Olive oil is the oldest oil recorded in the human history. An enigma of taste and aroma,which history remembers as the oil of the gods. In this beautiful landscape lies the undisputed leader in olive oils – "Southern Italy". Southern Italy's history is literally soaked in the aroma of olive which translates into presence of state of the art production houses, latest techniques and resultant variety of olive oil which is par excellence in all its glory Olives are a distinctive feature of the landscape in this region overlooking the Adriatic in the east and the Ionian Seam to southwest.

Miles and Miles of countryside are used exclusively for olive production, with the twisted trunks of olive trees emerging from the red earth and the silvery foliage shining against the blue sky. And this is where the farm is to be found, midway between the cities of Bari and Brindisi, in a land that has always had a vocation for olive cultivation.

It is a fascinating landscape, combining the undisputed beauty of the age-old trees with the hard work needed to cultivate them; indeed, this hard work is evident in the white dry-stone walls which separate the estates. The oils from this region are fruity and light Puglia's economy has always been inextricably bound to olive production. In fact, oil production is a real resource for the region, particularly the area around Bari. Authentic Mediterranean oil from Puglia is now enjoyed worldwide.

The quality of our products is in some senses due to our technical equipment, our analyses and our control procedures, but the most important factor is our decades of knowhow.

A passion for oil, handed down from generation to generation, from father to son, and which inevitably proved contagious for everyone in the company.

An understanding of oil based on a constantly-evolving mind-map, made up of qualities, bouquets and Flavours which change from one place to another, based on which variety (or cultivar), which oil press and which production techniques are used. And our knowledge extends beyond the frontiers of Apulia, and even beyond those of Italy, to include the whole of the Mediterranean basin and all the olive oil-producing regions of the world.

This all comes together in olive-oil tasting, the most important test that every blend, and even every batch of olive oil must first of all be good enough to pass.

New scientific discoveries have demonstrated that Extra Virgin Olive Oil needs a lot of attention, from the stages of olive cultivation and extraction in the mill, to storage and consumption. With the extraction of Olive Oil, a natural process of reduction of its taste and smell features and nutritional properties begins. It is therefore essential for Extra Virgin Olive Oil to be rich in flavour from extraction and for its natural aging process to be monitored.

This is the reason why the CEQ Consortium have set a series of rules and procedures to establish what to do and what to avoid in order to produce and preserve high quality olive oil in a perfect way.

As a guarantee, the CEQ Consortium carry out thorough checks to make sure that end consumers, at home or at the restaurant, enjoy a product with excellent nutritional properties and appreciate the typical flavour of Oil after extraction. The soul of this high quality Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an integral procedural document containing more than 100 operating rules here summarized in a short excellence decalogue.

Leonardo brings to India just not any other olive oil, rather is brings to you a history that unites three different centuries, carried forward by four generations of Apulian entrepreneurs, who have each contributed to create a taste which truly unique and a product which is state of the art.

Leonardo Olive oil is manufactured by crushing the choicest of the world class olives which Italy has to offer.

Each bottle is carefully manufactured in Italy and go through an elaborate testing rigor, before it leaves the shores of Italy to delight you in your journey of health cooking.