Samnium is a continuous surprise and, thanks to its unique morphology and weather conditions, it boasts a great variety of olive groves, some of which are hundreds of years old and appeared in the writings of famous ancient writers. These olive groves yield a delicate, fruity extra-virgin olive oil, particularly fit for being employed as a condiment.

Among these we mention the Sperone del Gallo, a typical variety whose fruit is long and curve and as soon as it ripens it wrinkles, taking the shape of a cockspur, after which it is named