Opus Notes

The World of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Explained

We are passionate about all things olive oil. Opus Notes is a resource for people to learn about olive oil quality, health benefits and taste.

Traditional olive grove at Opus Oléa farm, Greece

What is Traditional Olive Farming? How Opus Olé...

Traditional farming is not a trend - it's how we've always grown our olives. Discover the practices that define our approach: from tree spacing and manual labour to soil management...

What is Traditional Olive Farming? How Opus Olé...

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Traditional farming is not a trend - it's how we've always grown our olives. Discover the practices that define our approach: from tree spacing and manual labour to soil management...

LONDON! We won more GOLD!

LONDON! We won more GOLD!

Gold award for Opus Oléa extra virgin olive oil in the London International Olive Oil Competition (LIOOC).

LONDON! We won more GOLD!

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Gold award for Opus Oléa extra virgin olive oil in the London International Olive Oil Competition (LIOOC).

We won GOLD!

We won GOLD!

Opus Oléa has been awarded with a GOLD medal for quality by the international elite olive oils competition BerlinGOOA.

We won GOLD!

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Opus Oléa has been awarded with a GOLD medal for quality by the international elite olive oils competition BerlinGOOA.

Opus Olea olive oil with feta cheese, oregano and vine tomatoes

Can you cook, bake, roast or fry with extra vir...

Cooking, baking, roasting and frying with olive oil

Can you cook, bake, roast or fry with extra vir...

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Cooking, baking, roasting and frying with olive oil

sustainable olive grove

Sustainable and environmentally considerate

Environmentally friendly and ethical practices result in higher quality, which meets higher market demands and results in a more desirable and competitive product.

Sustainable and environmentally considerate

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Environmentally friendly and ethical practices result in higher quality, which meets higher market demands and results in a more desirable and competitive product.

grades of olive oil and how to know the difference

Why is extra virgin best and the quality grades...

Olive oil is a product of agriculture that, just like many other products given to us by nature, is graded into quality categories.  The grades are defined by the International...

Why is extra virgin best and the quality grades...

• 4 minute read

Olive oil is a product of agriculture that, just like many other products given to us by nature, is graded into quality categories.  The grades are defined by the International...