In the geography called the Levant Region, the olive tree, known to have been domesticated in 4000 BC, was known as ‘zerdum’ in Akkadian and ‘gi-rim’ in Sumerian. Olive spread as the natural vegetation of the Eastern Mediterranean basin since ten thousand years BC.
In human history, olive is the 4th generation domesticated product after wheat, barley and peas.
In Hittite texts, olive is mentioned as follows; “Just as the olive holds oil in its heart, thus hold thou, o Mother-goddess, the king, queen, princes and the land of Hatti in friendliness in thy heart and soul!” (Güterbock H, 1968)
In ancient times, Anatolian cities defined olive as ‘liquid gold’.
Did you know that according to mythology, Hippocrates, who is considered the founder of Greek Medicine, recommended that those who cannot wash their bodies to rub their bodies with olive oil (‘liquid gold’), and that athletes who do sports recommend using olive oil to shine and soften their muscles? Also, did you know that Olympic champions are honored with crowns made of olive branches and those who cut down olive trees are punished with severe penalties? Olive oil is called liquid gold for these and other hundreds of reasons.
Our olive fruits, located in the temperate climate of the Aegean Region, with surprising tastes,
allowing us to offer you world-class Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
These conditions allow us to offer you world-class Extra Virgin Olive Oil, leaving surprising flavors
in our olive fruits. We are trying to wake up a sleeping beauty as agriculture has not been done on
this clean land for 45 years. Our efforts are starting to yield very encouraging results. We aim to
preserve this clean land and learn about sustainability.
We press our harvested olives within 24 hours after picking, using only the cold pressing
technique (between 18-26°C). After keeping the olive oil in steel tanks for a while, we prepare it for
sharing.
As in this harvest, our aim has always been to obtain strong aroma, low acidity and rich content.
Getting the most volume from our olives will never be among our goals. We hope you enjoy our
olive oil and the health benefits that come with it!
One of the biggest enemies of olive oil is light.
Thanks to the dark glass bottle, we can protect the freshness and color of olive oil from light.
Olive oil, which is exposed to light, loses its antioxidants and becomes rancid (goes bitter).
Its aroma and fragrance fade fast and quickly.
Thus, when it reaches your table, we guarantee that you will find Aegean olive oil,
which is delicious with its color and taste. It is necessary to stay away from olive oil put in transparent plastic
and transparent glass bottles that have been exposed to light all day long.