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We call it TRULY 100% Extra-Virgin Olive Oil because this full-bodied olive oil is the real deal. It is common for extra virgin olive oils to go rancid on the shelf, which is why we’ve gone to extra lengths to protect ours. What makes us different is that we don’t wait until winter when the olives are over-ripe. Instead, we harvest in the fall, when the olives are at the peak of freshness: green, with just a hint of violet. Olives then come to our mill to produce brilliant oil. We store the oil in a climate-controlled cellar until packaged. We taste test each batch before packaging it in a proprietary oxygen-free FlavorLock Box. This protects the oil from flavor damaging light and air to the very last drop. There’s a reason our extra virgin olive oil is used by chefs. It’s because we hand-craft our oils to match their use. Read more Fresh Flavor Has Always Been A Passion The Cortopassi family came to California from the Old Country in search of a better life. We had little in the way of material possessions but brought a family tradition of real food based on farm-fresh flavors of "la vera cucina". As Nonna Teresa Cortopassi taught us, "The key to good food is starting with the freshest, best ingredients and cooking them in your own way." Nonna's way is how we still cook today! FAMILY FARMING - REAL OLIVE OIL Read more Fall Harvest Tradition Many of our family's favorite foods rely on fresh and flavorful olive oil. In Nonna's time, Italian olive oil came from olives hand- picked in the Fall. It was full of fresh flavor and met our family's passion for good food. However, times changed and, for lack of labor, the olive harvest in Europe evolved from hand-picking in the Fall to mechanical "tree- shaking" in the Winter. The result was oil which no longer tasted fresh. Because we have always been farmers, we found a new way to grow and pick olives in the Fall, which makes fresh and flavorful oil that Nonna Teresa would embrace! It tastes so fresh and so good that we established the Corto Olive Company! Read more Bringing freshness back into the olive oil industry. FALL HARVESTING: The Grove Our olives are harvested at peak freshness when they are green with a hint of violet. COLD-EXTRACTION: The Mill Cold-extracted within hours of being harvested straight off the tree. CLIMATE-CONTROLLED: The Cellar Our climate controlled cellar keeps our oils perfectly fresh until they are ready to be packaged. OXYGEN-FREE, LIGHT-FREE: The Packaging Our Oxygen- Free FlavorLock Box system keeps light and air out, but all the freshness in. Read more Corto TRULY Twin Pack 500 mL Corto TRULY 3 Liters Corto 51-49 Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Canola Oil Blend Corto La Padella Sauté Oil Corto TRULY 500 mL Ingredients 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil Canola Oil & Fresh Extra Virgin Olive Oil Avocado Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Extra-Virgin Olive Oil & Rice Bran Oil 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil Size 500 mL Twin Pack (2) 3 Liters 3 Liters 3 Liters 500 mL Usage For palates that savor full- bodied, fresh-olive intensity. For bread-dipping and alongside your cheese board for extra zip. Perfect for finishing on warm entrees. For palates that savor full-bodied, fresh-olive intensity. For bread-dipping and alongside your cheese board for extra zip. Perfect for finishing on warm entrees. For those seeking medium-bodied, fresh-olive flavor. Great for sauces, marinades, dressings and dough — it’s as versatile as they come. La Padella gets its distinct backbone — the ability to stand up to high cooking temps — from a perfectly-balanced, just-right blend of four different oils. For palates that savor full-bodied, fresh-olive intensity. For bread-dipping and alongside your cheese board for extra zip. Perfect for finishing on warm entrees.