Where to buy extra virgin olive oil?

Spain is the largest producer of olive oil in the world, and this Spanisch product can be found in any food store. However, lovers of good extra virgin olive oil know that all olive oils are not the same. Therefore, when buying olive oil, it is important to know where to buy quality extra virgin olive oil, and what variety you want and what you want it for. This is what we want to share with you, useful information for you to decide. Consequently, and with this objective in sight, stores specialising in olive oil, such as El Cortijuelo de San Benito in Las Rozas de Madrid, have come into being. Shops where they tell you the origin, year of production and much more information to get the most out of this healthy product.

Summary: Practical advices for buying high-quality extra virgin olive oils at the best price. Also, important information like: where to buy extra virgin olive oil and other useful information. In addition, we will analyse the advantages and disadvantages of each retail store that may be available to you. Consequently, we have an excellent selection of oils from the best oil mills and cooperatives in Spain and from the most privileged areas of production: Baena, Sierra de Cazorla, Priego de Córdoba ….

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1. Where should I buy the best-quality extra virgin olive oil, from a cooperative, mill or store?

Extra virgin olive oil is available for sale in many stores, like: oil cooperatives and mills, supermarkets, olive oil stores, online shops, etc. However, the questions we might ask ourselves are: Where is the best store to buy high-quality olive oil? Where can you find the best quality-price ratio? Where should I buy?

Olive oil is produced by cooperatives and oil mills, and they sell their olive oil directly to their customer and they sell it also to bottlers. Consequently, the olive oil is available for sale in many stores and online stores. However, it is important to take in account some points. Let’s see some esential information that you should know.

Video 1: Olive oils from Jaén

Supermarkets are the most common places to buy this product. Supermarkets such as El Corte Ingles, Mercadona, Carrefour, Día, Alcampo, etc. can be found in all cities and towns. However, in the last few years other possibilities have emerged, which are the stores specialized in olive oil and the sale on the Internet. Also, without forgetting the olive oil mills and cooperatives, where it is produced.

Therefore, we summarize advantages and disadvantages of each store.

Table 3: Characteristics of places where you can buy olive oil.

a) Supermarkets

One of the most popular retail stores for the sale of oil is the supermarket. However, their price-quality ratio tends to favour price over quality. On the other hand, we can also find high quality oil, but with higher prices and without any advice. For these reasons, we do not recommend this option if you have certain standards for your purchases and your health.

Photo 1: Our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid

b) In mills or cooperatives

One good option is to buy it where it is made. However, this is not necessarily the cheapest option. In general, the price of olive oil will be very similar in all stores, but cooperatives and olive mills follow market fluctuations more closely. In addition, if it has to be delivered to your home, the costs are higher due to the delivery charges. It is also necessary to take into account the market policies of the company, which, in order to boost their sales, do not always offer the best price at the source.

In short, an oil mill will generally give us high-quality oil with a good price, but not always at the best price. Therefore, it is a good option but it does not have to be the best of all.

c) Specialised olive oil stores

Also, other place to buy olive oil is a specialized olive oil store, like our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid. Here, we always offer for sale extra virgin olive oil of high quality with very good prices. Here you can find always a high-quality extra virgin oliev oil to a very good price.

Furthermore, we work with several oil mills and cooperatives that produce only high-quality olive oils. Also, we try to anticipate price variations to get a excellent extra virgin olive oil with stable price. In addition, we belong to a cooperative in Jaen, the San Benito cooperative in Porcuna, Jaén. It is our best choice and you can get it without intermediaries.

d) Gourmet shop

In the gourmet shops it is another option to find quality extra virgin olive oils. Although here in many cases they only offer us select oils in bottles or cans of small quantity. It is not always possible to find a good olive oil in 5 litre containers in these shops. However, the most common will be to have some premium extra virgin olive oils.

e) Online stores

Online shops are another option that is becoming popular every year. A very easy option and if you find a trustable store, you can buy high-quality olive oils at a very good price. In addition, they send you your order to your home or you can pick up your parcel at a collection point. It is easy and fast.

In summary, we have the following options to buy olive oil:

Supermarkts	Specialised shop	Gourmet shop	Oil mill	Online shops
Good choice	The best choice	Good choice	Low quality	More comfortable

Table 1: Summary of the different shops to buy olive oil extra virgin 

f) Buy oil in Las Rozas, Majadahonda, Torrelodones, Pozuelo, Villanueva del Pardillo, Boadilla del Monte and Villafranca del Castillo

If you live in Las Rozas or Maajadahonda, ordering olive oil is easier than ever. Just call us or order through this website and we will bring it to you rapidly. Your order will arrive in a few hours. So don’t wait any longer and enjoy the best olive oil on the market.

You can also call us by phone and the payment methods we have at your disposal are the following:

Cash	Web page	Transfer	Paypal	Bizum

Table 2: Different payment options in our shop.

* Indicate what is collected in shop

** Call for account number

As we carry it, you are 100% assured that it will reach you in the best conditions.

In Las Rozas we do not have a minimum order. Whatever you ask for, we will bring it to you with a fast delivery.

Photo 2: Gift box of the best extra virgin olive oils

In the case of Pozuelo, Villanueva del Pardillo, Boadilla del Monte and Villafranca del Castillo, from 50 euros we can deliver your order if you deliver within 24 or 48 hours.

However, we rocommen to focus more in the quality than in the price. For this reason, we recommend to buy in cooperatives and specialized olive oil stores. Why the health is the most important.

2. Olive oil online

Online shopping for all kinds of products is becoming more and more widespread. In the case of online sales on the Internet, it is very advanced. We also have this form of purchasing at your disposal. In our case we deliver to any point in Europe.

As any thing, the online olive oil purchases have the following advantages and disadvantages:

1. Fast and easy: Having your order delivered to your home is fast and easy, even more so when we have less and less time.
2. Low price: The competition is much hard, as anyone can sell onlilne olive oil. Therefore, there is more supply, and the price is lower. However, you have to find a good online store.
3. Limitation of human contact: Shopping on the internet is much colder, so human contact is lost and we tend to get isolated.
4. No contact with the products: Seeing and touching the products is something we like. Selling on the internet does not allow this.

As we can see, selling olive oil at home has its advantages and disadvantages, but it seems that it is going to prevail.

a) Extra virgin olive oil at a good price

Also, in our shop in El Cortijuelo we always guarantee the best extra virgin olive oil with a great price. Everything we offer is of the highest quality. If, for any reason, the oil has deteriorated in quality, we will let you know. Reasons for this may be that it is close to the date of preferential consumption.

Photo 4: Organic extra virgin olive oil from Jaén

b) Olive oil in restaurants and bars

Everyone who wants to defend good extra virgin olive oil should always demand that their restaurant or bar provides quality oil. Similarly, restaurants and bars should comply with current laws and always serve the oil in non-refillable bottles. We cannot allow these businesses to buy good oil and end up filling the bottles with much lower quality oils.

If you have a bar, we have 500ml plastic bottles available especially for bars.

c) Some shops where you can also buy olive oil online

The sale of olive oil online, like other products, is getting popular each year. It is easy and fast and you can find very good prices. However, you can take time and chose a good online shop. Usually, the first option in google is not the best, becasue these stores pay for SEO and SEM.

Apart from our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid and our online shop, there are also other shops where you can buy extra virgin olive oil. Shops that we have visited and analyzed, to improve our service and give the best quality price. Among the other shops, we can be found.

The 10 best known online shops, after ours

• Amazon: This would be the world’s largest retailer that also sells extra virgin olive oil.
• Casa del aceite: It has several physical shops, both in Jaén and Madrid. It also has an online shop.
• Aceite del Campo: Company located in Valencia. This company only has a web page.
• Oliva Oliva: Located in Madrid, and it has an online shop.
• Corona de Olivo: Company located in Madrid, which has direct and online sales. It is closed now.
• Jaenera Oil Company: Also located in Jaen, with a physical and online shop.
• Origen Oliva: Only online shop
• Oliva del Sur: They only have an online shop
• Aceite Las Valdesas: It is a small oil mill that sells its own oil and is making a great work on the internet. You can buy it online or pick it up at its oil mill in Cordoba.
• Cinco olivas: Shop located in Palencia that also sells online also.

Photo 5: Olive oil from Castillo de Canena

3. Some tips for buying online

When online buying, it is good to look at a number of points, as these can save us some disguise:

1. It is interesting to read the reviews and opinions because it gives you an idea how this company works. Likewise, if they give a very good service, it is clear that you are buying in the right store.
2. Write a quick question in the contact form. If they reply quickly, you know the service is fast and efficient.
3. Check the return policy and delivery times. Calculate how long it will take.
4. Check that the website is updated frequently and that it is secure.
5. Make sure you are paying at a payment gateway of a known bank.
6. It is also a good idea to call them for advice or to ask for expiry dates and year of production.

Therefore, buying on the internet has many advantages but we have to be careful if we want to make a good purchase.

Source:

Evooleum, Selection of the best olive oils of the world

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