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A curated gourmet food and beverage gift assortment arranged on a light beige background. The collection includes artisanal cheeses, cured meats, pasta, preserves, crackers, tea, and spirits in branded packaging, with a small white flower arrangement on the left and a red cabbage on the bottom right.
  • A curated gourmet food and beverage gift assortment arranged on a light beige background. The collection includes artisanal cheeses, cured meats, pasta, preserves, crackers, tea, and spirits in branded packaging, with a small white flower arrangement on the left and a red cabbage on the bottom right.
  • Hand pouring balsamic vinegar on Caprese salad with tomatoes, mozzarella, basil
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  • Giusti & Cibo gift set featuring two small bottles of balsamic and white wine vinegar in a black presentation box, with the burgundy Giusti & Cibo box lid placed beside it on a beige linen fabric background.
  • Organic Busiate Pasta
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  • Table setting with pasta, tomatoes, a glass of wine, and a box of 'Monte di Bellina' on a white tablecloth.
  • Giusti Balsamic Vinegar with Parmesan
The Connoisseur Collection

The Connoisseur Collection

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Description

 

The Connoisseur Collection

Bring the full range of an Italian pantry home with specialties from Italy's most respected small producers. Truffle from Alba, DOP Parmigiano, Ligurian olive oil and pestos, Sicilian honey and salt, Tuscan pasta and cookies — savory and sweet, everyday and occasional, chosen to be worked through rather than opened all at once.

What's Inside

  • Basil Extra Virgin Olive Oil by ROI - 8.5 fl oz (250 ml)
    Ligurian extra virgin olive oil infused with basil. 
  • Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Wedge - 7 oz
  • Truffle Butter by TartufLanghe - 2.65 oz (75 g)
    91% butter and 8% black summer truffle from Alba.
  • Almonds Coated with Truffle Juice by TartufLanghe - 1.76 oz (50 g)
  • Organic Busiate by Morelli - 17.6 oz (500 g)
    A Sicilian spiral. The twist grips sauce extremely well. From a Tuscan mill working since 1860.
  • Basil Tomato Sauce by Campo d'Oro - 24oz
    Tomatoes and basil, cooked down following the family's traditional recipe.
  • Crema di Carciofi - Artichoke Paste by ROI - 6.3 oz (180 g)
    Artichokes blended into a soft, savory spread. 
  • Sundried Tomato Paste by ROI - 6.3 oz (180 g)
    Chopped sundried tomatoes in extra virgin olive oil.
  • Pitted Taggiasca Olives in Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 3.2 oz (90 g)
    The small sweet Ligurian olive, pitted and packed in olive oil.
  • Balsamic Vinegar & White Condiment Gift Set by Giusti - 2 × 8.45 fl oz (250 ml)
    Two cubic bottles in a presentation box: Gran Deposito 3 Medals Balsamic Vinegar of Modena IGP - dense and sweet, and Agrodolce Bianco white vinegar condiment - lighter, with yellow fruit and dried citrus, and won't darken a dish. Giusti has been making balsamic in Modena since 1605.
  • Miele di Millefiori - Blossom Honey by Frantoi Cutrera - 8.8 oz (250 g)
    Sicilian multi-flower honey from organically farmed hives. 
  • Roasted Pistachio Butter by Campo d'Oro  - 6.3 oz (180 g)
    Sicilian pistachios roasted and ground smooth. Sweet and nutty.
  • Salt for Meat by Frantoi Cutrera - 7.05 oz (200 g)
    Sicilian sea salt blended with herbs. Made for meat, fish, and vegetables.
  • Cuor di Nocciola - Hazelnut Shortbread by Amaretti Virginia
    Buttery shortbread filled with gianduia hazelnut cream, from a Ligurian bakery working since 1860. In a collectable tin.
  • Tuscan Cookies with Chocolate, Orange & Cinnamon by Marabissi - 7.05 oz (200 g)
    Baked in Siena from recipes passed down three generations. Dark chocolate against dried orange and a trace of cinnamon, with a proper crunch. Made for dipping.
  • Classic Cantucci with Almonds
    The Tuscan almond biscuit, twice-baked and hard enough to dip in coffee.
  • Relax Herbal Dream Box - Herbal Tea

Made in Italy.

*Items are subject to change based on availability. In this rare event, we will replace them with similar items of greater or equal value.

Questions

What do DOP and IGP actually mean?
DOP and IGP are official European certifications that verify a product’s connection to a specific region and protect traditional production standards. DOP is the stricter designation, requiring every major stage of production to take place in the named region, while IGP requires at least one key stage to be tied to that area. In this Italian gift basket, the Carte Noire olive oil and Genovese basil used in the pesto are DOP-certified, while the Giusti balsamic is IGP-certified, the recognized standard for authentic Balsamic Vinegar of Modena. These certifications help ensure genuine origin, traditional methods, traceability, and higher-quality ingredients, making the products in this basket more authentic and distinctive than typical mass-market gourmet foods.

Is this a good corporate or client gift?
Yes, it is built for it. It reads as substantial without needing explanation; everything is shelf-stable, and nothing requires complicated cooking. This Italian gourmet food basket is meant to feel luxurious and leave a lasting impression on its recipient. 

 

Gift Ready

Elevating the gifting experience, our food gift basket arrives in impeccable packaging, thoughtfully designed to exude elegance and anticipation. The carefully chosen presentation not only safeguards the gourmet treasures within but also reflects the care and consideration you've put into selecting this special gift.

Make a difference with every purchase!

For every gift box bought on our website, we will donate a meal to a child in need through the No Kid Hungry organization. Enjoy giving a beautiful gift while also contributing to a worthy cause. Together, we can help fight childhood hunger.
Ingredients

Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Wedge: Raw cow's milk, salt, rennet. Contains: MILK.
Basil Tomato Sauce: Tomatoes (chopped, sieved and paste), extra virgin olive oil, onions, carrots, basil, salt.
ALMONDS 93%, summer truffle juice (Tuber aestivum Vitt) 2.4%, potato maltodextrin, salt, flavorings, pepper, concentrates (apple, carrot, and hibiscus), natural flavoring. MAY CONTAIN OTHER NUTS, PEANUTS, GLUTEN, SESAME AND SOY.
Must of cooked grapes, aged wine vinegar.
ROI - Crema di Carciofi - Italian Artichoke Paste - 6.3oz (180g): Artichokes 54%, extra virgin olive oil, salt, oregano, wine vinegar. Acidity regulator: citric acid.
Roi - sundried tomato paste -Chopped sundried tomatoes in EVOO 180g: Extra virgin olive oil 51%, sundried tomatoes 27%, cashew nuts, “Basilico Genovese DOP” concentrated* 7%, salt, vinegar, garlic, Parmesan cheese (milk, salt, rennet), Acidulants: lactic acid, citric acid. *deprived of water.
Cuornocciola: wheat flour - gianduja flavour cream (sugar, vegetable oils: palm and sunflower in varying proportions; hazelnuts, low-fat cocoa, full cream milk powder, emulsifier: soya lecithin, artificial flavourings) - butter (anhydrous butterfat from cow milk) - sugar - pasteurized liquid egg yolk - maize flour - sodium pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, wheat starch - salt - artifical flavouring. contains: wheat, hazelnuts, soya, milk, eggs. may contain: almonds, walnuts, pistachios. store in a cool dry place.
Olives, Pitted Taggiasca In EVOO: Taggiasca olives from the province of Imperia 61% (Italy), extra virgin olive oil 36%, salt. Corrector of acidity: citric acid.
BOUQUET - TRUFFLE BUTTER : butter 91%, black summer truffle (Tuber aestivum Vitt.) 8%, salt, natural flavors
Morelli -Organic Busiate: Durum wheat semolina, water. Contains wheat. May contain traces of; eggs, fish, or molluscs.
Relax Herbal Dream Box: caffeine-free blend of rosehip shells, blackberry leaves, lemongrass, lemon verbena, chamomile and orange peel.
Roasted Pistachio Butter: sugar, vegetable oil and fats (sunflower, soybean rapeseed, coconut, cocoa butter), Pistachio 22%, skimmed milk powder, whey powder from milk, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, aroma (vanillin).
Frantoi Cutrera - Miele di Millefiori - Sicilian Multi-Flower Blossom Honey Organic Farming - 8.5oz (250g): Unpasteurized organic wildflower honey.
Frantoi Cutrera - SALT FOR MEAT: Sea salt, oregano, rosemary, thyme, dried lemon peel, chilli pepper.
Pouch - classic Cantucci with almond : wheat flour - sugar - almonds (20%) - pasteurized liquid whole eggs - butter (milk - honey - milk protein - salt - raising agent: ammonium bicarbonate - artificial flavorings. contains: wheat, almonds, eggs, milk. May contain: walnuts, hazelnuts, pistachios and soya. Store in a cool dry place.
"Marabissi" Tuscan cookies with cinnamon, chocolate and orange in blue box: WHEAT flour, butter (MILK), brown sugar, EGG, dark chocolate 8% ( cocoa mass, sugar, dextrose,
emulsifier: SOY lecithin, vanilla natural flavor), sugar,
dehydrated orange 2.3%, cinnamon 0.5%, raising agents: baking (disodium diphosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, WHEAT starch), sea salt, orange
natural flavor, vanilla.
Contains: Wheat, milk, egg. May contain: walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, peanuts, mustard, soy, sesame seeds and coconut.
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