremma.

Where is Maremma, Tuscany? Why visit Maremma?

Travel with us to discover its towns perched on tuff stone cliffs, vineyards, and ancient roads cut deep into the rock in this article.

During our last VeroTalk with Antonella Manuli, founder of La Maliosa farm and winery, we learned how she took the road less traveled with her vision turned to reality of starting her own farm and making natural wine in the wild west of Tuscany, Maremma. Read Antonella’s story here, and the twists and turns she took, in taking a walk on the wild side making natural wine and organic olive oil in Maremma.

We often hear that Extra Virgin Olive Oil is good for you, but do you know why? Explore with us the many health benefits that come from Extra Virgin Olive Oil from warding off diseases to reducing stress.

It is not often thought about, but the wine and olive oil worlds are very similar. Just like with wine, tasting and pairing extra virgin olive oils bring new aspects of the oil to light. What olive oil is best for salads? What olive oil is best for cooking? Read this article to learn how to taste olive oil and pair it with foods.

Why do they call extra virgin olive oil ‘extra virgin’? What is so special about it?

Find out the secrets to making delicious olive oil from the olive oil maker of La Maliosa farm in Tuscany.

In this part two of our series on sustainability in the wine industry, we dive into Regenerative Agriculture: why is it good for you, for the planet, but also creates better wine.

What makes a wine a ‘natural wine’? How can I know I am buying a wine that is made sustainably? Explore the various approaches to sustainability in wine, from farming to production in this article

Maremma, an undiscovered part of Tuscany, where natural wine and olive oil producer La Maliosa is based, is heaped in history and tradition. This recipe for ‘Acqua Cotta’, came about as a soup for the poor, yet is hearty and rich in nutrients. It goes great with La Maliosa’s Saturnia Bianco orange wine. Recipe inside!

Antonella Manuli, owner and founder of La Maliosa Farm and Winery and Olive Mill, first started in the wine industry over a decade ago when she was inspired to produce a wine that not only exemplified superior quality but was also made in a sustainable manner.

Not surprisingly, as we consumers have become more conscious of what’s on our plates, demand for organic food has increased, along with knowing where it comes from and how it was farmed and made. Is wine next?