A passage from Greece to Japan

Born in Greece.Chosen for Japan.

Award-winning extra virgin olive oils, selected from family estates and brought to a table that values purity, craft and beautiful flavor.

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Olive oil with a point of view

More than an ingredient.A living part of the table.

Every bottle begins with Koroneiki olives, a particular Cretan landscape, and a family who knows precisely when the fruit is ready. We bring those stories to Japan—one harvest, one meal and one shared table at a time.

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The current collection

Cretan oils.
Distinct expressions of place.

A carefully curated collection, selected for distinct flavor, impeccable provenance and international recognition.

✦ Organic · PDO North Mylopotamos
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Zero OneNorth Mylopotamos, Crete

Green

Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Early-harvest Koroneiki with elegant green fruitiness and a finish that brightens without overpowering.

Green herbsSweet almondSoft pepper

Beautiful withSashimi, leafy salads and crudo

✦ PDO Sitia Lasithiou Kritis · Critida
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CritidaSitia, Eastern Crete

Sitia PDO

PDO Extra Virgin Olive Oil

A protected-origin extra virgin olive oil from Sitia in eastern Crete, and a second distinct Critida landscape in our collection.

Clear fruitinessBalanced bitternessGentle pepper

Beautiful withGreek salad, ripe tomatoes and grilled fish

✦ Estate heritage · Since 1865
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Vassilakis EstateMirabello, Crete

Vassilakis Estate

Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil

The first oil of the season: a bold, aromatic Koroneiki from family groves, with a clean peppery finish.

Green fruitAromaticPeppery finish

Beautiful withBread, vegetables, pulses and grilled meat

The complete collectionFrom across Greece

More from Greece.

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Recognized around the world

70+documented awards across the collection

Awarded across borders.

These are just some of the competitions that have recognized our producers, alongside the protected Cretan origins behind the oils.

Protected origins

PDO North MylopotamosZero One
PDO SitiaCritida

A selection of our awards

Cretan Olive Oil CompetitionCritida · Zero One
TerraOlivo IOOCAll three producers
Berlin Global Olive Oil AwardsCritida

A curated selection is shown here. Our producers' wider record includes further distinctions across competitions and harvest years.

A Mediterranean table prepared for a shared meal
The final touch can change the whole dish.

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What is on your table?

Choose a kind of dish and we will introduce an oil that belongs with it.

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Our pairing · Fresh and precise

Green

Green herbs · Sweet almond · Soft pepper

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The people behind the bottle

Great oil is a family story.

Long before a medal or label, there is a grove, a harvest window and knowledge passed from one generation to the next.

Meet the families behind the collection and explore their place on the island.

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Greece, carried forward

One sea.
Two cultures.
A shared respect for craft.

Orizon Essence was created between Greece and Japan—connecting the depth of Mediterranean tradition with Japan's quiet appreciation for provenance, season and detail.

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More from the Orizon Table

Cook, learn
and stay curious.

Recipes, pairing ideas and field notes for bringing exceptional Cretan olive oil into everyday cooking—and tracing every bottle back to the people and places that made it.

A conversation across the table

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or working together?

Ask us about a bottle, wholesale supply, events, press or a collaboration. Every message reaches the small team behind Orizon Essence.

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An invitation to the table

Set the table.
We'll bring Greece.

Discover a small collection of olive oils with a place, a family and a flavor worth remembering.

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