superior extra virgin olive oil
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SUPERIOR EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OILTRANSCRIPT
About us
Our philosophy
“Poliana” is a family enterprise, whose efforts to create the best olive oil
there is, began in 2008. Originated from a small village in the Southern
Peloponnese called Poliana (hence the name), in 2010 we dynamically
entered the Greek olive oil market, presenting a collection of superior
extra virgin olive oils, each having a “unique “ personality.
This is the Dragonea – Skliris family, who respecting the family tradition,
organically cultivates its own orchards (located in Fichtia – Mycenae –
Argolis & Niochori – Meligalas – Messinia), not mixing the three different
varieties of olives they have chosen, so as to produce three excellent and
unique extra virgin olive oils, without the intervention of any chemical or
non-biological procedure.
The Orchards
The Argolis Orchard
Located in Fichtia – Mycenae (Northern Peloponnese) , in an extremely
picturesque 42 acre (17 hectares) orchard, in which apart from the olive
trees one can come across pines and wild forest vegetation, lies our first
privately owned traditional orchard, which has about 1,400 Manaki variety
olive trees and 1,000 Koroneiki variety olive trees.
Privately Owned Stone Mill Grinder
In the Argolis Orchard – the biggest of the two, we chose to build our very
own olive oil mill, choosing stone mill grinders as the best means of
extracting oil of excellent quality, cold press extraction (max 18°C) so as
to keep all of the oil’s nutritional components (vitamins, antioxidants,
phenols, etc.) along with the great taste. Combining the afore mentioned
means with traditional hand picking of the olives and contemporary state
of the art technology, we have managed to produce the best olive oil
possible, unfiltered and not refined in any way.
The Messinia Orchard
Own second 17 acre (7 hectares) owned orchard lies at the feet of Ithomi
Mountain in Messinia (Southern Peloponnese) , surrounded by a steep
creek and a small river, which is nature’s way of protecting the olive trees
from frost in the winter along with parasites and extreme heat in the
summer. There, one can find about 1,000 Koroneiki variety olive trees,
which are over a hundred years old. There, during harvest period, the
olives are hand picked and taken daily to our stone mill grinder in specially
constructed boxes (in order to achieve air circulation and the olives not to
squash between themselves), so that the oil will be extracted on the same
day.
the Products
The Poliana supreme extra virgin olive oils are single variety olive oils,
having unique nutritional facts and qualities such as:
Origin – terroir (location, soil, microclimate, olive varieties)
Organic cultivation and traditional way of picking the olives (hand
picked)
Traditional way of the olive oil production (stone mill grinder – cold
extraction at max 18°C)
Application of contemporary knowhow and technology and product
certification.
We decided to keep our olive oils separated due to the following factors:
a) the olive variety they are made of is different from one another, and
b) the geographical characteristics of each orchard are unique, giving
therefore each of our single variety olive oil a distinct taste.
Single Variety Olive Oils - Special Characteristics
POLIANA Extra Virgin Manaki Argolidos Olive Oil
Soft and fruity in taste, the mildest of the three, is full bodied and has a
flowery aftertaste.
POLIANA Extra Virgin Koroneiko Argolidos Olive Oil
Spicy and peppery it has a strong, distinct taste and leaves you with a
faint feeling of chamomile and green apple, as well as aroma of olive
leaves.
POLIANA Extra Virgin Koroneiko Messinias Olive Oil
Classical Greek olive oil with balanced taste. It consists the equilibrium
of the two above mentioned oils. It is full bodied, leaving an earthy
aftertaste.
Gourmet Collection - Special Characteristics
Using organic herbs and citrus fruits from our land and grinding them in
the stone mill along with the olives, we have created a range of gourmet
olive oils, that are ideal for marinades for meat and fish, salads, desserts.
POLIANA Gourmet Olive Oil with ORANGE
Strong taste and aroma and very fruity, it is ideal for marinades,
green salads and stews.
POLIANA Gourmet Olive Oil with WILD THYME
Soft taste, leaving a strong aftertaste of wild thyme, it adds a twist
to boiled vegetable salads as well as white fish.
POLIANA Gourmet Olive Oil with LEMON
It’s “lemony” taste makes it great for all kinds of meat and fish and
for yoghurt salad dressings.
CERTIFICATIONS
We are under the procedure of getting the certification of organic
cultivation from DIO (certification and inspection organization of organic
products) in September 2011, since we have been cultivating organically
for the past five years. The orchards are also certified by AGROCERT with
AGRO 2.1 & 2.2 certifications of determination of pesticide residues, that
no pesticides of any kind are detected in our orchards (samples randomly
taken: leaves, soil, fruit). Last but not least, we are certified with
GLOBALG.A.P. (Good Agricultural Practices) International certification of
integrated management (certificate nr. 3460/10).