Kolymvari Chanion Kritis PDO extra virgin olive oil, 500 ml tin, harvest-dated

Name: Kolymvari Chanion Kritis PDO extra virgin olive oil, 500 ml tin, harvest-dated
Brand: PINAX
SKU: PX-OIL-KOL
Price: 19.00 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Λάδι Κολυμβαρίου

Extra virgin olive oil from Kolymvari in western Crete, mostly Koroneiki, registered as Kolymvari Chanion Kritis PDO. A 500 ml tin with the harvest year and mill on the label.

Price when it opens €19.00

Being verified

Not for sale yet. The record below is public, but the supplier is not signed and documented. If we cannot prove it, we do not sell it.

Includes 13% Greek VAT.

Ships to Greece: €3.90, 1 to 3 working days. Shipping and duties

Origin record πίναξ

Where: Kolymvari, Chania, Crete, GR-M
How: Milled in the PDO area, tinned with harvest year and mill on the label
Protected: Kolymvari Chanion Kritis PDO (EU eAmbrosia). Check the register on ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)
Maker: [partner to be sourced]
Fake test: Check for the exact registered name Kolymvari Chanion Kritis, a harvest year and a named mill. Oil that only says Cretan has no PDO behind it. Source: critida.com (opens in a new tab) Field Note: The Kalamata naming trap
Cook with it: Saffron pilaf with Vostizza currants, Fava with olive oil

Full record

Material: Extra virgin olive oil, mostly Koroneiki
Coordinates: Not recorded
VAT class: 13% reduced rate (food)
Ships to: Ships to Greece. Open zones: Greece, European Union, US and Canada.Tin, courier only. Greece, EU, US and Canada, duties paid outside the EU; FDA Prior Notice for the US. UK after our UK VAT registration.
Compliance: Original PDO tin, no repacking. Courier only (liquid). FDA Prior Notice for US orders. November harvest drop.
Sources: ec.europa.eu/../EUGI00000013024 (opens in a new tab)
elenianna.com/greek-pdo-olive-oil-regions (opens in a new tab)
critida.com/greek-pdo-and-pgi-olive-oi.. (opens in a new tab)
Status: Being verified The record is public. The sale opens once a documented supplier is signed.
SKU: PX-OIL-KOL

A plain silver olive oil tin with a pour spout on a wooden kitchen table, an olive branch beside it and bread on a red enamel plate, a stone-walled village kitchen behind

Illustration of the object and its place, not a photograph of a named maker.

The address

Crete Κρήτη

The southernmost region, which produces about a third of Greek olive oil. PINAX lists four Cretan objects, two foods and two crafts, and two boxes built from them.

About this object

What it is

A 500 ml tin of extra virgin olive oil registered as Kolymvari Chanion Kritis, a Protected Designation of Origin. The label shows the exact registered name, the harvest year and the mill.

Where and how it is made

Kolymvari, in the Chania regional unit of Crete (GR-M). The oil is mostly from the Koroneiki variety. Crete produces about a third of all Greek olive oil, and the island has several separate PDO oil names; this record names one of them exactly.

How to use it

Raw, over fava, beans or bread, where its flavour is easiest to taste. A tin keeps out light, which is why we chose it over glass. Once opened, keep it closed and away from the stove. New-season oil arrives as our November harvest drop.

What we have not verified yet

No mill or cooperative is signed. Maker: [partner to be sourced]. We cannot yet name the harvest year of the first tins. The tin goes by courier only, and US orders need FDA Prior Notice. This oil is also half of our Chania box (GR-M), next to a Chania knife.