Southern Greece – Berlin Oil Connection

The best way to prepare mountain tea

December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Besides the extra virgin olive oil of my farm, several friends visit me at Schillermarkt in Schillerkiez at the district of Neukölln exclusively to get mountain tea (from Mount Parnonas), a sort of tea of exceptional quality and famous worldwide. Especially the tea from mount Parnonas has a very high reputation. People who often visit the mountain from all over Greece, it's the first thing they look to procure. There is even an old saying in Laconia that goes: “gather tea on the mountain of Parnon and oregano on Taygetus”. The older generations knew well that the mountain tea from Parnon is special. The same goes for me, of course. You see, I grew up with mountain tea. There are many times I remember my grandmother when I was a child, when every time I had a cold she would brew mountain tea from Parnon and serve it to me with local fir honey from the mountain and lemon she...

Berlin Oil Connection at Schillermarkt | Every Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Every Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM, Ι participate in the most beautiful market in Neukölln at Schillermarkt in Schillerkiez at the district of Neukölln. You can find extra virgin olive oil from our farm in 500ml and 750ml bottles, as well as a range of other products that I detail below: - Extra virgin olive oil from our farm in Laconia 750ml and 500ml - Organic mountain tea from Mount Parnon. - Handmade olive oil soaps from our friend Zoe from Skala Laconia - Beeswax ointments. - Many different herbs: ORGANIC OREGANO 30 gr JAR ORGANIC THYME 30 gr GLASS JAR ORGANIC SAVORY 30 gr GLASS JAR ORGANIC MIX BARBECUE 30 gr GLASS JAR ORGANIC BAY LEAVES 10 gr GLASS JAR ORGANIC MIX SALAD 30gr GLASS JAR ORGANIC BASIL 30gr GLASS JAR ORGANIC ROSEMARY 30 gr GLASS JAR Many times we also have various other extra products of the month. Ask us for more. Our stand in Market...

5LT canisters of the Harvest 2023 – 24 have arrived in Germany

February 25, 2024February 25, 2024 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Dear friends of Berlin Oil Connection I hope you are all doing well. I would like to announce that 5LT canisters of the harvest 2023 - 24 have already arrived in Germany and I am expecting to get them in the upcoming days. I will receive them, either on Monday (February 26st or Friday March 1st). Thank you all for pre-ordering. I am going to write everyone a message in order to set up a date for the pick up. Those who didn't order their canister yet, you can always contact me via email, whatsapp or come by in Neükolln. Thank you all for your support. Berlin Oil Connection...

An escape to the mountain of Parnonas in autumn.

November 20, 2023November 22, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Every year in autumn or winter I make a visit to the Southern Peloponnese. My aim is to look for new high quality products from the region. So this year we went to the mountain of Parnonas to spend three days in the mountain and combine it with this purpose. We found ourselves in Kosmas where the autumn landscape dominated every corner of the village. The central square of the village is a real gem. The large plane trees and the traditional architecture of the houses really give a unique character to the place. The food in the small taverns is also unique. Everything is local and the smells make you hungry all the time. Our first stop was at the village square in one of the central cafes. There we drank tsipouro and tasted the smoked trout that is brought from the opposite mountain, Taygetos, and specifically from the village of Kastori located at its foothills. We ate stew, mountain...

For the 2024 pre-order campaign of Berlin Oil Connection

November 20, 2023November 22, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Dear Berlin Oil Connection friends. As you all know, the situation with olive oil production this year is particularly critical. In many regions of Europe, production has dramatically decreased. As a practical result, prices have exploded this year. However, this year's harvest for us has started normally and without any particular problems. The quality and characteristics of the extra virgin olive oil from our field are at a very good level again this year. However, the cost of bringing it to Berlin is very high. Inflation and climatic conditions, which are responsible for the decline in production, are the main enemy. That is why this year we will start our campaign earlier than planned. You can pre-order the amount of oil you need for next year, in this way you help us to bring it to Berlin. So we can keep a better price for all of you. For more info and orders you can always contact Berlin Oil Connection here: https://berlinoilconnection.de/en/contact/...

Vanilla Fir Honey soon from Berlin Oil Connection

June 7, 2023 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

A walk in the local market of agricultural products in Skala Laconia was something I had wanted to do for a long time. But something always came up and I postponed it for the next time I would visit this small town located in the heart of the plain of Laconia. For those who don't know, Skala, is one of the most important centers of agricultural production in Laconia. The main agricultural product exported is citrus fruits (mainly oranges). Farmers in Skala produce of course also excellent quality vegetables, such as tomatoes and other vegetables. Skala is a centre of economic life in Laconia. The local market is held every Tuesday in a central point of the town and there are permanent places for producers from Skala and the surrounding villages in the area. The excellent quality olive oil soap that you can buy in Berlin from Berlin Oil Connection is produced by our friend Zoe there. A sunny Tuesday last...

Kalamon olive oil: A beneficial oil for your health

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

The Kalamon variety has the most Oleocanthal (very beneficial for health) of any variety in the world, when it is oiled, according to Prokopis Magiatis, professor of Pharmacy at the University of Athens, who spoke about the latest clinical and scientific data on the beneficial role of high phenolic olive oil in health, at the 4th Olive Oil & and table olives Festival that took place in Kalamata in 2018. This is one of the main conclusions of the Aristoil program so far, as he said referring to the oiling of the Kalamon variety, but also to the oil of Koroneiki and Athenolia, but emphasizing that 72% of the samples of Greek olive oils that have been examined, may have a claim to health. The highest content of "Oleocanthal" in fact - the main privilege of the Greek varieties as he said - is observed in the Region of Peloponnese. He insists that olive oil will find its place in pharmacies...

The new Preorder campaign for 2021 has already started.

November 30, 2020December 7, 2020 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Dear friends of Berlin Oil Connection. We hope that you are all safe and well during these difficult times. This year's harvest has started and we are already working to bring you the finest quality of cold pressed extra virgin olive oil from our farm in Laconia. We got news that our olive oil this year is excellent as usual. Low acidity, good color and amazing taste. This year, We will bring olive oil from two different varieties (koroneiki and kalamon). Always in a direct connection with local farmers and in fact olive oil from one farm. In order to bring it here, as you might know we have a lot of expenses. Therefore we are about to start a pre-order campaign. It will help us also to estimate how many lt we have to bring this year for our good customers. If you are interested to pre-order, please let us know by sending us an email...

New product: Soap made with extra virgin olive oil.

March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

A new Berlin Oil Connection product is coming soon: Home made olive soap by Zoe from the Lakonia region, exactly where our olive oil comes from. This is a high quality product using only fair ingredients. Zoe makes her soaps in a cold process to ensure that all the vitamins and the anti-oxides from the olive oil , the herbs, the zests, the clays, the juices, the honey and the essential oils are held together in every soap bar she makes. The cold process of saponification takes four weeks for the soaps to be ready. The combination of oil and water is done through caustic soda. During the 4 weeks cure the caustic soda reacts with the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and evaporates from the soap, leaving a thin layer of white dust that is harmless and can be removed to make the soap look better. Due to the long production time why we advise our customers if they...

Tasting the olives from our farm

March 10, 2020March 11, 2020 by berlinoilconnectionNo Comments

Black olives? Green olives? Purple olives? A personal highlight from our spring trip to the farm was tasting the actual olives. This is where the magic comes from. In case you wonder why they are not black like those you know from the supermarket, black olives are a Californian marketing invention, they are processed to turn black with an alkaline solution and ferrous gluconate. The pure thing looks like these from out farm in Southern Peloponnese....