Taste and use

This is what makes Andalusian olive oil so special:

• Taste: It is an accessible, fruity extra virgin olive oil with little bitterness and a slight spiciness.
• Quality features: Die Oliven für dieses Öl werden früh geerntet und unmittelbar danach in die Ölmühle gebracht, wo sie kalt verarbeitet werden. So entsteht ein echtes Extra Vergine Öl, das seinen Namen verdient. Dieses wird in Stahltanks gepumpt und erst bei Bedarf in die Flaschen abgefüllt. Dieses Öl besteht zu 80% aus der sanften Olivensorte «Arbequina». Zusätzlich wird immer ein Anteil «Picual» Olivenöl von Partnerbetrieben zugemischt. Die «Picual» Oliven enthalten einen höheren Anteil an Polyphenolen, deren antioxidative Wirkung dazu beiträgt, die hohe Qualität des Öls dauerhaft zu erhalten.
• Use: For salads, for refining various dishes or for lightly sautéing vegetables.

Cultivation and ecology

This is how the olives are grown:

• Cultivation method: Organic farming. Promoting biodiversity between the trees and year-round ground cover, including wild fennel and naturally growing legumes.
• Producers: Begoña Cosín and Rafael García and Rafael's siblings have taken over the 14-hectare olive grove near Córdoba from Rafael's father and started to cultivate it according to agroecological principles. They are not only concerned about respectful cultivation, but also about marketing: they want short and transparent supply chains and direct contact with consumers. Rafael is the founder of Tierra y Libertad, our partner cooperative in Andalusia, and says of his business: "We are committed to a very political form of agriculture: our aim is to bring food production back into people's everyday lives." The "Picual" olives come from 4 trusted producers who have their olive oil processed in the same mill under the same conditions.

This is how the price is made up

Cultivation & processing CHF 18.00

• Cultivation and harvesting: Begoña Cosín, Rafael García
• Processing: Almazara bodegas del pino, Tierra y Libertad

Transport & logistics CHF 9.24

• Export and logistics: Unilogistics
• Fees: Customs
• Quality assurance: Laboratory
• Packaging: Zurich plant
• Shipping: Post

Procurement & distribution CHF 7.92

• Coordination, communication, online market: Crowd Container