Ootopia Manaki Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Early Harvest - Best of Greece Award

Ootopia Manaki Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Award Winning Greek Olive Oil

Best of Greece – EVO International Olive Oil Competition

Early Harvest Excellence

Cold extracted to preserve flavor and polyphenols

Single Estate Authenticity

Traceable olive oil from Ermioni in the Peloponnese

Ootopia Manaki is a rare Greek extra virgin olive oil produced from early harvest Manaki olives grown in the coastal groves of Ermioni in the Peloponnese. This single-estate olive oil was awarded Best of Greece at the EVO International Olive Oil Competition in Italy, recognizing its exceptional balance, purity, and flavor.

Manaki olives are known for their gentle and elegant character. Harvested early in the season and cold extracted within hours, this oil delivers delicate aromas of fresh almond, green apple, and soft herbs. The texture is smooth and rounded with a subtle peppery finish that reflects its naturally occurring polyphenols.

Unlike mass-market olive oils blended from multiple regions, Ootopia Manaki comes from a traceable estate source, preserving the character of the land and the authenticity of traditional Greek olive cultivation.

This versatile extra virgin olive oil shines when used as a finishing oil. Drizzle over grilled vegetables, seafood, fresh salads, or warm bread to experience the refined flavor that has made Manaki one of Greece’s most celebrated olive varieties.

Tasting Notes

Fresh almond • green apple • mild pepper finish

Best Uses

Salads • seafood • vegetables • finishing oil

 

Naturally Rich in Polyphenols

Early harvest olive oils like Ootopia are naturally rich in polyphenols, the powerful antioxidants responsible for olive oil’s peppery finish and many of its well-known health benefits.

Polyphenols help protect the oil from oxidation while contributing to the characteristics that define exceptional extra virgin olive oil. Oils made from early harvest olives contain significantly higher levels of these beneficial compounds than oils made from fully ripe fruit.

This is why premium olive oils often have a slight peppery sensation in the throat—a natural sign of freshness and antioxidant content.

Ootopia’s careful harvesting and cold extraction process preserves these naturally occurring compounds, delivering both vibrant flavor and nutritional integrity.

Why Early Harvest Matters

Olives harvested early in the season produce oils that are:

• higher in antioxidants

• more aromatic and vibrant

• naturally more stable

• prized by chefs and olive oil competitions

While early harvest yields less oil per olive, it produces an olive oil with greater complexity, freshness, and nutritional value.

This commitment to quality is one of the reasons Ootopia oils have been recognized internationally, including the Best of Greece award at the EVO International Olive Oil Competition in Italy.

Estate-Grown Authenticity

Many supermarket olive oils are blends sourced from multiple regions and harvests.

Ootopia takes a different approach.

Our olives are grown in Ermioni in the Peloponnese, one of Greece’s historic olive-growing regions, and harvested from carefully maintained groves. The olives are then cold extracted shortly after harvest, preserving the natural flavors and characteristics of the fruit.

This single-estate philosophy ensures that every bottle reflects the authentic flavor of the land where it was produced.

How to Enjoy Ootopia Olive Oil

Premium olive oil shines when used as a finishing ingredient. Try it:

• drizzled over fresh salads

• paired with warm bread and sea salt

• over grilled vegetables or seafood

• added to pasta or Mediterranean dishes

• finishing soups or roasted meats

The vibrant aromas and natural peppery finish elevate even the simplest ingredients.

 

Why Customers Choose Ootopia

• Early harvest Greek extra virgin olive oil

• Estate-grown olives from Ermioni

• Cold extracted to preserve flavor and antioxidants

• Award-winning quality

• Traceable from grove to bottle

 

Awards

 

Gold Awards 2023 -

London IOOC

JOOP (Japan)

EVO-IOOC Italy

Scandinavian SIOOC

Best Olive Oils Greece

Silver Award 2023 -

NYIOOC

Premium Gold 2023 -

Olio Nuovo Day Paris

Best of Greece 2023 -

EVO-IOOC Italy

Grand Prestige Gold 2023 -

Terraolivo IOOC