We're delighted to share that Oleve has earned its place in Flos Olei 2027 – A Guide to the World of Extra Virgin Olive Oil for the fourth consecutive year, recognised as a Selected Farm with a score of 94/100. Every page of the guide is earned at the tasting table, so seeing our name among the world's leading producers again is a proud moment for everyone at our Faros Estate in Sigri, on the island of Lesvos.
About Flos Olei 2027
Now in its eighteenth edition, Flos Olei is edited by Marco Oreggia and Laura Marinelli and is widely regarded as the reference publication for high-quality extra virgin olive oil. The 2027 guide reviews the world's top 500 farms across 57 countries on five continents. It is published as a bilingual atlas of olive growing in three versions (Italian–English, Italian–Spanish and Italian–Chinese) and as an app, and every selected farm has its own page with a tasting profile and food pairing suggestions.
Selection is demanding. The oils are assessed by a panel of expert tasters certified by the International Olive Council (IOC), following IOC methodology, and only farms scoring at least 80 out of 100 are published in the guide.
The Flos Olei International Competition sets out to raise the quality of extra virgin olive oil worldwide by rewarding the best products and supporting the way they are marketed. More specifically, it aims to:
- encourage olive growers, millers and bottlers to pursue outstanding quality by measuring their oils against the best in the world;
- advance the study of sensory evaluation of virgin and extra virgin olive oils of any origin, through expert tasters and panels working to European and international standards;
- spread awareness of the nutritional value of extra virgin olive oil and the Mediterranean diet, from school canteens and cooking schools to restaurants, importers and buyers.
The oils that represented us
This year, three organic extra virgin olive oils from our estate went before the Flos Olei panel:
- Oleve LUMA: a monovarietal Kalamon, medium fruity.
- Oleve Early Harvest: Koroneiki (70%), Leccino (20%) and Kalamon (10%), medium fruity.
- Oleve Special Selection: Kolovi (80%) and Koroneiki (20%), light fruity.
From grove to bottle, under one roof
Our oils come from the Faros Estate, close to the sea at Sigri in north-west Lesvos. Across our groves, around 50,000 olive trees grow on 200 hectares, from 5 to 100 metres above sea level. The fruit is gathered by hand and by traditional beating, then pressed at our own Sigri Olive Mill and bottled on site.
Controlling every step, from the grove to the mill to the bottle, is something Flos Olei values highly, and it lets us protect freshness, flavour and polyphenols from the tree to your table. The estate is organically farmed, and our oils carry blockchain traceability.
Why this recognition matters to us
Consistency is the hardest thing to prove in olive oil, because every harvest is different. Oleve has been selected for every edition of Flos Olei since 2024: our debut in Flos Olei 2024, when we were named a Selected Farm among 902 samples from around the world, followed by 2025, 2026 and now 2027. Four years in a row tells us that the care we put into each harvest shows in the bottle, year after year. Our warm thanks go to everyone who works in the groves and the mill in Sigri.
Join the Oleve experience
Whether you cook at home, run a professional kitchen or simply care about what you eat, we invite you to taste the oils behind this recognition. Discover the full range in our online shop, or find your nearest stockist.
