Production

No chemical product, nor refining, takes place in the elaboration of DivineOlive.

The quality of the olive oil depends mainly on the cycle of olive harvesting, of its production and its commercialization.

Harvesting the olives :

The quality of the olive oil depends essentially on the quality of the olives; which, in turn, is influenced by cultural techniques :

› DIVINEOLIVE IS PRODUCED FROM OLIVES HARVESTED AT THE APPROPRIATE MATURITY LEVEL

The optimal date for harvesting the olives used to produce our olive oil, corresponds to the semi-ripe stage of the olive, in other words, when the concentration of natural anti-oxidants (polyphenols) in the olive oil is maximal.

› OUR OLIVES ARE CAREFULLY PICKED, SORTED AND STRIPPED OF THEIR LEAVES BY HAND TO ENSURE
QUALITY

The leaf-stripping operation enables to remove leaves picked up during the harvesting of the olives. Their presence in the triturating (olive pressing) process, lowers the quality of the olive oil and reduces its shelf life. Although the mill is equipped with an automatic mechanism to ensure this operation, we prefer to do this by hand so as to let nothing pass.

The harvesting and the sorting of our olives by hand enable us to produce DivineOlive from olives that are both healthy and of superior quality. Olives that have been damaged or bruised, can suffer advanced oxidation when exposed to air, which means they could be infected by micro-organisms.

› DIVINEOLIVE, A FRESHLY-PRESSED OLIVE OIL JUICE

Our olives are freshly-pressed the same day as the harvest in order to avoid any fermentation that could affect the quality (rancidity by oxidation). Although olives in general can withstand a stocking delay of 48 hours before being pressed, we at DivineOlive, do not tolerate any waiting delay, resulting in the fresh taste of olives with aromas of herbs and artichokes.

Production of DivineOlive

Decantation and Storage of DivineOlive

Once the olive oil leaves the mill, it is still agitated. It then goes into stainless steel “vats” where it decants naturally. Non-filtered, DivineOlive is kept away from air and light and is kept at an appropriate temperature.