Our story

In a small village in Calabria, Roseto Capo Spulico is surrounded by olive trees.  The olive groves are perched high above in the mountains looking over the Mediterranean Sea. 

Our olives are harvested and pressed in exactly the same manner as they have been carried out for centuries using traditional and natural methods of production.

Founding sisters, Maria, Natalizia & Emilia with origins from Roseto Capo Spulico have watched the olive trees grow year after year under the Calabrian sun and our hearts have been stolen by the silvery leaves, rugged trunks and the liquid gold from the olives.

These trees were planted not only by our parents but also by our grandparents and great grandparents. Our inspiration undoubtedly comes from them. Olive oil is a staple at any Italian dinner table and the taste is even greater when it has been harvested by our small family run business.

November is 'harvest time' and we use the traditional non mechanical method of "raking" our beautiful olives from between the silvery glistening leaves. The olives land softly on nets where they are sorted through to remove the organic debris. The olives are then safely transported daily to the local cold press or "frantoio" where a friendly team in the town of Castrovilliari (CS) squeeze every last drop of oil from them.

Oliva Dorata is ‘cold pressed’. This means that our olives are crushed and pressed only once which produces olive oil of the highest quality and purity. Our olives do not exceed a certain temperature during the whole process which keeps the olives cooler ensuring maximum quality. In our view this is the only true way to make delicious high purity extra virgin olive oil and the colour of our produce is indicative of its quality and freshness.

All of our oil is now from the most recent harvest, so brilliantly gold.

All of our products are made to order and vegan friendly

Hand harvested. Cold pressed. Hand poured.   Oliva Dorata