Product Description
More about our Early Harvest EVOO
Acidity 0.29% | Polyphenols 376 | 2019 Harvest | Current stock bottled March 2020
Our Early Harvest extra virgin olive oil is produced by the Kotsovolos family in the beautiful mountain village of Christianoupolis in Messenia, Greece. Like their cousins, the Hinaris family who produce our Private Reserve oil, the Kotsovoloses have been at this for more than 100 years!
Koroneiki olives are handpicked early in the season while still green to produce the prized ‘early harvest’ oil, known in Greece as ‘agoureleo.’ Once harvested, the olives are crushed within hours to preserve the quality, taste and aroma of the olives.
Our Early Harvest oil has the aroma of green figs and fresh green herbs with hints of wild asparagus and flat leaf parsley and thyme. The taste is light, fresh and herbal with a slight chicory bitterness and mild peppery heat, following by a short nutty finish
And because it is a true agoureleo, this oil is rich green in color, and robust and pungent due to the high level of antioxidants. You may feel a slight burning sensation on your tongue and in your throat – this pungency is often described as a ‘peppery’ finish.
We enjoy Early Harvest in all our salads, and recipes like this simple Mediterranean olive oil pasta; and as a finishing oil to enhance soups, fish, and poultry dishes.
Dorothy Shields (verified owner) –
I received my oil last week, and it is amazing! I tasted it by dipping bread in the oil, and my goodness it was good! I haven’t tasted olive oil this good since a trip in 2010 to Italy when I visited a private estate/vineyard and tasted their olive oil. I remember it tasted like butter, and this was the same. So smooth, so good, seriously the best I’ve tasted. I highly recommend this to anyone, you will not be disappointed.
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Joanne Jackson (verified owner) –
My recent order was fabulous it arrived on time and the olive oil is just the best I like the freshness of the spices and your website Mediterranean dish is the best recipes that I have ever found. I will be ordering again keep the recipes coming thank you Joanne
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Ann Holliday (verified owner) –
This Olive Oil is so much better than any other I have tasted. It is so light and has a wonderful aroma and taste. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting it to be any better than other olive oils but it is the best. Other oils have a thick taste and are very heavy in my opinion. This one tastes so clean!! I will buy the Private Reserve next. I love this website for the wonderful Mediterranean recipes and products offered. Thank you!!
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Helen –
Have not tried the salmon or the olive oil yet. Can the olive oil be purchased in any local store in Arizona or Illinois? Thank you.
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Elaine Tsai (verified owner) –
Excellent oil. I use it daily in my cooking especially in all your recipes. Your shipping is always super fast and I’m grateful for that!!
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tammy dieffenbach (verified owner) –
Drizzled this over seared lamb, that was seasoned with Cardamom, Sweet Spanish Paprika, and chopped fresh sage. But before I did so, I opened the bottle and got the scent of this oil. It smells so fresh and alive. That may sound strange, but most olive oils from standard stores just smell flat. And they taste that way too. When we ate the meal, the olive oil added the perfect finish to the lamb. I am so grateful for Suzy and all of the wonderful things she offers.
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Lisa Herr-Vincelette (verified owner) –
The flavor of this olive oil is simply amazing. I honestly didn’t know what I was missing with my usual oil.
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Victor (verified owner) –
Best olive oil we have used so far. Great for cooking, great for dipping, and for salads.
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