Cultivar profile

Koroneiki Olive Oil

Koroneiki is the backbone of Greek olive oil, a small, tough, oil-rich olive grown across the Peloponnese and Crete. It ripens early, tolerates drought, and produces an oil that is green and herbal on the nose with grass, green tea and tomato leaf, then distinctly peppery in the throat. Phenolic content runs naturally high, so Koroneiki dominates the high-polyphenol category. The fruit is tiny, so yields are modest, and quality depends heavily on how quickly the mill can process what the pickers bring in.