Chilli Pressed EVOO - Mount Zero

We've been excitedly waiting for this moment...our Mount Zero Chilli Pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil is here! Unlike many chilli oils which use heat to aid the infusion process, our Chilli Pressed EVOO is made in the traditional Italian 'Agrumato' style, where whole chillies and olives are cold-pressed together. This results in an oil with a beautiful burnished orange hue, along with fresh and crunchy capsicum-like flavours as well as a warming heat that builds slowly. It pairs wonderfully with pasta, grilled seafood, dressings, pizzas and just about anything else! *Silver Medal, Australian International Olive Awards* Being our first crack at producing a chilli agrumato EVOO, we were thrilled to hear that the AIOA judges had awarded us a Silver Medal! Here's what the judges had to say about it: "Fresh fragrant capsicum nose with green chilli, red capsicum and paprika. Very enticing. The flavour and heat are mild with red capsicum notes. Clean mouthfeel with a delicate and mild chilli-warm finish that lingers. A great beginner's chilli oil." About the producer: Did you know southern Australia is one of the best places in the world to grow olives, with a climate very similar to the Mediterranean? Mount Zero is a family-owned producer of award-winning olives and olive oils in the Wimmera / Grampians region outside of Melbourne. They’ve been focused on sustainable and biodynamic growing techniques since long before those became buzzwords, both on their own plantation and selected neighboring family farms from whom they also source a range of organic, biodynamic olives, grains, and other produce. Mount Zero were inducted as “Melbourne Food & Wine Legends” in 2010 and their olives and EVOOS feature at Melbourne’s famous Food and Wine Festival every year as well as many of the top restaurant kitchens in the city. We love their range of EVOOs - both the blends as well as the single varietal oils. Get ready to further develop your taste for EVOO and find a new favorite! And we especially love their agrumato-style EVOOs, where their Frantoio olives are simultaneously pressed with various fruits which deeply merge the flavors into a wonderful oil for lots of different creative and delicious uses!