Production areas

 

There are many traditional areas of olive and olive oil production in Greece. Some of them, however, are exceptionally traditional and their oils the most authentic. These are designated as either PDO or PGI by the EU

PDO

 

• This designation is given to those foodstuffs, which have their entire production cycle (from raw material to bottled/packaged product) tied to a specific, renowned geographical region. The combination of natural factors (climate, altitude, etc.) and people (the production process and its tradition) make the product unique and it cannot be emulated. These rules are closely upheld to attain the highest possible quality.

PGI

 

• This designation is awarded to products that have any part of the production process tied to a specific region
   

PDO a PGI areas in Greece

 

 

1. Agios Mathaios Kerkyras - PGI

2. Apokoronas Hanion Kritis - PDO

3. Archanes Iraklio Kritis - PDO

4. Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis - PDO

5. Exeretiko partheno eleolado “Trizinia” - PDO

6. Finiki lakonias - PDO

7. Hania Kritis - PGI

8. Huile d’olive extra vierge Thrapsana - PDO

9. Kalamata - PDO

10. Kefalonia - PGI

11. Kolymvari Hanion Kritis - PDO

12. Kranidi Argolidas - PDO

13. Krokees Lakonias - PDO

14. Lakonia - PGI

15. Lesbos - PGI

16. Lygourio Asklipiou - PDO

17. Olympia - PGI

18. Petrina Lakonias - PDO

19. Peza Iraklio Kritis - PDO

20. Preveza - PGI

21. Rhodos - PGI

22. Samos - PGI

23. Sitia Lasithi Kritis - PDO

24. Thassos - PGI

25. Viannos Iraklio Kritis - PDO

26. Vorios Mylopotamos Rethymnis Kritis - PDO

27. Zakynthos - PGI