Our best selection of premium extra virgin olive oils from Baena with Designation of Origin.

Index Denomination of Origin of Baena The best olive oil from Baena Other cooperatives Where to buy oil from Duque de Baena and Germán Baena? Awards for the best Baena oil Frequently asked questions

Summary: Baena Olive Oil is an extra virgin olive oil with the Designation of Origin of Baena. Baena is a region located in the province of Cordoba in Andalusia. These oils stand out for their fruity and enormous quality produced. They are also available for sale in our store in Las Rozas de Madrid.

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1. Denomination of Origin of Baena, Spain

Below we show you the most important characteristics of the Designation of Origin oil:

a) Orography and climatology

Baena is known for its gentle rolling hills interspersed with rugged terrain. Located in Spain, this region enjoys long, warm summers and mild, rainy winters — a perfect example of the classic Mediterranean climate

b)Regions

The Baena Designation of Origin covers some 60,000 hectares of olive groves in the east of the province of Córdoba, in Analusia. Among the municipalities it covers, we have Doñaa Mencía, Luque, Nueva Carteya, Zuheros, Castro del Río; Baena and Cabra.

c) Olive varieties

This region of Spain is home to a wide range of olive varieties, including Hojiblanca, Picual, Lechín, Chorrúa, and Pajarera, among others.

Photo 1: Baena Village

d) Soil

The soil in this region is predominantly limestone, rich in calcium carbonate — similar to much of the province of Jaén. Therefore, a soil type very suitable for olive groves farming.

e) History

It was the Arabs, upon their arrival in the Iberian Peninsula, who expanded olive cultivation throughout this area. These villages are also steeped in history, with numerous archaeological sites from the Iberian, pre-Roman, Roman, and Arab periods.

f) New harvest

The new harvest of Baena olive oils typically begins to arrive at the end of November. The first to appear are the fresh, early-pressed oils — often sold in glass bottles. Oils bearing the Designation of Origin follow later, usually becoming available by the end of December, although these dates may vary slightly each year.

If you want to ensure the oil you purchase is from the latest harvest, feel free to contact us.

g) Contact details of the Designation of Origin

If you would like more information about this name, you can also contact them at

Telephone: 957 69 11 21 / 957 69 11 10

Website: https://www.dobaena.com

E-mail: olivavirgen@dobaena.com

h) Quality stamps and awards

These oils can carry the following quality seals. Also, theses olive oils are very awarded by national and international best live oil competitions.

Photo 2: stamp of the Baena Designation of Origin

Seal of the Crtification of Origin of Baena

i) Committed to the environment and

We carefully select mills and cooperatives that are committed to protecting the environment. In addition, all of them actively support the local economy.

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2. The best olive oil from Baena, Spain

Furthermore, the Designation of Origin of Baena supports a few dozen cooperatives and olive oil mill. However, we have selected the following oil mills and cooperatives, after visiting several of them:

Video 1: Certification of Origin of Baena

a) Germán Baena Cooperative

The German Baena cooperative started to mill in 1972. Since that year, they produce extraordinary extra virgin olive oil with Certificaction of Origin and without it.

Here, we give you their contact details.

Location	Contact	Timetable
Baena, Córdoba	Telephone: 957 670 110 Website: https://germanbaena.com/E-mail:germanbaena@germanbaena.com	Winter: Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 14.00 and from 17.00 20.00 Summer: From May to September included. From 8.00 to 15.00.

Table 1: Information about German Baena cooperative

b) The Germán Baena’s cooperative brand

Photo 3: Brand of German Baena

c) German Baena’s brands

This cooperative is located in the town of Baena, in the province of Córdoba, and markets its olive oils under the following brands:

• Duque de Baena: This is their finest extra virgin olive oil. They also offer a premium version called Duque de Baena Gold Selection, which carries the Baena Designation of Origin.
• German Baena: Another high-quality extra virgin olive oil with Denomination of Origin, offered at a more affordable price point.
• Hacienda Real: An extra virgin olive oil that is only bottled in plastic. Because it is not packaged in glass, it does not carry the Baena Designation of Origin seal.

German Baena offers two types of extra virgin olive oil across its brands: filtered and unfiltered.

• Filtered oil is available under the Hacienda Real and German Baena brands.

• Unfiltered oil is available across all brands and packaging formats. However, when bottled in plastic, it is only available during the first months of the harvest season.

Finally, we highly recommend that our customers try the fresh, early-season olive oils — the first oils milled, which are neither filtered nor decanted. This is the purest and healthiest form of olive oil, freshly pressed and full of flavor. Due to their natural settling process, these oils are only available from late November to late January.

c) Peña de Baena

The olive oil from Peña de Baena is another extaordinary olive oil. However, we don´t sel it now.

Photo 4: Olive trees of Baena

3. Other cooperatives from Baena

In Baena we also have other cooperatives and oil mills that produce other extra quality olive oils, such as the following:

Oil Mill/Cooperative	Locations	Contact
Nª Señora de Guadalupe	Baena	Phone number: 957 69 22 15 Website: www.cooperativaguadalupe.es
Nuñez de Prado		Phone number: 957 67 01 41
Corona de Baena

Table 2: Other mills and cooperatives in Baena

You will probably find other brands and miss them. Contact us, and we will study how to bring them.

Also, the are so many more. Ecoalmazara 1919, Cooperativa de Labradores y Ganaderos, Cooperativa de Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, Sucesores de Hermanos Lopez, Cortijo de la Suerte Alta, etc

You will probably find other brands and miss them. Get in touch, and we’ll look into bringing them in.

4. Where to buy oil from Duque de Baena and Germán Baena?

You can also buy these extra virgin olive oils in our store in Las Rozas de Madrid and in our online store. We can also send it to your home in Spain, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and most European Union countries and other international countries if you wish.

a) What formats do you offer?

Brand	German Baena y Duque de Baena	Duque de Baena Selection	German Baena y Duque de Baena
Format	Cans of 5, 2.5 l and 500 ml	Dark glass bottle with paper bag	Transparent glass of 500 and 250 ml
Characteristics	Filtered and unfiltered oils	Their great selection	Filtered and unfiltered oils

Therefore, those we have just mentioned are protected under the Denomination of Origin of Baena.

b) Our promotion to get the best price

The price of Baena oil is within the average of Andalusian oils. Likewise, if we go to premium oils of that Denomination, we can go to prices of about 18 euros the half liter.

Also, I recommen to read: Our promtoions. Here you will get tips to get the best price.

Baena oil is available in amazon, carrefour, El Corteingles and other large surfaces. However, I recommend buying these Baena oils in specialty stores. In these shops they inform and advise you. More when we arrive at the end of season, because the big surfaces throw the prices to remove all the old oil.

5. Awards for the best Baena oil

Every year, the Designation of Origin rewards the best olive oils from Baena.

The prizes I award this year, 2018, are the following:

Mature Fruity:

Silver Medal to the S.C.A.O. San Isidro
Gold Medal to Successors of Hnos. López S.A.

Non-Bitter Green Fruit:

Silver Medal to Germán Baena.
Gold Medal to Peña de Baena, S.L.

Bitter Green Fruits:

Silver Medal to Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe.
Gold Medal to Cortijo de Suerte Alta S.L.

These are the last awards that we will be updating.

6. Frequently asked questions

Here you have frequently asked questions:

• When does the first harvest come?

This cooperative usually starts to mill their olive oil at the beginning of November. Cosequently, the first harvest comes at the beginning of December normally. Also, we call their first olive oil, fresh olive oil and it is neither filtered nor decanted.

• Why buy it here and not at Carrefour and amazon?

Baena oil is available in amazon, carrefour, El Corte Ingles and other supermarkets. However, I recommend buying these Baena oils in specialized stores. These stores will give you information and advice. Even more so when we reach the end of the season, as supermarkets throw away the prices to get rid of all the old oil.

• What acidity do these oils have?

All our olive oils have a low acidity.

• What is their expiration date?

We never send oils that have only a few months left before their expiration date.

• Do you have any discount?

If you are looking for offers or promotions, please contact us, especially at the end of the year or the beginning of the next one, because at this time we want to renew our whole warehouse.

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Denomination of origen of Baena

“Finally, if you would like more information, please do not hesitate to call or write to us. We are happy to help you”.