Learn about the history and origins of our liquid gold.
Ranis
Ranis is a single variety extra virgin olive oil which originates from the rare ancient variety “Patrini” also known as “Koutsourelia”.
This specific variety has thrived since ancient years in the fertile plains of Chalandritsa, Achaea at the foot of Erymanthos Mountain (Preserved region, Natura 2000) at 400 metres altitude and can be found nowhere else on earth.
According to the written texts and historians like “Pausanias”, this specific variety comes from the depths of centuries.
Additionally, Olympic games, the well known worldwide sporting event of Ancient Greece, have been connected with this variety, because among all the other awards and prizes of the Olympic winners, were the olive twig crowns, which came from the “Koutsourelia” variety.
On its fine bottle, 6 olive oil drops can be seen, which depict the 6 millennia that have passed since the domestication and prevalence of the Mediterranean olive variety Olea europeae in the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean basin.
