At Tenuta Le Mandoralie our Extra Virgin Olive oil, also known as EVOO is created exclusively from the first, cold press which is performed within 6 to 12 hours of harvesting,  our olives are crushed into an olive pulp using only mechanical force in a water cooled high tech olive oil machine press. So what is the difference between Virgin Olive Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil? We are often asked what is the difference between Virgin Olive Oil and Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Olives destined to become Extra Virgin Olive Oil are cold pressed crushed while maintaining a temperature of less than 27 C (80.6 F) it then becomes