“Every olive leaf dripped … light” -

Nikos Kazantzakis

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Extra virgin Cretan olive oil, product of

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rganic farming.

High quality

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limited production

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Cretanthos is extra virgin olive oil , a product of organic farming . It is produced at the village of Angeliana in Mylopotamos, Rethymnon , Crete, an area characterized as

PDO

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PGI

( Protected Designation of Origin – Protected Geographical Indication ), from

non irrigated

olive trees of the leading variety of

“Koroneiki”.

The trees are fertilized by manure and are never sprayed with pesticides.

The olives are harvested

before ripening

and are processed with the

cold pressed method

resulting in olive oil of a golden green colour and a rich fruity taste.

This is our wealth. This is our legacy.

The philosophy of Cretanthos reflected in the triptych is

”high quality, small quantities, control and guaranteed products”

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Each year, we bring into the market only those quantities for which we can offer a quality guarantee.

When they are sold out, we await patiently the next season.

Our family Olive Groves in Northern Mylopotamos, Crete

Our olive groves have never been sprayed for any reason.

For fertilizer, we use only manure, ash and organic composte .

Organic extra virgin olive oil 200 mL bottle (gift pack)

Organic extra virgin olive oil 500 mL metal container

The olives are collected at an early ripening stage.

We lose on quantity but win on quality.

August 2013: Cretanthos presents its organic olive oil to the travelers of Minoan Lines.

Our olive oil was selected for cooking at the 6 th PanCretan traditional cooking competition

C retanthos olive oil at the Chania Fair “Greece is waiting for us”

Full page Report in AGRENDA 4/1/2014

Report on Cretanthos olive oil by “gastronomer “magazine ( issue no . 94/ February 2014)

Reference to Cretanthos olive oil in “Olive” Magazine ( November 2013)

We are, of course, very proud of the fact that the REGION OF CRETE and the RETHYMNON REGIONAL AUTHORITY elected to offer their honored guests our olive oil as a representative gift, symbolic of the Cretan Land.

Cretanthos is certified by the Certification and Inspection Organization of Organic Products (DIO)

Olive Oil, certified by DIO

Our olives and olive oil are packaged in approved facilities, in strict compliance to the provisions of the Hellenic Organization for Standardisation (ELOT).

We process our product at the organic oil mill of Angeliana ( certified by DIO, ISO 22000, a member of agrocert, PDO PGI, Mario Solinas Award 2007)

Packaged in containers of top quality metal fabrication packaging ) ( ISO in metal

Δήλωση καταλληλότητας γυάλινων δοχείων 0,2 L

Certificate of Conformity of Caps

Cretanthos is among the first enterprises to be certified by the Region of Crete for the use of the label “CRETE”

Each production lot goes through comprehensive chemical analyses.

The values of our products are considerably below the maximum legal limits.

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Each production lot goes through comprehensie chemical analyses.

The values of our products are considerably below the maximum legal limits.

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The philosophy of Cretanthos is reflected in the triptych ”high quality, small quantities, control and guaranteed products” Each year, we bring into the market, only those quantities for which we can offer a quality guarantee. When they are sold out, we await patiently the next harvest.

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CRETANTHOS CRETAN PREMIUM PRODUCTS -