ANTICO FRANTOIO MURAGLIA
With over five generations of olive-oil producing history, the Muraglia family still follows the traditions and processes first established by Nonno Savino all those years ago in Andria, grinding the olives no longer than 24 hours after harvesting them before cold pressing them into batches of silky olive oil perfection.
In addition to our expertise in olive growing and harvesting, we also invest in continual research to discover new production and packaging innovations—an investment that helps us to not merely claim to have the best Italian olive oil in the world—but to know without a doubt that we do!
We’re as sure of it as we are that Nonno Savino would be exceedingly proud that the olive oil that still flows from our ancient presses today is as true to his vision of uncompromising quality and pure flavor as it was all those decades ago. His belief—in his own ability to create an exceptional EVOO, an oil worthy of its place at the head of the table of food lovers in over 40 countries all over the world—never wavered.
And neither will ours.
THE BIG OLD TREE
Our history as oil producers begins with this green giant that stands tall over our olive groves – some 40 hectares in the uplands of Murgia. It was Savino Muraglia senior who bought this tree to press its olives for oil, defying all those who told him there was no fortune to be made from land and olives. As to who had the right of it, only time will tell!
OLIVES
We still pick our olives by hand and press them cold in the ancient stone press. Our goal is always to make the finest Italian extra virgin oil, absolutely without compromise. And of course, as we always have – stubborn as a mule! – to do it our way.
PRODUCTION
With over five generations of olive-oil producing history, the Muraglia family still follows the traditions and processes first established by Nonno Savino all those years ago in Andria, grinding the olives no longer than 24 hours after harvesting them before cold pressing them into batches of silky olive oil perfection.
THE OIL
The olives are crushed between granite grindstones, grinding slowly to ensure a perfectly smooth and even paste which is then processed in our modern plant, working around the clock to extract an oil with very low acidity and of incomparable consistency, color, flavor and aroma. Extra virgin olive oil from Antico Frantoio Muraglia is certified 100% Made in Italy.
THE CERAMIC BOTTLES
The iconic Muraglia ceramic bottles are entirely hand-made by artisans in Puglia (Apulia) who deploy their skills in shaping the clay, kiln-firing and then painting the resulting vessels entirely by hand.
UNIQUENESS
Each bottled is a Unique Handmade Collectible Italian kitchen art design piece. Uniqueness is the quality of being the only one of its kind, and that is exactly who we are
HAND PAINTED
At once elegant and whimsical, our beautiful collectible handmade ceramic bottles are as pleasing to the eye as their contents are sure to be to the tongue, moving with effortless elegance from stove-top to table-top
RAINBOW HUES
Today, the vibrant rainbow hues and whimsical patterns of our bottles have become instantly recognizable throughout the world, a symbol of gourmet excellence as well as of our family’s hard work and rich history, forever intertwined as it seems destined to be with the ancient groves of olive trees first planted by our ancestors
100% PREMIUM ITALIAN EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
With irresistibly cheerful bottle patterns including RAINBOW (bright horizontal multicolor stripes—a favorite of Oprah’s), POLKA DOT (multicolor dots), the CAPRI Collection (single-color red or green stripes inspired by the southern shores of Italy), and the three fun patterns in the newest POP ART Collection—bright Tentacles, Sardines & Cuttlefish—sure to become a collector favorite.
Today, the vibrant rainbow hues and whimsical patterns of our bottles have become instantly recognizable throughout the world, a symbol of gourmet excellence as well as of our family’s hard work and rich history, forever intertwined as it seems destined to be with the ancient groves of olive trees first planted by our ancestors.