Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil | Unblended | Single Estate
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About Us
GROWN AND PRESSED IN SICILY SINCE 1842
Santo Stefano® Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made from olives grown and harvested by hand from a single estate in Santo Stefano Quisquina, AG, Sicily, Italy.
Only olives from Santo Stefano Quisquina’s family-owned, century-old olive groves are used to create Santo Stefano® organic extra-virgin olive oil.
The estate follows time-honored and tested processes, allowing them to consistently produce some of the finest olive oil to be found.
Our Mission
Santo Stefano® reflects the history and passion of olive growers, but with a bold, fresh twist. Our Mission is two fold:
... to introduce this extraordinary olio nuovo to new consumers who previously had only experienced the overpriced and lesser quality olive oils on the market.
... to satisfy the gourmet palate, raising the standards of Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil to a new, higher level than was previously available..
Italian Authorities Confiscate Almost $1 Million in Fake Olive Oil!
By Barbie Nadeau, CNN
Published July 11, 2024
"Officials in southern Italy have broken up an alleged racket selling fake olive oil, confiscating 42 tons of the extra virgin variety worth almost $1 million...
... Some of the 42 tons of oil was already packaged ready for sale. Authorities confiscated 71 tons of what was referred to as an “oily substance” in plastic tanks, as well as 623 liters of chlorophyll, a component of extra virgin olive oil that was being added to oil of a lesser value. They found packaging equipment, labels purporting that the oil was “extra virgin” when it was clearly not, and commercial documentation including 1,145 customs excise duty stamps that are being studied for forgery, the statement said.
Incidents of falsified extra virgin olive oil have increased in recent years, due to both the popularity of the Mediterranean diet and the effects of climate change, which has greatly reduced production in southern Europe due to devastating droughts, according to the International Olive Council."
Olive Oil Fraud is Rampant!
This is a true Sicilian olive oil – full of rich, complex, and aromatic flavors of grassy notes, hints of tomato, artichokes, and well balanced bitter and spicy moderate characteristics. It also exhibits a fruity smell , sometimes with hints of almond, with a sweet aftertaste.
Our Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil has an intense golden yellow color with hints of green.
