July 23, 2008

Extend an Olive Branch

Villa Serravalle’s Olive Oil and Wine

These days, invading a foreign country to extract oil is a pretty unpopular maneuver.

But how else can you find something rich to dip your bread into?

Import. Villa Serravalle, a 14th-century estate in the Chianti region of Tuscany, will ship bottles of its Italian olive oil directly to your humble abode.

Made from the villa’s olive orchards, the high-quality oil is cold-pressed (heat depletes the flavor). Drizzle it over pasta and pair it with a Tuscan wine. Speaking of,  Serravalle also ships its very own Chianti Classico, Chianti Classico-Riserva, and a soon-to-be-released Super Tuscan blend.

Need a reason to tipple so lavishly? The estate is donating a portion of the proceeds to Shake-a-Leg Miami, a nonprofit devoted to helping children with physical and developmental challenges.

Now there’s a cause everyone can get behind.

Available online at serravalleinchianti.com. For more information, go to shakealegmiami.org.