"Extra Virgin Olive Oil" - Real and Not Real

‘Virgin’ means ‘mechanical extraction’, unrefined using no chemicals. ‘Extra’ is the classification given to 'virgin' olive oils that score a ‘no defects’ rating on a culinary cutting by a certified board of experts and a score of 6.5 or higher on analytical testing. It is estimated that only about 8% of all the olive oil produced qualifies as ‘extra’

Few olive oil importers know where their product originates. The 'Product of Spain, Italy or Tunisia' blurb on the label really means - 'this is a mix of oils and we have no idea where they are from'.

These mixes are not 'virgin', certainly not 'extra' and in many cases not even olive oil. 

Antonio Celentano Extra Virgin Olive Oil

is 100% real, extra virgin olive oil bottled on site where it is extracted from locally grown olives in the heart of olive oil country in Córdoba, Spain.