OLIVE OIL GREECE

The olive fruit has a bitter component (oleuropein), a low sugar content (2.6-6%) compared with other products (12% or more) and a high oil content (12-30%) depending on the time of year or Greek olive variety. These characteristics are what make it a fruit that cannot be consumed directly from the tree, since it has to undergo a series of processes that differ considerably from region to region, and which also can depend on variety.
Agrovim sa, located in Kalamata Greece produces and exports all kinds of Greek olive oil and olives. Agrovim is based in Kamatata where one of the best olive oil varieties is produced. Kalamata – Greece certified P.D.O. (protected designation of origin). In particular Agrovim produces Kalamata olive oil(Greece) and Kalamata olives as shown below:

Types of olive oil in Greece produced by Agrovim sa

- PDO-Protected Designation of Origin Extra Virgin olive oils Greece (KALAMATA, SITIA,PEZA)
- Organic Extra virgin Olive oil
- Pure Olive Oil

Our Iliada organic line is produced according to the international standards and regulations for organic farming. Supervision and certification organizations as DIO and BIO-Hellas, accredited as per European and USDA standards, are certifying our products.
Our Iliada organic line comes from olive groves in Greece where very strict rules have been applied in organic farming. Fertilizers here have no part nor does spraying.
PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) covers the term used to describe foodstuffs which are produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area using recognised know-how.
The Extra Virgin olive oil is pressed from Koroneiki olives, and from groves located on the slopes of the Taygetous mountains which run in the South Peloponnese, on the east side of Kalamata Greece.
The following brands are produced by AGRO.VI.M S.A. and sold in the international markets.

KALAMATA OLIVE OIL (KORONEIKI VARIETY GREECE)

There are many different varieties of olive trees IN Greece which produce olives that vary in color, size, composition and taste.
This goes as well for the olive oil that they produce. Despite the fact that there are hundreds of olive varieties in the world, the Greek olive oil is extracted mainly from one type of olive. The “royal” type, the smallest variety of Kalamata olives, also known as Koroneiki.
Some Greek olive varieties are more recognized and awarded than others. Among the most recognized ones we find the koroneiki variety of olives which are grown only in Greece and in specific areas.
Koroneiki variety produce one of the finest olive oil in the world. Greek olives in general have a smoother taste, than those from Tuscany, and they produce a golden-green olive oil, that all chefs love for the freshness and the olive flavor that gives to cooking. The olive oil from Koroneiki variety is being highly praised in Greece for its mild, juicy and fresh taste.
Greek Producers know that the best olive oil comes from this variety. Kalamata Olive oil is not only a tasteful supplement in many dishes in Greece but also the most healthy ingredient available to people, once its preventive and therapeutic purposes have been proved many times.
Greek Koroneiki variety of olives is mainly present in south Peloponnesus and in some areas of Crete. Kalamata olives are harvested when there are still green in order to ensure the title of “early picked” or “green” olive oils.
What makes the seed and the olive oil coming from Koroneiki olives different from other varieties in Greece is the unique method of farming.
In other Greek agricultural areas the common production of olive oil is about 10 lt per tree, while the Koroneiki variety produce only 1-3 lt of the purest golden-green juice. The quantity is less but in return we get an exceptionally high quality product. The particular taste, the aroma and the rich composition of the olive oil coming from the koroneiki olives are indeed really special and unique.
Last but not least, olive oils in Greece don’t have the very heavy smell that we regularly meet in other Extra Virgin Olive Oils in Greece. On the contrary, they are characterized for their superior fresh olive taste that reflects the sunny climate of Greece.