EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL P.D.O. LYGOURIO ASKLIPIOU Melas-Asklepieion Olive Oil Industry specializes in producing, packaging and marketing olive oil and particularly in producing the extra virgin olive oil "Protected Designation of Origin "Lygourio Asklipiou" (assent doc 1107/96 of the EEC). In this region, the cultivation of the olive tree is a thousand-year-old tradition, inseparably bound with the ancient Temple of Asklepieios, Epidaurus. The total cultivated area, 79.000 acres long, contains 1.050.000 olive trees with an annual oil production of about 3.000 tn. The olive trees are cultivated on excellent soil (sandy-clay-loam-SCL type) and biological antiseptic methods are used to fight diseases. The extra virgin olive oil "P.D.O. LYGOURIO ASKLIPIOU" is produced by the renowned "manaki" variety with the procedure of the upgraded olive fruit being succored by the first cold pressing method and stored in stainless tanks, according to the 2081/92 regulation of the E.E.C. All these ensure a product of stabile quality, with exceptional taste and flavor, preserving all the valuable ingredients of the olive fruit. The product is packed in 500 ml and 750 ml glass bottles MARASKA and in 3 lt. tins, with controlled flow caps and safety rings. The packaging bears two self-adhesive labels, containing all the necessary information that defines the product. There is also a strip mentioning the product's code, making it unique per production year. Our labels are printed in Greek, English, French and German, depending on our consumers' preferences. The final product is packaged in cartons, which are then placed on to wooden crates (pallets).

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