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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...

Last week I contacted one of my suppliers and she briefly explained what the situation is in Spain at the moment. Now that it is February 2024 and the harvest season is almost over, I want to share what the Spanish media are writing about the new harvest season and how things are going at the moment. Spanish harvest season 2023/2024 Now that the harvest season is almost over, production estimates are expected to range from 680,000 to 755,000 tons of olive oil for the 2023/202 harvest year 4, which is lower than expectations at the start of the harvest...

Are you struggling to come up with an original Valentine's Day gift this year? Then olive oil is the perfect and healthy Valentine's Day gift for both men and women on Valentine's Day! This year, especially for Valentine's Day, we have the extra virgin olive oil from Agatha Ruiz de la Prada by Señorios de Relleu in a pink bottle with an iconic heart. Giving olive oil as a Valentine's gift is not only delicious and a practical choice. What you probably didn't know is that it carries with it several meanings that can emphasize the love and care for...

Which olive oil for frying? Extra virgin olive oil is always used in Spain for frying and cooking. It is a healthy and stable cooking oil according to scientific studies. My Spanish family cooks with nothing else. Since I left home, my parents gave me a 5 liter can of extra virgin olive oil Oro de Genave every year, which I used for a year and then got a new can in December. Just in time because the old can was empty. As long as I can remember, this was the only cooking oil I used, apart from the occasional...