Sparta Gourmet Organic Greek EVOO 500ml — Cold-Pressed Koroneiki, Laconia

Gourmet is our everyday cooking EVOO: sautéing, roasting, baking, Greek vinaigrettes, and finishing at the table. It is single-origin, 100% Koroneiki, grown in Laconia in the Peloponnese and milled by Sparta Gourmet. This is a September 2025 harvest oil. That matters because olive oil degrades from the moment it's pressed, and most of what's sold in American grocery stores is already 18 to 24 months old before it reaches your kitchen. Ours isn't. The Koroneiki olives were cold-extracted at low temperature using Alfa Laval contherm equipment, bottled in dark glass to block light degradation, and shipped with the harvest date on the label — because we think you should know exactly what you're buying. Why harvest date matters more than the "extra virgin" label → A USDA & EU Certified Organic Oil That Doesn't Taste Like a Compromise Organic certification in olive oil is harder to earn than most people realize. It means no synthetic pesticides, no chemical fertilizers, no shortcuts in the grove or the mill. What it doesn't automatically mean is quality — plenty of certified organic oils are still bland, oxidized, or blended. Sparta Gourmet Organic is certified and exceptional: sub-0.3% acidity, 100% Koroneiki mono-varietal, single-origin from Laconia. The peppery finish at the back of your throat is the polyphenols at work. The Sparta Gourmet line has earned seven international award recognitions: Silver in the High Polyphenol category at the Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards 2022, Silver at the New York International Olive Oil Competition, Silver at the London Olive Oil Awards 2021, and four new 2026 medals — Gold at the Olive Japan International Olive Oil Competition, Silver (Quality category) at the London International Olive Oil Competition, Silver at the Athena International Olive Oil Competition, and Silver at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. Not sure what separates extra virgin from virgin olive oil — and why the chemical standards behind that label actually matter? We break it down in detail. Certified Organic — USDA & EU This oil is certified organic under EU Regulation 2018/848 by DIO – Inspection and Certification Organisation of Organic Products (Certificate No. GR-BIO-01.300-0018695.2026.001), valid 07/04/2026 – 06/04/2027, in addition to USDA Organic certification. Use it for everything a Mediterranean kitchen demands: sauté vegetables, roast potatoes, build a Greek vinaigrette, drizzle over grilled fish straight from the pan, or spoon it over marinated olives and feta . For bread dipping, try it alongside our aged Modena balsamic — the combination is the reason that bread dipping recipe keeps getting shared. Built for Daily Use, Not the Back of the Shelf Store it in a cool, dark cupboard — not next to the stove, not on a sunlit counter. Best within 18 months of harvest and within 6 months of opening. If you cook with olive oil every day, the 3L tin offers better value per ounce and keeps just as well. For a finishing-only oil with lab-certified 522 mg/kg polyphenols, see Sparta Gourmet Premiere . Orders over $85 ship free.