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How GAEA extra-virgin olive oil is made.

Chris Niemeijer

Feb 8, 20172 min read

How GAEA extra-virgin olive oil is made.

The art of turning olives into oil has been perfected in Eastern Crete over thousands of years. GAEA combines ancient knowledge, passed...

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Monumental and ancient Olive Tree of Kavousi.

Chris Niemeijer

Feb 2, 20172 min read

Monumental and ancient Olive Tree of Kavousi.

The olive has been an integral part of life in the East of Crete and from the first stirrings of civilisation olive trees and olive oil...

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Great Taste Awards 2016.

Chris Niemeijer

Jan 6, 20171 min read

Great Taste Awards 2016.

Last November 2016, twenty-one Greek 'Extra Virgin Olive Oils' did won 'Great Taste Awards' in the UK. Great Taste, organised by the...

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Lantzanakis Esates olive oil from Sitia.

Chris Niemeijer

Dec 7, 20162 min read

Lantzanakis Esates olive oil from Sitia.

Lantzanakis Estate produces olive oil from the mountainous village of Krya, in the Sitia area. The olives are derived from a single...

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