THE GOVERNOR PREMIUM UNFILTERED EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL

THE GOVERNOR: HEALTHY HIGH PHENOLIC EVOO FROM CORFU

The Governor Premium unfiltered Greek extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is an exceptionally healthy high phenolic EVOO. With an aroma of crushed olives and a particularly spicy flavor surprisingly balanced by its fruitiness, it is the juice of a little-known ancient olive variety from Corfu called Lianolia.

Few are aware that Lianolia olives have grown on that island in the northern Ionian Sea for hundreds of years. With their Governor Premium extra virgin olive oils, the Dafnis family was the first to introduce the world to single-variety (monovarietal) Lianolia extra virgin olive oil.

CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNOR EVOO

The Dafnis family’s olives are grown in a family grove planted by their ancestors near the village of Agios Mathios in the protected Natura 2000 area of Lake Korission in southwestern Corfu. The family has complete control over the entire production process:

• cultivation and early harvesting in their groves
• prompt cold extraction with the modern 2-phase centrifuge in their mill
• storage and bottling in their standardization unit, Olive Fabrica

In that HACCP and ISO 22000: 2005 hygiene-certified factory, their distinctive hand-decorated 500 ml bottles are filled by hand. Throughout the entire process, the temperature is kept low to protect the healthy antioxidants that could be destroyed by heat.

Extra virgin olive oil contains

• vitamin E
• vitamin K
• polyphenols
• monounsaturated fatty acids

Extra virgin olive oil is

• anti-inflammatory
• antibacterial
• antioxidant