New extra virgin olive oil

This year is among the best in the production of olive oil to me and all over the Crete.
In Crete olive oil production should exceed 100,000 tonnes.



 
  Looking from this standpoint, even for me would be a really good  season . My production can go from 10 ton up to 15 tons of extra virgin olive oil.







The harvest will start in the middle of November

WE are looking forward for your order !

Mihalis olive groves bottle

MIHALIS olive oil comes from olive groves in Sitia area and is high quality extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed, low acidity and with unique rich fruit aroma.

MIHALIS olive oil

  is produced from our family olive groves (KORONEIKI OLIVES), it is a continuation of 4000 years of culture of olive cultivation and olive oil making process in mechanical way in Crete.

Some new pictures

What is extra virgin olive oil?

Extra virgin is the highest quality and most expensive olive oil classification. It should have no defects and a flavor of fresh olives.

In chemical terms extra virgin olive oil is described as having a free acidity, expressed as oleic acid, of not more than 0.8 grams per 100 grams and a peroxide value of less than 20 milliequivalent O2. It must be produced entirely by mechanical means without the use of any solvents, and under temperatures that will not degrade the oil (less than 86 ° F, 30 ° C).

In order for an oil to qualify as "extra virgin" the oil must also pass both an official chemical test in a laboratory and a sensory evaluation by a trained tasting panel recognized by the International Olive Council. The olive oil must be found to be free from defects while exhibiting some fruitiness.

Since extra virgin olive oil is simply pressed fruit juice without additives, the factors influencing its quality and taste include the varieties of olives used, the terroir and the countless decisions, production practices and the dedication of the producer.

Olive oil tasters describe the positive attributes using the following terms:

Fruity: Having pleasant spicy fruit flavors characteristic of fresh ripe or green olives. Ripe fruit yields oils that are milder, aromatic, buttery, and floral. Green fruit yields oils that are grassy, ​​herbaceous, bitter, and pungent. Fruitiness also varies by the variety of olive.

Bitter: Creating a mostly pleasant acrid flavor sensation on the tongue.

Pungent: Creating a peppery sensation in the mouth and throat

Why you should choose our olive oil?

 

Why you should choose our olive oil?

There are many reasons about why Mihalis olive oil must to be in your kitchen. It comes from olive groves in Sitia area and is high quality extra virgin olive oil,cold pressed,low acidity and with unique rich fruit aroma.  MIHALIS olive oil  is produced from our family olive groves(KORONEIKI OLIVES),it is a continuation of 4000 years of culture of olive cultivation and olive oil making process in mechanical way.   In this way,olive has the characteristic quality,taste and flavor that makes it unique and one of the best in the world.

Our coop Olive oil factory

Some more reasons abou why must to choose our olive oil, read carefully down......

1-Our target is not to produce a large quantity of olive oil but to offer a gourmet product which is so rich in anti-oxidants and other hygienic properties.
2-This olive oil has a unique, rich, fruity aroma capturing the scent of the wild herbs nearby.
3-Nutritionally, olive oil contains more monounsaturated fat than any of the popular vegetable oils.
4-Our products are certified by ISO,by PDO and chemical analyses.
5-This extra virgin olive oil is extracted by cold pressure centrifugation and removed in closed circuit stainless tanks.So it is cold pressed

Mihalis olive oil

The area of Sitia offers an ideal microclimate for the production of quality olive oil koroneiki variety. That is why, the European Union included the area in the system of PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) to protect and promote this particular olive oil.

Our target is not to produce a large quantity of olive oil but to offer a gourmet product which is so rich in anti-oxidants and other hygienic properties.

This extra virgin olive oil comes direct from my olive groves.Is selected from the best groves and old olive trees 

Nutritionally components A tablespoon of olive oil contains 120 calories, 14 grams of fat, and no cholesterol. Seventy seven percent (77%) of the fat in olive oil is monounsaturated, and nine percent (9%) is polyunsaturated fat, fourteen percent (14%) is vegetable-derived saturated fat.  Virgin olive oils also contain the antioxidants beta-carotene and Vitamin E, as well as the phenolic compounds tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol. Nutritionally, olive oil contains more monounsaturated fat than any of the popular vegetable oils.

About-Mihalis olive groves

Let me tell some things about me:            I'm from Albania, i came here in Sitia like economic emigrant in 1996, woking in diffrent jobs ,first and in olives too.In Albania i was a teacher, but the bad economic situation forced me to be migrated.      Personally adore nature, and Creta i think has a wonderful nature with really good people, arkeological resourses, clear sea, etc.      At the biginning we rent some olive groves here but then decide to buy some, so now we have some our olive groves and someother rent. After some years works in that way we thought maybe did want to be better trying to sell our olive oil with our label and so we do.

Our olive oil grove is located in the area  of Sitia in east Crete. The area of Sitia offers an ideal microclimate for the production of quality olive oil. That is why, the European Union included the area in the system of PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) to protect and promote this particular olive oil.In are of Sitia are 38 cooperatives that have their factory and their storage areas that comply with EU rules for PDO products

The extra virgin olive oil is extracted by cold pressure centrifugation and removed in closed circuit stainless tanks. It is disposed of within two months December and Janouary but these time i harvest and some days on February, and it comes from koroneiki olives in the villages: Skordilo, Krya and Ahladia in the Sitia area.

The oil is kept in large stainless steel tanks inside of buildings with suitable housing to protect from high temperatures. These tanks remains some time to clean themselves and clarified by natural precipitation.

The cooperative of Axladia like a big producer of olive oil has given me one of these and mr LATZANAKIS (sitia olive oil, LATZANAKIS ESTATE which is next to coop factory) that bottled my olive oil for me came and take it from there and bottled it .

Our target is not to produce a large quantity of olive oil but to offer a gourmet product which is so rich in anti-oxidants and other hygienic properties.
This olive oil has a unique, rich, fruity aroma capturing the scent of the wild herbs nearby. We serve it to you in several different quantities of packaging, depending on your requirements.