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Can Solivera Wild Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Medium - fruity and flavorful
- Choice of top Spanish chef, Joan Roca
- Favorite of Diane von Furstenberg
- First cold pressing in a medieval stone mill
- Balanced blend of Arbequina and Empeltre
- Size - 16.9 oz/500 ml
This precious organic wild olive oil may well be the best you have ever tasted. It is extracted using the same process as was used in the Middle Ages.
The process is half as efficient as a centrifuge, the modern technique used for virtually all other olive oils. But the oil is the ultimate: fragrant and flavorful and natural.
It is a balanced blend of 80% buttery and tangy Arbequina olives and 20% sweet Empeltre olives, which create a smooth, mellow "olivy" olive oil.
There is an ancient grove of olive trees in the Maestrazgo region, in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains, which had not been tended or harvested for generations.
You might say the grove is "organic" by natural default. No chemical fertilizers or insecticides have ever been used on these trees.
In recent years, a few villagers returned to their ancestral grove and began to harvest these wild olives by hand. The olives they picked were principally of the Arbequina variety, whose tiny fruit makes buttery and fragrant oil. Intermingled are trees of the Empeltre variety, which produce sweet olive oil with a slight almond taste and a straw yellow color.
They took them down the road to one of two old mills operated by an artisan named Antonio, who cold-presses olive oil the medieval way in order to preserve the fullest flavor of the extra virgin oil. There are only twenty such mills remaining in Spain.
First he crushes the olives using stone wheels with three conical grinders revolving on a granite circular table.
Next he extracts the oil by sandwiching the crushed olive mulch between layers of small woven grass discs, called capachos.
A mechanical press squeezes the oil from a stack of about thirty of them at a time. (Until recently, horse or oxen power was used.)
Finally, he decants the fresh olive juice naturally, leaving most of the sediment behind.
This is the most pristine extra virgin olive oil you could ever have on your table - it may be a little cloudy, but that is because no mechanical means are used. Dip some crusty bread in it, or adorn a salad bowl of baby greens. It is a memorable experience.
Ingredients
Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Nutritional Information
Serving size 1 tbsp (14g). Servings per container about 32. Calories 119. Total fat 14g (21%), Saturated fat 2g (9%), Trans fat 0g, Polyunsaturated fat 1g, Monounsaturated fat 11g, Sodium 0mg (0%), Total carbohydrate 0g (0%), Protein 0g. Not a significant source of cholesterol, dietary fiber, total sugars, added sugars, vitamin D, calcium, iron, potassium. *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Use and Care
Store in a cool, dark place.
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Customer Reviews
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"It's such a pure and profound taste, and when you want a solid olive oil taste, this is it, like you go back to the root of clean taste. I did not expect that I would like and enjoy this taste so much! "
Yuan-Pai - Carrollton, TX February 2023
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"Me encanta es exelente "
Lázaro - Orlando, FL September 2022
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"Ahh! My fine, foodie friends...Occasionally, as a chef you put something in your mouth and you exclaim, "THAT is straight from God!." Which is precisely what I said when my Arbequina arrived, unfiltered the first time. Now, I cannot live without its' presence. Simply impeccable...artisan bread, a few drops of great Modena balsamic and this EVOO and you're transported to God's cucina."
barry - Dunnellon, FL April 2022
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"Highly superior product in my experience. Extremely! pleased. "
Mary - Fort Worth, TX November 2021
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"Spanish Olive is my favorite and Arbequena is amazing"
Roberta - Cape May, NJ August 2021
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SANDRA - SOUTHAVEN, MS May 2013
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joseph - moncks corner, SC May 2013
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McFerrin - DeLand, FL May 2013
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"Excellent taste!"
Alabama - HUNTSVILLE, AL March 2013
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"so fruity!"
PAUL - LEXINGTON, KY March 2013
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elizabeth - nashville, TN February 2013
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"Wow...the best olive oil i have tasted in quite some time."
DaVonna - South Bend, IN January 2013
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Clem - Yuba City, California January 2013
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"Excellent flavor. I love the bottle too!"
Carol - CAMDEN, New Jersey December 2012
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"This flavorful oil makes exceptional salad dressings.I wouldn't go back to my old italian extra virgin olive oil."
ken - December 2011
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"The best olive oil I have ever tasted!"
Pablo - New York, New York December 2011
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"Absolutely delicious!"
SatoM - November 2011
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"Outstanding great olive flavor"
GCS - March 2011
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"Our favorite olive oil. This olive oil does not disappoint, the flavor is balanced and well rounded. As far as premium olive oils go the price is reasonable and the flavor is approachable; a great one to have in the pantry for finishing dishes or even just served with some fresh bread."
Schuhrke - December 2010
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"This is simply a wonderful olive oil for dipping or for some dishes. This is what olive oil should be all about. And the story behind it's production has a drama and romance worthy of the mother country la madre patria, Espana."
R. - September 2010
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"If you like unfiltered oil, this is it! Look no further. This oil is the most flavorful Olive Oil I have ever tasted. It is very olivery and goes very well with seafood. I wish it also comes in a gallon can."
Nick - July 2009