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A high-quality cold pressed olive oil should taste fresh and fruity. It can have a diverse range of aromas and flavour notes, from floral to fruity, grassy to herbal and peppery. It shouldn't taste fusty, musty or metallic. 

One lucky winner will receive a bottle of our exclusive 'Limited' edition Extra Virgin Olive Oil and a copy of the Governor's Kitchen cookbook.

Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but the importance of keeping our hearts healthy is a year-round affair! And what better way to show some love to our tickers than with a drizzle of high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil?

Tantalise your taste buds and transform your culinary creations with liquid gold, extra virgin olive oil (EVOO).

Almost all recipes start with a tablespoon or two of olive oil, the essential, central ingredient of Mediterranean cooking. EVOO is always the starting point of something delicious. 

We are delighted to announce the arrival of the new harvest 2023/2024 Governor Premium Limited.

Harvest time is an enchanting time of year, and it’s a time of anticipation eagerly awaited by producers and olive oil enthusiasts alike.

We were lucky enough to visit the mill for a few days to help with the harvest and taste the new season's oil. It is always a very humbling experience. The Dafnis family work tirelessly from morning until late at night with a commitment to tradition and excellence to ensure the olives are pressed as quickly as possible to ensure the freshest, highest quality olive oil.

Polyphenols are naturally occurring bioactive compounds that have antioxidant properties. They are found in many plant foods such as fruit and vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, spices, tea, red wine, dark chocolate and extra virgin olive oil (EVOO). 

Polyphenols give a plant its colour and their role is to defend the plants against aggressors such as ultraviolet light, insects and pathogens.

Extra virgin olive oil has been a staple of the Mediterranean diet for hundreds of year and is still one of the most celebrated foods in the world. Used for its unique flavours, versatility and its many health benefits.

The ancient traditional olive mills consisted of large slabs of stone, a pile of circular mats and a donkey. The mill stones were pushed around by a donkey which crushed the olives to a paste. It was then placed on the mats which were then stacked and pressed to squeeze out the oil and water, which would then be separated.

The results of a new clinical study from the US on the effect of olive oil on mild mental disorder (MCI), which is the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

This study follows studies that took place in Greece two years ago using the Governor.

Scientists studied and compared two olive oils, a certified Greek high-phenol content (The Governor) high in Oleocanthal and oleacein and refined olive oil(Bertolli) with zero phenol content.

Olive oil coffee is the latest health and wellness trend to hit the headlines.

Adding fat to coffee is nothing new. First, there was “bulletproof coffee” and now Starbucks has recently launched its new range of olive oil coffees named ‘Oleato”. The range includes an olive oil latte, iced shaken espresso and an espresso martini.

The study The Effect of Dietary Intervention With High-Oleocanthal and Oleacein Olive Oil in Patients With Early-Stage Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Pilot Randomised Trial

The international, prestigious scientific journal Frontiers in Oncology, published an article on on Friday 21 January 2022 with the results of the research entitled:

This a historic day for research, Corfiot and Greek olive oil and a unique moment for our Governor.