The Market

Situated on the land surrounding Chateau Montfrin in the Côtes du Rhône, the Moulin des Ombres (“Mill of Shadows”) produces this aromatic French oil from organic Kappa and Rosciola olives. Bright and balanced, the Moulin presents tart apple and green tomato notes, making it one of our favorite summertime oils; try it over grilled eggplant and bitter greens, or atop your favorite young goat cheese.

Master botanist Pasquale Marino discovered a small grove of nearly-extinct  Biancolilla Centinara olives on the Bona Fortuna farm in Sicily, and set about reviving them. The result is an oil with a delicate nose of wild herbs and a robust green body, reminiscent of tomato leaf and grilled artichoke. Perfectly suited to finish richer dishes — think mushroom pasta or polenta and braised short rib — or mixed with a bit of pepperoncini honey for dipping.

In the 1860s, cowherd Giuseppe Pedroni used his lottery winnings to buy several farms and renovate an old benedictine monastery into a roadside tavern, where he began producing balsamic vinegar using his empty Marsala and beer barrels.

Six generations later, Giuseppe III carries on his namesake and family's legacy, hosting visitors to the tavern and making balsamic according to traditional methods. Trebbiano di Spagna and Ruggine grape varieties are pressed, cooked, fermented, and then aged in a series of barrels made of different types of wood, a process referred to as a 'battery.' This resulting vinegar is slightly syrupy, well-balanced and sweet with a distinctive earthy richness. Try it drizzled over Bea pasta, tossed into a risotto, or served simply on pieces of Parmigiano Reggiano.

 

The Gargano family's 200-year-old groves of olive trees produce a limited run of 750 bottles each year. This heritage estate in southern Sicily yields a bright and peppery oil versatile enough to be used on everything from grilled fish to summery bites of ripe melon. Make sure to finish with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt for best results.

Goats graze on coastal hillsides and produce milk with incredible, nuanced flavor. Casa Madaio's three generations of cheesemakers handle the milk with the utmost care to form compact wheels of Caprotto - a cheese they describe as "delicate and harmonious," with notes of hazelnuts and bright flowers. Sliceable, snackable, and loveable.

Calling forth a breezy spring day on Tuscan hillsides, Marzolino is a young, incredibly nuanced sheeps' milk. Made from the first grassfed milkings of the year, once the winter breaks and the sheep are turned out to pasture. The stone-shaped cheeses are then rubbed with olive oil and tomato; Marzolino is herbaceous and bouncy, with a slightly funky, sheepy finish. A beautiful snapshot of Tuscan terroir.

One of family cheesemakers Casa Madaio's most precious wheels, this sheeps' milk cheese is aged to crystalline perfection in natural stone caves perfumed with locally-sourced spring herbs. A bit of toothy bite gives way to flavors of sweet thyme blossoms and sun-baked grasses.

Giorgio Cravero and his family have been aging wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano in their caves since 1855. Each wheel arrives in the Piedmont at a year of age and is flipped every two weeks to ensure a smooth texture with delicate crystals throughout. Notes of sweet fresh cream give way to a robust, brothy finish. Pair with Prosecco and a drizzle of Villa Manadori aged Balsamic.