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If we want to truly enjoy what nature and tradition have perfected, we must recognize that nature sets the rules. This should be understood by anyone who wants true authenticity in a product. This is the essence of the Tierra Callada philosophy in our Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) elaboration: a process which strives for excellence and honesty every step of the way.
At Tierra Callada we want to give people the experience of enjoying an extra virgin olive oil that is what it claims to be. An EVOO that is truly excellent, made carefully, and that should be savoured.
Tasting note
Tasting note
Tasting note
Our early harvest Spanish EVOO is made from Picual and Arbequina olives grown in the region of Las Villas in the very heart of Jaén (Andalusia). Olives are harvested before the ripeness and on the tree, exactly when their flavor is most powerful and the fruitiness aromas are at a peak. This ensures that Tierra Callada captures the perfect balance of flavours most faithful to olives.
Las Villas region
Raw material
All olives, provided they are healthy and harvested at the right time, have the potential to become excellent olive oil. At Tierra Callada our commitment is to capitalise on that original virtue. Ensuring a perfect transition from fruit to juice.
Every year nature imposes its own timings that determine when the olives are ready to be harvested. We usually collect late October for Temprano EVOO and November for Envero EVOO and Arbequina EVOO.
Harvesting keys
- The olives are always picked from the tree, never taken from the ground, minimizing the damage to the fruit, which must retain its full integrity before it arrives at the mill.
- Quick and careful transportation of the fruit to the factory.
Within 24 hours of harvest, the olives are turned into oil at the mill, where timing and temperature are fundamental.
Olive Oil Extraction keys
- Malaxation: blades knead the paste into the malaxer helping the small droplets of the oil formed during the milling to form larger drops. Mixing the paste for a short time, using low temperatures and low speed is a must if the olive oil is to retain all of its flavor, aromas and properties.
- Centrifugation: due to their different densities, the oil is separated from the rest of the olive (water and pomace) using a centrifuge. This olive oil, still murky, is ready to be stored.
The juice now needs to rest at the right temperature.
Storage
- Once the olive oil is decanted, it is stored in stainless steel tanks with nitrogen atmosphere (in order to prevent oxidation) in a cellar at a temperature between 64 and 68 ºF (18 and 20° C), where it can rest until it is bottled.
Bottling is last step before Tierra Callada extra virgin olive oil reaches your table and is one we handle very carefully.
Bottled
- We try to delay the bottling process as long as we can because we know that the olive oil is best preserved in the tanks, safe from heat and light.
- We use bottles and containers that guarantee the best possible longevity for Tierra Callada extra virgin olive oil. We use opaque bottles and a bag in box format for larger volumes, protecting the oil from its greatest enemies: light and oxygen.
A black bottle to preserve the oil from light and non-refillable measuring cap.
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One of the latest revolutions of haute cuisine now available to everyone.
EVOO pearls are created using a colorless, tasteless, odorless ingredient that helps to "gelatinize" the surface of a drop of olive oil. Not only are the pearls pretty, but they offer a different tasting experience: the oil unleashes its taste when the pearls are bitten into. Presented in a small glass jar (1.76 oz / 50 g) to enjoy at home or in 7 oz / 200 g light and resistant format for restaurants and professionals.
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A modern and ideal packaging for high quality EVOO.
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A modern and ideal packaging for high quality EVOO.
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A clear glass bottle to enjoy the color of the oil and non-refillable measuring cap.
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A modern and ideal packaging for high quality EVOO.
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A plastic bottle, convenient, light and endurable.
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A black bottle to preserve the oil from light and non-refillable measuring cap.
If you want to buy, click here. If you are interested in distributing or importing our products, or simply to know more about them please contact us.
A modern and ideal packaging for high quality EVOO.
If you want to buy, click here. If you are interested in distributing or importing our products, or simply to know more about them please contact us.
Tierra Callada early harvest EVOO is one of the healthiest oils in the world. Made with Picual Olives, this variety has one of the highest levels of antioxidants and oleic acid. Early harvesting helps to better preserve all its properties.
EVOO is a foundation of the Mediterranean diet, widely regarded as one of the healthiest diets in the world.
The food culture
We are what we eat. But eating is much more than consumption, because good and healthy food is just one part of the pleasure of eating: our surroundings, companions, and taking time, to enjoy a dish are all such important ingredients. Indeed, a great meal is often as much to do with the means as with the end. This is the way we, at Tierra Callada, understand healthy food.
"… The lowest rates of death from coronary heart disease are currently recorded in the countries where olive oil is virtually the only fat consumed." Professor Francisco Grande Covián.
Cardiovascular diseases
In fact, PREDIMED, one of the largest trials of nutrition research worldwide (10 years of scientific research, which involved 7,500 patients from several countries), concludes, for the first time, that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil reduces the incidence of death from heart disease, and a range of other conditions, by up to 30%.
We age because our cells are oxidized. It is a natural process but we can have influence it through our diet. EVOO is one of the best allies to combat that oxidation.
Antioxidant properties
Many ingredients that are part of our diets have both of them, and when trying to find that balance is where the richness in polyphenols and tocopherols (vitamin E) that EVOO has, can help us.
Aging is explained, among other theories, as the result of depletion of protective systems of the organism against free radical pro-oxidants. That is why in aging related diseases such as dementia (AD), Parkinson, rheumatoid arthritis, etc., a diet high in antioxidants can help prevent and delay their onset and effects.
There is still much to be discovered about the health benefits of EVOO. But its ability to prevent cancer, diabetes and osteoporosis is increasingly evident.
Cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes...
After decades of research that linked low incidence of cancer (especially breast, skin and colon cancer) to diets with high intake of EVOO, it is increasingly accepted that some EVOO components such as the oleocanthal and its anti-inflammatory properties work against cancer cells.
EVOO consumption also prevents osteoporosis, as it improves the assimilation of calcium and bone mineralization, and simultaneously inhibits the action of prostaglandins which cause bone destruction.
Finally, another benefit of monounsaturated fats is that they significantly contribute to reduce glucose levels in blood.
Tierra Callada was founded in 2014 with one foot in Jaen, Spain, and the other in New York in the United States of America. It was born with a clear mission statement: to promote culture of the EVOO by launching and selling a premium product. Supported by a new generation of spanish olive oil masters milling, producers and farmers, Tierra Callada promotes a new vision, in which the quality and enhancement of the olive oil are the center of the universe.
EVOO culture
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(+34) 610 539 090
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(+1) 646 642 7997
