Our finest selection of organic extra virgin olive oil of Oro del Desierto mill, a family run oil mill located in Tabernas desert, Spain.

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Summary: Olive oil mill located in Almeria, in Sourthern of Spain. Also, they produce organic premium extra virgin olive oil from different varieties. Furthermore, they are committed to producing only high-quality oil and their are very coveted. Finally, we offer for sale all this selection of Oro del Desierto in our store of Las Rozas de Madrid

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1. Olive mill of Oro del Desierto

Firstly, let’s see the most important characteristic of Oro del Desierto extra virgin olive oil and mill.

a) Location

This olive oil is located in Tabernas, Almería in Southern of Spain. This privileged territory has a unique characteristic for the production of organic extra virgin olive oil of high quality.

b) Climatology

Also, this Spanish region has low rainfall, about 250 mm per year, and its average temperatures are above 17 º C. Furthermore, Tabernas has more than 3 000 hours of sunshine a year. Consequently, its summers are long and hot and its winters are very short and mild. This conditions has influence in the charactersitics of its olive oils.

b) Orography

Tabernas is known for its Tabernas Desert. Also, this town is located between the Filabres and Alhamilla mountains. In spite of the hard conditions of drough and high temperatures, Tabernas has a beautiful landscapes and a rich fauna and flora. In summary, this a unique place of Spain and the whole Europe.

Video 1: Oro del Desierto olive oil mill

c) Organic farming and production

Furthermore, the main goal of Oro del Desierto is to respect environment, to conserve the fertility of the soil and support biodiversity. Also, they do not use chemical products and try a maximun care of the natural resouces.

d) Olive oils varieties

Oro del Desierto mill produce four varieties of extra virgin olive oil and a blend of them.

1. Arbequina
2. Hojiblanca
3. Lechín
4. Picual

e) Awarded extra virgin olive oils

The organic extra virgin olive oils of Oro del Desierto have won hundreds of awards by national and international best olive oil competitions. Among, some of them, we show the followings:

1. Guide Iberoleum 2023 to the top Spanish olive oils
2. Gold Medal CINVE 2023
3. Extra Gold Medal BIOL 2023
4. Top 10 EVOOLEUM 2023 Healthiest EVOO
5. Gold Medal, Organic category – Olive China 2023 Competition. Beijing

They are hundreds, and here we show you only a few.

e) Olive groves

The olive gron of Oro del Desierto are irrigated with with drip irrigation system. They work with tradition and innovation ate the same time.

f) Other Oro del Desierto businesses

This company has three business lines:

• The production of organic extra virgin olive oil
• Catering: a museum restaurant
• Tourism with rural houses and the realization of oil tourism activities.

All these business activities are carried out within the Tabernas desert.

2. Organic oil of Oro del Desierto:

Oro del Desierto mill produces only premium organic extra virgin olive oils.  Furthermore, this mill is very committed with the environment, biodiversity and the excellence of its oils. Working for the environment, w have some examples of this commitment:

• Reduce water erosion: The Tabernas Desert has almost any vegetation cover, and the small rainfalls that fall throughout the year wash away the most superficial part of the soil, that is, the most fertile and rich soils. The hard work and organic cultivation of Oro del Desierto olive trees is a very effective way to reduce this degradation caused by erosion.
• Low contribution of organic matter: A good olive tree crop, productive and integrated with the natural environment, needs food. Oro del Desierto achieves this with a good fertilizer, always using organic matter. The poor soils, lacking in food, are being left without vegetation and without life.
• The use of pesticides and insecticides: As an organic crop, they do not use any type of pesticides, insecticides or chemical products that could harm the local fauna.

As a resuelto, Oro del Desierto olive oils are very coveted. They have won hundreds of award by national and international olive oil competitions. Also, this mill offer different varieties and blend of organic extra virgin olive oil. We can here explore them.

a) Arbequina variety:

On of the varieties they produce is arbequina. This arbequina extra virgin olive oil has a mild intensity with a fresh fruity aroma. Also, its aroma is persistent with notes of almonds and fresh grass. Furthermore, is a balanced oil with nice back state.

This olive oil is exclusively made from arbequina olives from organic groves. Also, they are havested before ripening.

We offer here for sale only the 500 ml format. However, we can get other formats of 25 ml, 1 l and 2.5 liters.

More information about arbequina oil in: Arbequina

b) Hojiblanca:

The hojiblanca extra virgin olive oil is exclusively produce with hojiblanca organic olives. Also, they are harvested before the ripening olive, from the end of October to mid-November.

The hojiblanca olive oil has a golden colour and has a mild aroma. Furthermore, it has a fruity aroma with notes of tomato, green apple and banana, with softer notes of black pepper, vanilla and mint.also, it is a balanced oil with some bitterness and spiciness.

Hojiblanca de Oro del Desierto olive oil is ideal for Andalusian salads, toast, fresh goat cheese, meat and fish sauces and cold sauces such as salmorejo or almond gazpacho.

We offer in our store in formats of 500 ml. However, we can get other formats of 25 ml, 1 l and 2.5 liters.

c) Lechín:

The lechin extra virgin olive oil has also a extraordinary aroma and flavor. It has a medium intensity and is very well balanced. Its aroma is very fruity with hints of green olives, nuts and apricots. Pleasant after taste and with almost no bitterness.

It is delicious for marinating salted fish such as anchovies, salads, sauces and stews with meat and soft desserts.

We offer in our store in formats of 500 ml. However, we can get other formats of 25 ml, 1 l and 2.5 liters.

d) Picual:

The extra virgin olive oil of the Picual de Oro del Desierto variety comes exclusively from picual olives harvested before veraison, from mid-October to November.

More information about picual olive oil in Picual

3. Where you can buy Oro del Desierto?

Oro del Desierto oils are well known in Spain and many other countries. However, sometimes they are not so easy to find. Here we show you the shops where it is easier to find it:

• El Cortijuelo San Benito: In our physical shop in Las Rozas de Madrid you can find Oro del Desierto’s varietal oils. Here we always have them, and if they do not fit, we order them immediately.
• El Corte Ingles: In some of these big surfaces you can find it, but not always.
  Stores specialized in olive oil: In the stores specialized in olive oil they would have to have it always, since it is one of the best oils. However, this depends on each shop.
• Internet: There are a few dozen pages on the Internet where you can get it.
  Your olive oil mill: This is only possible for people who live there, or walk around there. Or that they send it to you.

Therefore, it is a known oil but not always easy to find.

4. FAQ

Oro del Desierto oil is one of the most awarded oils in Spain in different areas of national and international level. Therefore, it is one of the olive oils that is worth trying and always have in the kitchen.

Therefore, all of them are in great demand and highly appreciated by consumers. Their prices are a little higher than the average, but it is worth paying a little more for this quality.

In our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid it is being very well accepted. A very well known oil that people repeat. Also, its early harvest is very demanded, because it is one of the first oils produced in Spain.

Among all the varieties that they have, the early selection, is the one that has more success, because its greenness and flavor is spectacular.

5. Other olive oil mills in Almeria

In Almeria we also have other cooperatives and oil mills of great prestige, such as the following:

a) Oil from the Desierto de Tabernas

Oil from the Tabernas Desert is another oil produced in this area of Almeria. It is also a spectacular and highly recognized oil. However, we are working with Oro del Desierto, which is an oil mill that has won more prizes and convinced us more. Because they pamper and have a much more personalized attention.

However, this does not mean that we will not work with this oil mill in the future.

b) Other olive oil mills and cooperatives

In Almeria we also have other oil mills and cooperatives like: The oil mill of Canjayar, La Casa del Castillo, etc. Therefore, it is another province of Andalusia with great production of extra virgin olive oil.

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