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Extra Virgin Alliance - The Olive Oils
Garcia De La Cruz
Garcia de la Cruz was founded 150 years ago by our great great great Grandmother, who ran a simple mill in the center of the village. We are now the 5th generation of the family to manage the business, but we have to give thanks to 3 generations of strong women who paved the way for our success today.
I am Eusebio, and with my brother Fernando, we are now responsible for ensuring we maintain the legacy and grow the business so that our children can continue the traditions we lovingly inherited. From that small mill, we now sell our oils in over 40 countries worldwide, including Japan and the USA.
The Montes de Toledo area is perfect for growing olives, especially for the varietals we specialize in, Cornicabra, Hojiblanca, Picual, and Arbequina. These four varietals allow us to blend EVOO attuned to the pallets of the countries and consumers we serve.
We pride ourselves on our organic farming and milling methods, emphasizing sustainability, including using the olive stones (pits) as fuel to heat our offices during the short winter months.
Master Miller
Intensity:
Proper Storage
Use of inert gas blankets storage tanks / bottles and other methods for protecting quality (e.g. temperature controls in production, storage and/or shipping)
Tasting Notes
Label and/or website descriptions of the positive attributes—bitterness, pungency and the range of fruity flavors—and serving suggestions
Traceability
Offering consumers access to traceability information (e.g., QR Codes, blockchain, etc.) Special recognition given to third-party verification
Cultivars
Declaration on the label and/or the website of olive cultivar(s) used to produce the oil
Estate Produced
Grown & milled on a single estate
Biodiverse Groves
Hedgerows, insectary planting, owl boxes, cover cropping, interplanting and other practices to bring more diversity to the plant, animal and microbial communities in the grove; recognition for certification programs
Sustainable
Sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices, including water conservation, organic material and mill by-product recycling/composting, cover cropping, soil building, renewable energy, etc
Organic
Organic certification by government authorized agency
Heritage Varieties
Made with minimum 80% local cultivars
Family Owned & Operated
Brand is owned and operated by a family companyHarvest:
December
Cultivar(s):
Picual, Arbequina, Hojiblanca
Tasting notes:
Almond, Ripe Banana, Tomato plant, Grass.
Serving suggestions:
Cooking, Frying, Drizzling, Perfect for all EVOO uses.
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