Best Sicilian Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Premium Early Harvest, Cold Pressed, Polyphenol Rich

We are driven by the passion for what we do, the profound respect for our family and its history, and the deepest love and pride for our beautiful territory and its traditions. Our goal today is to bring to people's tables the highest quality artisanal oil, perpetuating our family tradition and values.

Oleificio Guccione is a small family business located in the South East of Sicily, Italy. It is us now, Vito and Giuseppe Divita, two brothers, the youngest generation of the family to lead the business. We believe it's our mission to keep these traditions alive, preserve and hand them to the future generations.

It is impossible to think of Sicily without its olive trees, especially here, in the Hyblaean Mountains, an area of the island well known for the production of high quality EVOO. Here the olive trees have flourished for centuries encircling our villages with their silvery green leaves. It's the "Tonda Iblea" the most representative variety of our territory, the one exclusively we make our oil from.

To obtain quality oil, the olives should be healthy, picked from the tree, still green (not fully ripe) and taken without delay to the oil mill for processing. In the hot Sicilian climate, olives get ripe soon, by late fall. We typically harvest our "Tonda Iblea" during the first three weeks of October, no later, to pick the fruits at their best and assure the ultimate freshness and lowest acidity to the oil. A greener fruit also means a lower yield in oil and less profitability, but we assiduously pursue excellence, perpetuating our family tradition and values.

Hand picking is a technique we also use to preserve the health and beauty of our centenary olive trees, pride and wealth of our territory to be handed over to future generations. Zahara's high quality and delicious flavor have been acknowledged by multiple Italian and International award bodies that have assigned to it prestigious awards.

Our oil is rich in Polyphenols (Antioxidants), Vitamins and healthy fats, and low in acidity (lower than 0.2%) and oxidation. In the kitchen, Zahara matches with cooked and raw vegetables, tomato Caprese, Sicilian orange salad, legumes soups, grilled meat and fish. Zahara is the perfect gift for all foodies, as each bottle embodies the tradition, scent and colors of the beautiful territory it comes from.

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