500ml Alive, Organic California Olive Oil

Our Olive Oil is organic, raw, unfiltered, unheated, and UNPRESSED. This oil is brimming with life forces.Think of it as you would a fine wine. Store it in a cool, dark cupboard or wine cellar.

Created at room temperature (70 degrees Fahrenheit), extra virgin; instead of pressing the olives under tons of pressure, they are sliced and the slurry is put in a malaxer to churn it slowly. It is then put in a centrifuge decanter which gently separates solids from liquids. Finally its put in a separator to separate oil from water. The old procedure of pressing can easily cause temperatures to exceed 140 degrees fahrenheit, whereas now the temperature is kept below 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Because the oil is unheated, so much of its subtle essence and flavor is preserved. That's why we call it "Alive, Olive Oil".

It is created exclusively from Ascalone olives, an old time, heirloom variety. They are grown by family farmers in California's Central Valley. Only mature fruit is used.

Most olives nowadays are harvested mechanically. A machine comes along and shakes the trees. The olives fall to the ground and then are swept up into piles. Not so for Alive Olive Oil. The olives are harvested by hand and they are not allowed to touch the ground.The fruit is not left standing around, rather it is processed within 36 hours (at most) of harvest. The finished oil contains less than 1% acidity.