Spanish Olive Oil

Spain is the largest producer of olive oil in the world, and at its best the quality matches the quantity. The rolling groves of Andalusia, Jaén, Córdoba, Seville, have been pressing oil since Roman times, and the Spanish oils we choose carry that long inheritance of craft.Spanish…Spain is the largest producer of olive oil in the world, and at its best the quality matches the quantity. The rolling groves of Andalusia, Jaén, Córdoba, Seville, have been pressing oil since Roman times, and the Spanish oils we choose carry that long inheritance of craft.Spanish extra virgin olive oil tends towards the robust and full-bodied. Picual, the dominant variety, gives a green, peppery oil with a pleasant bitterness and remarkable keeping quality, a workhorse that stands up to bold cooking. Arbequina, grown further north, is softer and more delicate,…Read more