Terra CretaAward Winning | Kolymvari Estates | 100% Pure Greek Olive Oil | Cold Extracted | Protective Designation of Origin | 3Ltr - (101.4 fl.oz) Tin

In some ways, I really am spoiled. I realize that as a former educator, living on a former educator's salary, this statement might seem odd. However, I'm absolutely serious and this olive oil helps to prove my point.Enter Terra Creta Olive Oil. As we all know, olive oil was a gift to the Greeks, courtesy of the goddess Athena. It is olive oil that largely built the ancient Greek economy and thus promulgated Greek culture through the ancient world by means of economic exchange. That exchange was fostered by the highly prized olive oil that was acknowledged as the world's best.To this day, Greece is fiercely protective of the reputation of its olive oil--and rightly so. In its pure, unadulterated form, it is a glorious addition to your kitchen's staples, adding flavor, polish and nutrition to a wide array of dishes. Unfortunately, if you don't live in Greece--or in the EU--your olive oil is probably NOT unadulterated in some form. In the EU, Greek olive oil is protected by strict labeling and production laws so that the consumer can be assured of getting an authentic product, and thus an authentic experience. Here in the States, there are no such nation-wide laws, so the olive oil we get--even the extra virgin--is adulterated by other oils, or at least a pastiche of different regions, producers, etc., who are committed to driving down costs more than they are to producing excellent oils.The Terra Creta is an emphatic disavowal of this practice. It is an estate-produced oil created under exacting, heavily monitored conditions, with each can getting a unique label (see picture above), which functions as a birth certificate, more or less, so that you can practically trace the moment it was harvested.All of this effort reaps rewards for the consumer. This oil is a revelation compared to the pathetic stuff that you get at the average supermarket. It's vivid, earthy and fills the mouth with subtle notes that lean more towards the fruity end (at least in my experience; some have said it comes across as a bit more on the peppery side). In any case, it is truly excellent for dipping bread, making salad, making garlic butter, or anything that requires a moderate base note and delicate upper notes of olive flavor.As for the cost, you look at the price of the tin and think, "wow, that's a bit excessive." You'd be wrong. Look at how much you get and then figure a per-ounce cost vs. the "extra virgin" you get at the supermarket. Then, think about how what you eat becomes a part of you. Then, think about how short life is and how we should seize those beautiful pleasures that are within our reach while we can. Does it seem expensive now?

Hands down the best olive oil on the planet! It’s soo good, we flew to Crete to meet and tour their beautiful facility. must buy!

delicious and from a region that has exquisite EVO olive oil. i was recently on an eastern Med tour that did sample olive oils. this is one of the best. Luckily Amazon stocks it.

I was stationed on the island of Crete during my active duty time with the Navy and I actually visited this olive farm. Their extraction process produces a very high quality oil that is great for cooking, recipes, mixing in with smoothies, applying as a skin toner, etc. It is 100% pure, so it could taste a little strong to some folks who usually use light olive oil. It also might seem to be expensive, but when you compare it with other oils that might mixed with something else (not 100% pure) or ones of lower quality, it's really a great deal!

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My wife and I alone consume 1.5 liters of olive oil a week. We don't cook with it, it's just the salads, hummus, baba ghanooj, and Za'atar with bread. My family owns hundreds of acres of olive trees in Syria and we have been making the best olive oil for 1100 years. Due to the current situation back home I wasn't able to have any oil shipped to the US for my use since 2011 . I have been trying all EVOOs on the market from Walmart and wholefoods to amazon to everywhere. It's either astronomically pricey or disappointingly mixed and low quality. Today I got my order and tried Terra Creta for the first time and although I wasn't impressed I was happy with the quality. This is a genuine EVOO by all mean for a good price (11$/liter). And while it's no match to what I had back home I'm making this oil my favorite and hence I ordered 12 liters more. However, one thing has caught my attention and it's the harvest and bottling dates. I tracked my oil using the lot number on the bottle and it says Olives harvested in 12/2017 but bottled in 08/2018 (screen shot attached). This is weird and unusual. I appreciate a response by Terra Creta. I reduced my order hoping for a new harvest to come soon. Thank you again for your dedication to provide a good quality olive oil and honesty in disclosing information about the harvest.

While in the Navy I was stationed in Xania (Chania), Crete. This is the only olive oil that my wife used for 2 years. We visited the olive oil presses (not on guided tours, just walked in) where they make this olive oil and tasted it straight off the press. This is the real stuff and we love it. Awesome for cooking, over Greek salad with feta, and for taking as supplement to reduce blood pressure. I can 100% assure you that I am not affiliated with this product in any way, shape, or form. It is AWESOME.

Great olive oil, used to get this brand in Pensacola and online when I moved back home from Shoreline Deli, great deli down the road from Joe Patti Seafood, both must sees.