SENISE JEWLS

I.G.P. EXCELLENCE: EVO OIL AND CRUSCHI PEPPERS

IN THE HEART OF BASILICATA, OVERLOOKING LAKE MONTE COTUGNO AND NESTLED AMONG THE SUNNY HILLS OF SENISE, LIES AN ALL-ITALIAN EXCELLENCE: A FARM THAT GROWS SENISE I.G.P. CRUSCHI PEPPERS AND PRODUCES LUCANO BIOLOGICO I.G.P. EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. HERE, THE RED, FERTILE SOIL, MILD CLIMATE AND FARMING EXPERTISE COME TOGETHER IN AN ART THAT HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN FOR GENERATIONS. EVERY PRODUCT IS 100% ARTISANAL, MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATURAL CYCLES AND THE CULTURE OF THE AREA. THERE IS NO INDUSTRY, NO MIDDLEMEN: A SHORT, ZERO-KILOMETRE SUPPLY CHAIN, WHERE EVERY STEP FROM CULTIVATION TO PROCESSING TAKES PLACE ON THE SAME FARM AND IN THE SAME AREA. CHOOSING THESE PRODUCTS MEANS SAVOURING THE REAL LUCANIA, MADE UP OF SLOW GESTURES, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND A GENUINE PASSION FOR QUALITY. THE REGION IS ONE OF THE LEAST INDUSTRIALISED IN ITALY, WITH THE POPULATION MAINLY FOCUSED ON TERTIARY SECTOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FISHING AND AGRICULTURE. IN THESE AREAS, IT IS HOT FOR EIGHT MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND NATURE BLENDS WITH MANY SMALL ANCIENT VILLAGES AND POPULAR TRADITIONS.

WHAT DOES I.G.P. CERTIFICATION MEAN?

THE ACRONYM IGP STANDS FOR INDICAZIONE GEOGRAFICA PROTETTA (PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION) AND IS AWARDED TO TRADITIONAL ITALIAN PRODUCTS THAT FOLLOW STRICT REGULATIONS TO PRESERVE THEIR QUALITY AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. WHEN A FOOD PRODUCT OBTAINS I.G.P. CERTIFICATION, IT MEANS THAT THE RAW MATERIAL IS GROWN, HARVESTED, PROCESSED AND TRANSFORMED IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. OUR PRODUCER IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE REGION, EAST OF THE FAMOUS VILLAGE OF SENISE (APPROXIMATELY 6,000 INHABITANTS) IN THE LUCANIAN HILLS. IN FACT, IGP-CERTIFIED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ADD THE NAME OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA TO THE PRODUCT NAME, SUCH AS SENISE IGP CRUSCHI PEPPERS AND LUCANO IGP EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL. G.P. FURTHERMORE, CERTIFICATION BODIES AND AUTHORISED CONTROL BODIES CARRY OUT PERIODIC CHECKS TO GUARANTEE AUTHENTICITY AND QUALITY.