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39 One of the World’s Highest-Ranked Olive Oils G reece happens to produce some of the most highly awarded and rated olive oils of any country. Here are some facts issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission about Greek olive oil: • As much as 80% of Greek olive oil is qualified extra-virgin - the highest share among any Mediterranean country. • Greek olive oils stand out due to their desirable flavor profiles and score well on chemical tests measuring quality. Oil pro- duced from Koronéiki olives tends to be the highest in antioxi- dant content, and lowest in acidity among all olive oils. • Greek olive oils are also considered among the fruitiest and most robust. As a result, they are in high demand by bottlers for blending with their oil (of different nationality and variety) to raise the overall taste profile of their oil. • Greece is the third largest producer of olive oil, but not a lot of its oil is exported as a Greek product. Most Greek olive oil is consumed domestically, with much of the balance export- ed to bottlers in Italy for blending with olive oils from various sources. Get your Greek Olive Oil at our Festival Our Agorá Greek Market (located in the Church Hall) is featuring an excellent quality olive oil you can take home and enjoy today. Branded as Hellenic Village , this small-batch, artisan extra virgin olive oil is of impeccable quality, purity, and traceable provenance. The olives which produced this oil were sourced solely from a small grove of mature Koronéiki variety of olive trees that reside on a hillside adjacent to Vasilitsi , Greece. This area is renowned for the unique flavor and health benefits of the olive oil it produces. It falls in a narrow geographical zone, that in 2010, UNESCO declared as one of four areas on earth representative of the Mediterranean diet. Hellenic Village is a San Diego, California- based company that was founded by the S.G. Lambros family in 2024 with a mission of procuring low volumes of unique products for their community from the culturally significant Mediterranean region of the world.