Pre-order Jovial's Olio Nuovo at a Special Price

Every year at this time, my family spends a full day at a family-owned olive press outside of Verona. Families can take a ride on the tractor with the owner to visit his farm and harvest olives. Each family takes home all that they have harvested with instructions on how to cure the olives with sea salt. I have been doing this for longer than I can remember and there are may reasons why I never miss this day.

• I see and meet the small farmers who arrive with their day’s harvest for pressing. Most of them just have a few crates packed in the trunk of  a Fiat 4 x 4 Panda. There are no truckloads at this operation.
• Each farmer watches his oil being pressed, with his family’s name showing during the pressing so he knows that the oil he takes home is from his very own olives.
• I like to experience the mutual trust and friendship between the family that owns the press and the farmers who bring the olives and this makes me feel good about my oil. The press will also buy most of the oil and then bottle it during the year for resale, supporting the local economy.
• I want to buy my family’s entire supply of oil on that day because I want to buy in bulk, but I want my oil bottled in glass bottles, not in tin cans or plastic jugs because oil is a solvent and I don’t want harmful metals or plastics in my cooking oil.
• I want fresh oil and I want to know exactly where it comes from.
• I want to spend my money on a great-tasting, authentic product that will enhance the flavor of my food.

While you might not be able to come to Italy to buy your olive oil in person, we want to share this very same experience with you and your family this year. We will be announcing a pre-order opportunity on November 1st that will run through December 31st. During this time, you will be able to purchase Olio Nuovo, freshly pressed oil from the new harvest, and receive delivery in early January. The oil will only be sold in full cartons of 3-one liter bottles at a discount of 20% off the regular price, so it will be a good time to stock up!

This is a very high quality reserve blend that is not available in the U.S. from any other source.

• first, cold-pressed exclusively from three ancient varieties of olives- Favarol, Grignano, Nostrano.
• grown, harvested and pressed exclusively in the Valpantena area in the Veneto region of Italy.
• magnificent flavor that is perfect for dressing salads and will add authentic flavor to your cooking.
• temperature maintained below 80°F during pressing.
• acidity well under .4% with a Certificate of Analysis available on the jovial website.
• packaged in a custom one liter bottle that is a custom creation for jovial, with a top crown curved bottle so you can keep a firm grip on the bottle.
• colder climate in the Northern Italy enable the olives to be harvested slowly, without fast ripening, and this maintains a delicate flavor.
• rich in polyphenols, antioxidants that are known to aid in prevention of degenerative diseases.

Pre-ordering will begin on November 1st at the jovial online store, store.jovialfoods.com! Stay tuned for more information.