Olive Oil News
There is an entire process prior to the moment you can put your 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Crete into your kitchen cupboard. You can experience this process together with us, because on this page we show you what is involved at our olive grove and beyond. Follow here how our olives grow on the tree, but even better; see when we harvest the olives and after that when the olives are pressed. In short, stay informed about the latest olive oil news and learn to understand why everyone calls this the liquid gold.
Latest articles about olive oil from Crete
Oliveharvest on Crete Greece
Oliveharvest on Crete Greece Like every year, it was time for the oliveharvest on Crete in November. Under a clear blue sky and with summer temperatures, we started harvesting olives on our olive field. In the first instance we bring all necessary equipment such as the harvesting sticks, generator, olive nets to the olive field. [...]
Pressing the olives
Pressing the olives for olive oil: It is quite a process to work all year round with the olive trees. But the best moment every year is the pressing of the olives. How much olive oil will this year come from that tiny fruit and what is the quality of the olive oil? It is not depending on the [...]
Olive oil History
The olive tree is one of the oldest known cultivated trees in the world. The trees were already growing long before the written language was invented. Where the olive tree originates from is not entirely clear. It is certain that its roots go far back in time. Today, more than 30 million olive trees grow on the Greek [...]
Preparing olive harvest on Crete
Preparing for the olive harvest on Crete: Every year, farmers are looking forward to the moment the olive factories open their doors. This is also for us the sign that we can start harvesting the olives. Usually this is by the end of November and we harvest our olives sometime in December. The beginning of November we finish [...]
