OLEA GROVES - Egialias 52

why do we call our EVOO superior?

During harvest, after the hand picking and sorting of the olive fruit a unique process begins at the oil-mill. This process starts with the washing of the fruit and continues with a procedure where special knives remove the skin. The reason behind the removal of the skin stands on the common truth that even though we do not spray our trees with pesticides, what is carried by the wind from the nearby farms or groves cannot be controlled. Thus, we have created this method which is the most efficient in terms of cleansing the fruit. The olive juice is cold extracted without its pits solely by mechanical means in a 3-phase centrifugation at approximately 19° C (66.2° F) – instead of the usual 27°C – securing the olive oil’s quality, texture and aromas.

After the extraction process, OleaJuice™ is stored in temperature conditions and in nitrogen pressured specialized stainless steel tanks, until bottling. The aforementioned processes guarantee the conservation of all the precious nutrients and the rich taste of the juice and contribute to the creation of a low acidic superior extra virgin olive oil. It’s also worth mentioning that our olive juice is strained and not filtered.

Our bottling and packaging method is one of a kind since our custom made bottles have to go through a semi-automatic and artisanal procedure in our ISO 22000 certified premises. The olive oil is bottled only after we receive an order so that our customers can get OleaJuice™ as fresh as it can get. Each of our limited edition bottles is individually numbered by hand.

We take responsibility in the creation of our product from the beginning till the end. That’s why every possible information regarding the freshness and the quality can be found on our Superior Extra Virgin Olive Oil bottles. We are one of the few companies around the world that have labels indicating the harvest date and chemical analysis on each hand painted bottle.