Our Story

In the Mani peninsula of southern Greece, olive trees don’t just grow on the land. They are the land. They’ve shaped the landscape, the culture, and the people here for as long as anyone can remember. And for our family, they shaped everything.

Our father started working with olive trees in his twenties. Not as a hobby, not as a side venture but as a calling. He spent his days learning the craft and studying the land. A few years later he met our mother and together, they started from nothing and built something real, one harvest at a time.
It wasn’t fast. It wasn’t easy. But patience is something you learn quickly when you work with olive trees.
The next generation of our family is now part of this too. We’re still growing what our parents built, with the same values they instilled in us.
We want people everywhere to taste what real Mani olive oil is like, and to understand the hands and the history behind it.
That’s our simple goal. Honest oil. Genuine heritage.

With more than 40 years of experience working with olive trees, we know that exceptional olive oil starts long before the pressing begins. Our olives are hand-picked at the optimal stage of ripeness and carefully selected to ensure only the highest quality fruit moves forward.
Our olive oil is cold-pressed within hours after olives are picked, never above 27°C to ensure they flavor stays bright and all the good stuff intact while maintaining an acidity level below 0.3% . No shortcuts, no additives, no middlemen, just years of doing it the right way.
Hand Picked, Extra Virgin, Exceptional
The Family

Maria Kottarakos

Petra Kottarakos

George Kottarakos

