Ben Olive Mill is a private family-owned olive press built within an organic olive grove in the Peloponnese between Kalamata and Megalopoli, producing extra virgin olive oil. All fine specimens of the Koroneiki olive tree variety were planted in 1890, making them over a hundred years old.
The estate has never employed intensive farming methods — it operates as a natural botanical garden where local self-sowing flora thrives. Olives are harvested by the gentlest methods, transferred on special protective nets into sacks of natural material, and taken to the extraction press daily. While the essence of the techniques remains profoundly traditional, the pressing stage benefits from state-of-the-art equipment to maximise purity and quality over quantity.
During your visit, tour the olive grove and the olive mill and witness the full olive oil production process. The highlight of the experience includes an olive oil tasting of different olive varieties accompanied by authentic Greek bread, with expert guidance on how to taste and choose the right extra virgin olive oil.
Olive Mill Tour and Olive Oil Tasting
- Private Olive Mill Tour: See the complete organic olive oil production process from grove to bottle in this intimate family-run facility near Kalamata.
- Kalamata Olive Country: Learn why the Peloponnese — and Kalamata specifically — produces some of the world’s most celebrated olive oils.
- Olive Oil Tasting: Taste Ben Olive Mill’s premium extra virgin olive oil with expert guidance on quality assessment and flavour profiles.
