The Colavita family traces its roots to small town in the Molise region of Italy. Over the span of four generations, the Colavita family has become masters at the delicate craft of tasting and blending 100% Italian extra virgin olive oil from different types of olives grown in the Apulia and nearby regions. Many have asked us here at Ditalia why we carry the Colavita brand. Besides it being America"s best-selling Italian extra virgin olive oil, the Colavita family has strived since its inception to put a stop to Italian companies marking their products "Product of Italy", when in fact, the olives used were from other surrounding countries and only packed in Italy. Colavita has always had pride and an unfound respect to Italian style cuisine and cooking and that pride is extended into their products. Consumers can be assured that Colavita EV Olive Oil is obtained exclusively from Italian olives. Colavita is the perfect compliment to your pantry and can be used frequently as your everyday oil that will always be of high quality and consistency.