OEL 250 ml

The brand "OEL" stands for 100% pure and self-produced extra virgin organic Koroneiki olive oil. Self-produced means that the organic Koroneiki olives used grow and thrive exclusively on their own certified organic trees on their own land in the Peloponnese, Greece, and are harvested by hand using gentle methods. By means of cold extraction, OEL's olives are processed into oil within a few hours, filled into the eye-catching black canisters instead of bottles, and then placed on the shelves of organic specialist retailers throughout Europe.

Important: unlike cold pressing, cold extraction is carried out by centrifuge. The oil is thus cold extracted by the centrifugal force and not cold pressed. This process is considered the gentlest method for producing oils like our Koroneiki olive oil.

The taste of Koroneiki olive oil

The taste of the small green Koroneiki olive is legendary for its richness and ingredient compositions. The geographical interaction and balance of the region of Messenia, in the Peloponnese, plays a particularly important role.

The situation is similar in other large and therefore important cultivation regions of the country, e.g. Crete. The said interaction/balance consists of mountains and coasts, mineral soils, as well as full sun, salty rain and stiff breezes and thus provides the perfect breeding ground for a tree and ultimately the fruit.

Our Koroneiki olive oil OEL also benefits from these conditions and thus clearly stands out from other extra virgin olive oils in terms of taste, but also thanks to very good oleic acid values. In order to prove this, OEL was submitted to numerous international olive oil competitions and, fortunately and unbelievably, received twelve awards.

The dominance of the Koroneiki olive and Koroneiki olive oil

Olive oil is one of the oldest agricultural products in human history. Since more than 4000 BC, these fruits have been processed into oils, among other things. Historical findings on e.g. Crete prove this. Current estimates indicate that far more than 1000 known olive varieties have been cultivated for the production of olive oil since then. This makes olive oil not only one of the oldest, but also one of the most versatile products on the market.

Together with Italy and Spain, Greece is one of the largest and most important producing countries in the world. Interestingly, despite the fact that Greece has comparatively few inhabitants, it is also one of the most important and largest consuming countries in the world. Recent surveys put Greek per capita consumption at an incredible 21 litres per year. At this point: clear the stage for Koroneiki olive oil.

The Koroneiki olive enjoys undivided attention and the largest share on the shelves in Greece. This dominance and the preference of the Greeks can be seen very well in the clear share of approx. 60% of 100% of all olive varieties. Especially in the large cultivation regions such as Crete or the Peloponnese, olives of the Koroneiki variety are cultivated and processed into millions of tons of olive oil per year.