Sardinia is renowned for exceptional olive oil. Across the island, thousands of olive groves, family farms and producers have cultivated olives and produced extra virgin olive oil for generations.
However, this does not mean that every olive oil is the same.
At Authentic Oliv Co, we believe that origin is only the beginning. Quality is determined by far more important factors: the way olives are grown, the timing of the harvest, the extraction process, attention to detail and the consistency of high standards over many years.
That is why we do not choose products based on labels, marketing slogans or attractive packaging.
We look for producers who treat quality as a daily standard, not as part of an advertising campaign.
Our aim is not to offer the largest possible number of products.
Our aim is to offer products that we are proud to place on our own table.
During selection, we look not only at flavour and quality, but also at the story behind the producer, the way the farm is run and the approach to production.
Independent sources that confirm our own observations are especially valuable to us.
While searching for producers for Authentic Oliv Co, we came across a publication by Gambero Rosso — one of Italy’s most respected organisations for the evaluation of food, wine and olive oil.
The article described a family olive oil producer whose products had also attracted our attention.
The editorial team highlighted not only the high quality of the olive oil, but also the modern approach to production, attention to detail and exceptional quality-to-price ratio.
One of the oils was recognised with the phrase:
which means:
“Best quality-to-price ratio”.
For us, this is not the reason for choosing a producer.
It is, however, independent confirmation that the values we look for — quality, authenticity, passion and consistency — have also been noticed by experts.
This is why we place so much importance on the selection process.
We are not interested in quantity.
We are interested in quality.
We are not interested in fashionable slogans.
We are interested in products that defend themselves.
At Authentic Oliv Co, we believe that good olive oil does not need to shout.
Its quality speaks for itself.
Source
The information above refers to a publication prepared by Gambero Rosso — one of Italy’s most respected organisations for the evaluation of food, wine and olive oil. The article described one of the producers whose products were selected by us for further assessment and tasting.
Photos and a report from our visit to selected producers will be published after we return from Sardinia.