Multivarietal extra virgin olive oil

Once the olive is harvested, it is taken to the oil mill and the different varieties are ground at the same time to obtain multivarietal olive oil. Without paying attention to the proportions between the different varieties of olives so they arrive at the oil mill all together for grinding.

What is the reason for this mixture of olive oil varieties without paying attention to the proportion? It is determined by the traditional uses of the place where a certain varieties of olive trees are grown. A clear example is when a certain variety of olive tree is planted in an area and for agricultural uses, it is mixed with another variety. As is the case of the picuda olive variety, which due to its high germination rate is a perfect pollinator and helps in flowering.

On the other hand, in coupage olive oils, also multivarietals, the varieties of olives are mixed in the mill once the oil is obtained separately. And thus to be able to adjust the necessary proportions of each variety of olive from which you want to compose the olive oil. It could be understood that a multivarietal is also a blend (or coupage) olive oil. And in a strict sense it is, since it is a mixture.

However, mixing the olive varieties without paying attention to the proportions would not achieve the basic objective of unifying, complementing or improving the qualities of the resulting coupage olive oil.