New Olive Oil Harvest 2026/27: The First Oils of the Season

Every autumn, the olive groves of the Mediterranean come back to life. Nets are spread beneath the trees, mills run late into the night, and the first oil of the year flows bright green and full of character. The 2026/27 harvest is now under way, and the first new-season bottles from our producers are already available to reserve.

When Does the Olive Harvest Happen?

Across the northern Mediterranean, olives are usually picked between October and January. But the timing is a decision, not a date. Picked early, while the fruit is still green, olives give less oil, and a more intense one: grassy, vivid and pleasantly bitter, with a peppery finish. Left to ripen, they yield more oil with a softer, rounder taste.

Producers who focus on early harvest, high-phenolic olive oil choose the early route. The bitterness and pepper you taste in these oils come from their natural phenolic compounds, which are at their richest in young, green fruit. To explore the category in more depth, our guide What Is High-Phenolic Olive Oil is a good place to start.

What Shapes Each New Harvest

No two seasons are the same. Winter rain, spring flowering, summer heat and the weather in the weeks before picking all shape the size of the crop and the character of the oil. That is why our producers taste, test and wait for the right moment rather than follow the calendar, and why every bottle carries its harvest year. Our Italian producers, for example, begin picking for their novello oils between late September and early November.

Once each new oil is pressed and analysed, we share its harvest details and laboratory results on the product page, so you know exactly what is in the bottle before it reaches your table.

Pre-Order Now: Pamako Premium Blend, Harvest 2026/27

The first new-season oil you can reserve comes from Pamako, in the mountainous Selino region of south-west Crete. Pamako Premium Blend Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil brings together 60% Tsounati and 40% Koroneiki olives, organically grown and picked early. On the nose it is fresh and intensely fruity; on the palate, mildly spicy with a softly bitter finish.

Choose the 500ml bottle for the everyday table or the 250ml bottle to taste the new season for the first time. Pre-ordering secures your bottles from the 2026/27 harvest as soon as they are ready to ship.

More New-Season Oils on the Way

Pamako is the first of our 2026/27 releases, not the last. As mills across Greece, Italy and Spain finish pressing, new-harvest oils from our producers will arrive over the coming weeks. Follow our Early Harvest High-Phenolic collection for each new release.

In the meantime, these three premium olive oils are in stock and ready to ship:

• Marfuga Novello, Umbria. From the Gradassi family’s estate and mill at Campello sul Clitunno, Marfuga makes this new-season oil from olives hand-picked before full ripeness and bottled unfiltered. Intensely green, with artichoke, mild bitterness and pepper.
• Quattrociocchi Olio Novello, Lazio. Made from Itrana and Frantoio olives pressed at the family mill in the hills of Alatri, the Quattrociocchi novello is emerald green, with olive leaf, grass and green tomato and a balanced, lingering pungency.
• Rincón de la Subbética Organic EVOO, Andalusia. Organic Hojiblanca from the Sierras Subbéticas, picked in the first days of the harvest. Rincón de la Subbética delivers notes of citrus, tomato plant and green almond.

How to Enjoy New-Harvest Olive Oil

Fresh olive oil is at its most expressive in its first months, so use it raw. Drizzle it over warm bread, grilled vegetables, beans or a simple tomato salad, the way it is enjoyed every day across the Mediterranean, from Crete to the Blue Zone island of Ikaria. Store it away from light and heat, keep the cap closed, and enjoy it within the season. A bottle of new-season oil also makes a thoughtful gift for anyone who loves to cook.

Every bottle is packed with care and shipped by DHL Express or FedEx Priority, with free worldwide express delivery on orders above €340 / $400 / £320. For the USA, the UK, Canada and Japan, all import duties and taxes are covered, so there are no extra costs on delivery. Read more about shipping and delivery, or reserve your Pamako Premium Blend today and be among the first to taste the 2026/27 harvest.

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