THE NEFELI EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL comes from the Chania province, in western Crete (Protected Designation of Origin) and of the Koroneiki Olive variety. For many centuries the history of the olive tree, and the olive oil, has been linked to the long history of Crete, the island in the heart of the Mediterranean, where thousands of years ago the Western Civilization was founded, and the European history started. Numerous historians, based on archeological findings, refer to Crete as ?the homeland of the olive tree?. It has been recorded that the olive tree was originally cultivated in Crete around 3.000 BC.


Since the antiquity, Cretan Olive Oil was well known, and ...well traded, for its high quality and unique characteristics. The excellent conditions ? soil & climate ? on the island, play a significant role to this. The Nefeli Extra Virgin Olive Oil with its distinctive dark green color is very fruity and fragrant. It has a pleasantly pungent and lingering flavor. Aromas of apricots and berries and a woody / nutty flavor, best describe this Olive oil.