Citizens of Soil Organic Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 500ml Glass Bottle
Citizens of Soil Organic Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil, A multi-generational family passion, this organically-farmed oil pairs perfectly with pasta, peppers, and even over yoghurt.
Small-batch. Family-owned. Certified organic.
Introducing extra virgin olive oil from Citizens of Soil's multi-award winning producer in the Andalucía region of Spain. Situated between Málaga and Sevilla, this family business has completely transformed in just a couple of years under the direction of Marina, whose father's family had been making oil for generations. From a new mobile milling machine for precision quality to converting the groves organic—she has overhauled everything. In return for her effort, this special batch of Spanish olive oil was recognised as "The Best Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Sevilla", earning a gold star at Ecotrama.
Variety: Hojiblanca, Arbequina, and Koroneiki
Polyphenols: 661 mg/kg.
Origin: Pedrera, Sevilla, Andalucía, Spain.
Process: Superior category extra virgin olive oil obtained directly from mechanical (never heat or chemical) means; 0.16% acidity. The olives are milled within *an hour* of being picked in their mobile mill. This oil is filtered.
Agriculture: 350 hectares, organically-farmed with some regenerative practices.
Soil type: Limestone.
The Producers.
The middle of 3 daughters in a multi-generational olive oil family, Marina set off on a journey to study the technical quality behind producing the best EVOOs.
When she returned home, she discovered her family’s Spanish olive oil just wasn’t good enough.
So she shut it down and started over. From a new mobile milling machine for precision quality to converting the groves organic—she overhauled everything.
And as a result, she turned her family business from just another olive oil into something outstanding—scooping up awards and recognition in just a couple of years, including these specific to this EVOO:
⭐️ "Gran Oro" Gold Medal at Ecotrama, 2022
⭐️ Award for the "The Best Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Sevilla", 2021 and 2022
⭐️ Silver Medal at Ecotrama, 2020
⭐️ Gold Medal at Ecotrama, 2019
Taste & Pair.
Nose: Vine tomato, fresh-cut grass, black pepper.
Palate: Fresh with a medium bitterness and a striking pepperiness.
Pairings: Pour over pastas and rice dishes. Shake it up on salads. Put this on peppers. Try it with everything from mango to Manchego.
100% olives from small batches. Nothin' but the juice, baby.
This Spanish olive oil comes in at 661 mg/kg of total polyphenols, which is above the 250 mg/kg benchmark set by EU Regulation (No. 432/2012) about high-polyphenol olive oils.
Other facts per 100ml:
Energy: 3700kj / 900kcal
Total fat: 100g
Carbohydrates: 0g
Proteins: 0g
Sugar: 0g
Salt: 0g
Citizens of Soil have opened up their independently verified lab analysis reports to showcase the oil's quality.
Note: The oil itself is organically farmed, has the EU Leaf marque and is certified organic by Sohiscert in Spain. However, we are in the process of applying for our certification as a business at Citizens of Soil to label this as organic in the UK. At this time, it’s not certified organic in the UK, though it is organically-farmed.
About Citizens of Soil.
Michael met Maria on a boat between Santorini and Crete. Her overwhelming Cretan hospitality (which they’re famous for) struck up an instant friendship. Maria came to visit London; Michael returned many times to Greece (soon with the addition of Sarah) and the friendship and ‘extended’ family grew.
With each year and every new visit, we learned more about the culture, the people, the land.
The family are small-holder farmers, making things like wine and fruits, but we became obsessed with the quality and flavour of the oil, in particular.
We started bringing it back for our family and friends in London and the US. Every time we used it, the taste connected us back to Maria's table in Crete. Our friends would try it and re-affirm; there's something special here, y'all...
Our community begins with the farmers. For too long, they’ve been taken advantage of by the olive oil industry—squeezed out of fair profit to fit the global commodity exchange and their oil blended with others so it’s beyond recognition.
We pay our producers above market prices, and directly into their pockets. This way grove owners can focus on the quality of the oil and continue to implement regenerative farming techniques to preserve biodiversity and soil quality.
This is just one way we’re challenging the status quo of the olive oil industry.
You, dear subscriber, gifter and first-time buyer are also a part of this community. Not only does our extra virgin olive oil look beautiful displayed in your kitchen or sitting on the table, it’s also represents your respect for farmers, the environment and your own food experience.
Together, we can learn more with each harvest and enjoy delicious olive oil on more of the food we love.
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