Taste of
Calabria

We drove 1,200 km of Calabrian coast so you don’t have to. Twelve jars came home with us.

The oils, wines, pastas and pantry essentials we actually keep on our shelves — sourced from producers we’ve met, tasted, and trust. Shipped direct to your door.

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We wrote the book on it. Literally.

Sixteen pages. Every producer’s story. The grape, the grove, the family name, the pairing. It’s the guide we wished existed when we started — now yours, free. No email required.

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Why 12?

Because the 13th didn’t make it past our kitchen.

We taste everything before it goes on this page. These are the jars, bottles and wheels we keep buying for ourselves — and the ones that never last long at the flat.

The Wall of Fame

12 iconic Calabrian & Southern Italian products — the ones that never leave our table.

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Calabria · Flos Olei 99/100

Olive Oil · Calabria

Librandi Carolea

27,000 trees. Organic since 1997. Flos Olei Farm of the Year 2021. The Carolea cultivar has grown on these hills since Greek colonists planted it 2,700 years ago.

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Calabria · DOCG 2025

Red Wine · Cirò

‘A Vita — Cirò

Served to Olympic champions in ancient Krimisa. Now Calabria’s first DOCG. 100% Gaglioppo. 15,000 bottles per year. No filtration. No compromise.

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Spilinga · King of Salamis

‘Nduja · Vibo Valentia

‘Nduja di Spilinga

Spreadable fire. Born in a 1,500-person village where no one else can replicate it. Volcanic soil, sea air, these exact chilies. Spread on everything. Non-negotiable.

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Field Notes

Bergamot

The fruit behind Earl Grey. The base of Dior Sauvage. It grows on exactly 100km of Calabrian coastline — and nowhere else on earth. They tried Brazil. California. Australia. Nothing worked. Only here, where two seas meet at the toe of Italy. The marmalade is below. Order two jars.

Calabria · Hand-Rolled

Pasta · Vibo Valentia

Fileja Calabrese

Rolled around an iron rod by hand. Flour and water only — no eggs. Bronze-die cut, slow-dried. The shape born to hold ‘nduja ragù. Nothing else catches a sauce like this.

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Calabria · Since 1970

Chili · Marcellinara

TuttoCalabria Chili

Crushed Calabrian chilies in extra virgin olive oil. Fruity, smoky, 25–40k SHU. In Bon Appétit. In the WSJ. 3,000+ sold every month on Amazon. Ships everywhere.

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Tropea · IGP Protected

Preserves · Tropea

Tropea Onion Jam

Aristotle wrote about it. Pliny described it. A red onion so sweet you eat it like fruit. In a jar as deep burgundy marmalade. Pair with aged pecorino and say nothing.

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Rossano · Since 1731

Liquorice · Cosenza

Amarelli Tins

293 years. PDO since 2011. Italy’s second most visited company museum after Ferrari — 40,000 visitors per year. Pure Glycyrrhiza glabra root. Collectible vintage tins.

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Field Notes

Cirò

3,000 years of winemaking. The wine that fuelled ancient Olympians at Krimisa. Nine families formed the Cirò Revolution — their logo is a fist gripping pruning shears. In 2025 it became Calabria’s first DOCG. It was always great. Now it’s official.

Calabria · 90pts Wine Enthusiast

White Wine · Crotone

Ceraudo Pecorello

From an ancient nearly-extinct Calabrian grape. Organic since 1991. Michelin-recognised estate restaurant on 65 hectares. Salt, citrus, oregano. Calabria’s greatest white secret.

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Sila · 4 Varieties

Honey · Cosenza

Calabrian Honey Set

From sea-level citrus groves to 2,000m Sila mountain chestnut forests: Zagara, Millefiori, Chestnut, Eucalyptus. Four honeys. One region. Calabria’s vertical geography in a jar.

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Vibo Valentia · Best Amaro 2024

Amaro · Limbadi

Amaro del Capo

29 Calabrian botanicals. The rule is simple: serve frozen at −20°C, straight from the freezer. One sip and you’re back on the Tyrrhenian. Best in Show Amaro 2024.

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Field Notes

‘Nduja

Spreadable fire. Born in Spilinga, where Stromboli’s volcanic spray feeds the thin-fleshed chili that makes it what it is. No preservatives — the chili IS the preservative. The Sagra della ‘Nduja: every August 8th, since 1975. Jar format travels well. You won’t finish it fast enough anyway.