Variety guide
Olive varieties
Discover the 7 main Spanish olive varieties: their sensory profile, origin, quality designations and recommended culinary uses.
Cornicabra
Cornicabra is the quintessential native variety of Castilla-La Mancha, dominant in Toledo and Ciudad Real. Its name allu…
Lechín
Lechín is a Mediterranean variety grown across Sevilla, Granada and Córdoba, prized for producing oils rich in bioactive…
Picual
Picual is the most widely cultivated olive variety in Spain and in the world, with its heart in Jaén, which supplies ove…
Hojiblanca
Hojiblanca is one of the great varieties of western Andalusia, grown across Córdoba, Málaga and Sevilla. It produces bal…
Picudo
Picudo is a variety of great character grown mainly in Córdoba and Jaén, where it reaches its finest expression in the P…
Arbequina
Arbequina is the most widely grown olive variety in the Mediterranean, native to Catalonia and present in numerous Spani…
Empeltre
Empeltre is the quintessential native variety of Aragon, cultivated mainly in Bajo Aragón. It is characterised by produc…