Messinian
olive oil.
From the Lempesis family groves, where since 1897 the Messinian sun and soil have given birth to our olive oil.
From our grove to your table
A few products, made properly. Every bottle and every jar comes from our own trees.
Four generations in Diodia
From great-grandfather Aristomenis Lempesis to his son Konstantinos, then to Vasileios and today to Kostas, the grove has passed from generation to generation. And grandmother Gianna is always there, at the harvest and at the table.
In Diodia, Messinia, the sun, the salt air and the soil give the Koroneiki olive its distinctive character: fruity, lively, with that familiar peppery finish at the back of the throat.
LempesisTHE LEMPESIS FAMILY
Read our storyFrom tree to bottle in a matter of hours
Freshness is decided in the hours between the tree and the mill.
Harvest
November to December, by hand and with nets, so the fruit is never bruised.
Milling
The same day at the village mill, cold extracted below 27°C.
Resting
The oil settles in stainless steel tanks, away from light and heat.
Bottling
In dark glass and metal tins, in small batches, only when you order.
The black olive that made Messinia famous around the world
Slit by hand and cured for months in brine with sea salt and wine vinegar. Meaty and aromatic, just as we have always served them.
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