Our selection of the finest extra virgin olive oil from the Purísima de Priego de Córdoba cooperative.

Summary: Extraordinary extra virgin olive oils produced in Priego de Córdoba, Spain. They are protected by the Certification of Origin and this olive mill wins the most prestigious olive oil awards. Also, we have for sale all these olive oils in our store in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Other interesting studies: Where to buy extra virgin olive oil?

1. El Empiedro, Olive oil from Priego de Córdoba

Let’s see th most important characteristics of the cooperative and its olive oils.

a) Location

The cooperative La Purísima de Priego de Córdoba is located in the heart of the Sierra Subbética, in Priego de Córdoba town, Spain. This village also gives its name to this Denomination of Origin. In addition, it is a cooperative that grinds an average of 15 000 tons of olives every year. The varieties that it mills are mainly picuda, hojiblanca and picual.

b) Geography

This region is accidented and montainous with an altitude over 700 m. Also, this region has a microclimate with more rainfall than in the rest of Córdoba province. Also, its temperatures varies starkly from summer to winter.

c) Aroma

The extra virgin olive oil from Priego de Córdoba is very demanded. This olive oil is very fruity and has little bitterness and spiciness. Also, this olive oils from this region is the most awarded region of Spain by national and international competitions.

Among the best extra virgin olive oils from Priego de Córdoba, we have selected El Empiedro oil. Oil from the La Purísima Cooperative in Priego de Córdoba. A spectacular oil that everyone should try!.

c) Varieties

This regions has different varieties of olive trees. According to farmer here there are mainly two varieties, hojiblanca and picudo. However, you can find other varieties.

d) History

In addition, in 1945 it was founded, and since that year it continues to bet on quality and good work

2. Olive oils of the Cooperative of La Purísima of Priego de Córdoba

Secondly, the La Purísima cooperative in Priego de Córdoba packages its olive oils according to their quality. The following table summarises all of them.

Table 1: Its characterisitcs and brands

El Empiedro extra virgin olive oils is a very awarded oil. Also, it is very popular and demanded for people who apreciate premium olive oils.

3. Where to buy the oil from the Empiedro?

It is available for sale in our stores in Las Rozas de Madrid and in our web store. We offer all formats from this cooperative except the Bajoncillo virgin olive oil. If you want this olive oil, you have to contact us.

Also, this olive oils are available in Spain in Amazon and other web stores. If you want to get the best prcie, you can compare with the different stores, but I recommen to check also the out of date of the extra virgin olive oil. In other countries of Europe it is very difficult to find.

4. The price of the El Empiedro

Premium extra virgin olive oils usually cost more than 10 euros per half litre. Now with the current situation, it is difficult find cheap extra virgin olive oils. The price of El empiedro went up also.

Also, prices vary according to the bulk price of olive oils. This variation can be very large, even in the same year.

Finally, if you are waiting or looking for cheaper prices, it is difficult to predict them.

5. FAQ

Let’s answer some frequent asked questions from our customer

• Is popular this brand of olive oil?

There are so very good opinions about “El Empiedro” olive oil from regular consumers and specialists. In our store, the oil from El Empiedro is one of the most sold.

• When does new harvest come?

It depends on the year, but normaly we have olive oil from the new harvest in the middle of Novermber. However, we recommend to contact us to get this information.

“If you need more information, contact us, we are happy to hear about you”