Elizabeth and Kasimir have dedicated their free time, evenings, high days and holidays to the pursuit of the very finest Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil since moving here in 2013. It is a journey that has taken them from the far north to the deep south of Italy with an extremely focused mission: to dig out the best growers and millers that this wonderful country has to offer. Like anything, there is an extensive quality scale in the world of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and so this fine-tuned selection process is critical. We taste extensively and are completely confident you will share our passion for the frantoiani we work with.

The criteria they all meet requires full control of their groves, managing their trees with the greatest care to the environment throughout the season, hand harvesting at the beginning of the harvesting window when the olives are ripe but mostly green, taking their olives to their own mill in record time to preserve the best qualities of the fruit, and working precisely with different cultivars that are suited to their origin. The next steps are milling carefully utilising the latest technology and their expertise, blending, lightly filtering (again to preserve the finest quality for you), bottling in dark glass and then finally shipping as quickly as possible in order to arrive at your table when the polyphenols are at their highest, the oils are at their brightest and most flavoursome and coincidentally, in time for Christmas.

Our work at Frantoi is to select the very best for you. Now in our 8^th year, this is something we have a deep understanding of. We then curate different boxes of distinctive Extra Virgin Olive Oils for you to allow you to come on this journey with us – to learn about different oils from different origins, to figure out what you like most and to have the very highest quality of oil centre stage in your kitchen.

Your oils will be dispatched with express courier from us in Italy at the beginning of December. We work as carefully as possible with our courier partners to ensure safe, swift delivery to you, however your patience is also appreciated at this logistically congested time of the year – exact timings are down to a number of factors, but you will receive tracking details to allow you to follow your order.

When you receive your oils, we appreciate there is a temptation to ‘savour’ them – only allowing yourself a few precious drops on certain dishes. However, we would like to encourage you to re-look at this. The polyphenols are at their highest when you receive them, the flavours are the most interesting. So we suggest you open all of the bottles, get a selection of small glasses or cups at the ready, slice up an apple (essential for palate cleansing between oils), perhaps toast a little bread and get involved! This is true seasonal eating.

Within each box, you can find a QR code specific to the oils you have ordered. We encourage you to open this because you can discover more about each of the oils and there is also a recipe to accompany each one.

As ever, we are here to help, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to us with any queries whatsoever [info@frantoi.org]

Buona bruschetta!