The Collection
Nine categories. Thirty-eight family producers. One standard: Italy at its finest.
Every product in the Altieri collection was chosen not by category or price point, but by the story behind it — the land it came from, the hands that made it, and the tradition it represents. True luxury is created by origin, by rarity, by craftsmanship, and by the discipline to select only what is truly exceptional.
Harvested from ancient groves — some centuries old — our extra-virgin olive oils are single-estate and single-origin. Each expresses the character of its land: the soil, the variety, the harvest date, and the hands that pressed it.
Cold-pressed within hours of harvest. Unfiltered. Unblended. Traceable to one grove.
Explore Single-Estate Olive Oils
Sourced from the forests of Campania's Parco del Matese, Molise, and Umbria — territories where truffle hunting is a tradition passed through generations. We offer fresh seasonal truffles and refined truffle specialties from producers who have worked these lands for decades.
Fresh black and white truffles in season. Preserved truffle products year-round.
Explore Rare Italian Truffles
From the historic cellars of Modena, where grapes, wood, time, and patience come together over years and decades. Our balsamic vinegars are traditionally aged — not industrially produced — and carry the DOP designation that guarantees their origin and method.
Minimum 12 years aged. Traditional method. DOP certified.
Explore Aged Balsamic Vinegar
Selected for provenance, character, elegance, and their ability to represent the territory from which they come. Our wine selection spans Italy's great regions — chosen not by score or celebrity, but by the story of the vineyard and the family behind it.
Family estates only. Selected by vintage and territory.
Explore Curated Italian Wines
A dedicated selection of extra-virgin olive oils chosen specifically for their exceptional polyphenol content — the naturally occurring antioxidants that define both the health profile and the intensity of character in a great oil. These are oils of pronounced personality: peppery, bitter, complex, and alive. Each is cold-pressed within hours of harvest from early-picked fruit, when polyphenol levels are at their peak. Certified and tested. Unfiltered. Uncompromised.
Polyphenol content verified by laboratory analysis. Early harvest. Cold-pressed within hours.
Explore Extra Virgin Olive Oil — High Polyphenols
Authentic buffalo mozzarella from the birthplace of the tradition. Made in small dairies in Campania with extraordinary care — still pulled by hand, still made with the same methods that have defined this cheese for centuries.
Buffalo milk. DOP certified. Made to order.
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Bronze-die cut and slow-dried at low temperatures — the method that gives artisan pasta its rough, porous surface and ability to hold sauce. Made with exceptional heritage grains by producers who have never compromised on method.
Bronze die cut. Slow dried. Heritage grain varieties.
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Aged according to generations-old traditions, our regional cheeses are selected for character, provenance, and the stories of the families who make them. From aged Caciocavallo to Sardinian Pecorino — each is inseparable from its place of origin.
Aged by hand. Regional DOP varieties. Family producers only.
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San Marzano tomatoes from the volcanic soils of Campania. Sicilian pistachios and saffron. Umbrian lentils and legumes. Preserved anchovies and bottarga. The rare and the regional — foods that carry the identity of their territory in every jar.
DOP and IGP certified where applicable. Small-batch production.
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Among the most precious spices in the world, Italian saffron is harvested by hand — one thread at a time — from the crocus flower at dawn, in the brief weeks of autumn when it blooms. The saffron of Abruzzo, grown in the high plateau of Navelli, carries a DOP designation and is considered by many to be the finest in existence: intensely aromatic, deeply coloured, and with a complexity that no other origin can replicate. A single gram requires the harvest of hundreds of flowers. That rarity is not incidental — it is the point.
Hand-harvested at dawn. DOP certified. Abruzzo & Sardinia origins.
ExploreEvery product traces to one estate, one grove, one cellar.
We work exclusively with family-owned producers.
Traditional methods, uncompromised by industrial efficiency.
We carry thirty exceptional products, not three hundred adequate ones.
Altieri Italian Imports works with fine dining restaurants, specialty retailers, and luxury hospitality groups. For wholesale pricing and availability, contact our trade team.