Farm

History

The dream of owning a farm brought Swiss-born Andreas März to Tuscany in the 1970s. In 1979, together with his wife Eva, the young agronomist acquired the historic Balduccio olive estate in the village of Lamporecchio.
From the neighboring farmers, with whom he built lasting friendships, Andreas learned the traditional art of caring for olive trees. At the time, there were no machines available to cultivate the estate’s 1,200 olive trees, making the work long and demanding.
Annual production amounted to just 500–1,000 liters of olive oil—far from enough to support a family. Various additional jobs were necessary, especially as the family grew and three children soon filled the olive groves with their laughter and energy.

After 20 years of producing olive oil, Andreas made a decisive investment in 2000: the creation of his own olive mill. It proved to be a fortunate and successful choice. From that moment on, Balduccio olive oil entered a new era, becoming greener, fresher, purer, and more aromatic.
The new mill, equipped with several generations of advanced technology, was—and continues to be—designed to extract oil while preserving the delicate freshness and aromas naturally contained in the olives. Thanks to the exceptional quality of the oil, sales increased, transforming the estate into a small but thriving family business.
Today, Andreas’ son Adriano leads the company, introducing new improvements while remaining firmly rooted in the family’s long-standing values, principles, and dedication to quality.

The present

Today, across 30 hectares of land—partly owned and partly leased—we cultivate 8,300 olive trees in 16 different plots throughout the municipality of Lamporecchio.
In 2018, near our farm headquarters, we planted a new 1.7-hectare olive grove. We carefully selected olive varieties capable of giving our oil a distinctive and recognizable character: a typically Tuscan flavor profile with notes of artichoke, fresh grass, almond, and aromatic herbs. Alongside Moraiolo, we chose Leccio del Corno, Maurino, Rossellino Fiorentino, and Pendolino.

We are already planning our next olive grove: around 4 additional hectares planted with Tuscan olive cultivars that will provide a reliable and consistent harvest in the years to come.

During seasons with lower yields, we also work with organic olives from trusted local producers who share our commitment to quality and sustainability.
Our golden rule is simple: we never buy even a single drop of olive oil. Every bottle of Balduccio olive oil is produced exclusively in the Balduccio mill, from olives carefully selected and processed with our own standards of excellence.