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The holidays are coming up again, and Sinterklaas offers a great opportunity to surprise your loved ones with a special and unique sustainable gift. If you struggle to come up with an original gift every year, especially for those who already have everything, then a bottle of exclusive Spanish extra virgin olive oil might be the perfect solution. For anyone who loves cooking and good food, for foodies, this is a luxurious and healthy gift that will surely be appreciated. In this blog I explain why a high-quality extra virgin olive oil is an original Sinterklaas gift. Sinterklaas: A surprising...

My father was born in the Sierra de Segura, in a small village called Los Prados de Armijo. This region is located deep in the interior of Spain, about 300 km south of Madrid and about 200 km north-east of Granada. From an early age we always went there to visit our family, including my grandfather and grandmother. The large number of olive trees have always made a deep impression on me and have always stayed with me, although when I was young I had no idea how important this region is for the production of olive oil worldwide and...