La Lupa

La Lupa wolf mark

Olio

Extra Vergine

D'Oliva

Five hundred olive trees, most of them older than the people who tend them, on a hillside in Lorenzana. Pressed in October, brought to London by hand. This is the oil our family has been making for years, finally with a name.

The grove

Lorenzana, Tuscany

  • Aerial view of the grove on a hillside with a farmhouse on the ridge.
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    The hillside

    The grove sits on a hillside near Pisa. Olives have grown here for centuries.

  • A single old olive tree standing on the hillside in autumn light.
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    Old trees

    Some of the trees are over a hundred years old. They've outlived everyone who planted them.

  • Two people pruning olive trees with hand tools among the grove.
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    Pruning by hand

    Every winter, the trees are pruned by hand. It's slow work and most of it is done by family.

  • Two pigs foraging beneath the olive trees.
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    The pigs

    Nothing sprayed, nothing irrigated. Pigs graze between the trees and feed the soil, and the edges of the grove are left to themselves.

  • Olives flowing along the sorting line at the mill.
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    Harvest

    The olives are picked in October, by hand, and pressed within hours at a mill nearby.

  • Olive oil pouring from the mill into a green tin.
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    Cold-pressed

    Cold-pressed in a single run, unfiltered. What comes out is what you taste.

Why La Lupa

Lupa means Wolf in Italian. A camera trap caught them one afternoon, moving through the trees. The grove has always had wolves. We didn't know until we saw the footage. The name came after.

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Hand-delivered in London. Cash or bank transfer.

500ml bottle
£20
5L tin
£75

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The family, the grove

Lorenzana

The land has been in our family for generations. My aunt Chiara has managed the grove for over thirty years, working with the rhythm of the trees, the seasons, and the animals that live alongside them. Nothing is rushed and nothing is sprayed.

I'm her nephew. I live in London. Every year we bring some of the oil over so that people here can taste what we've been eating for as long as I can remember.

This isn't a big operation. We make a small amount, and when it's gone, it's gone until October.

Autumn harvest, October 2026

The next pressing is in October

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