2026 Harvest — Alentejo, Portugal
The 2026 olive oil harvest, explained
Great olive oil can't be made on demand — it follows the olive. Here is exactly what happens between now and the moment a bottle arrives at your door, so you know what you're signing up for before you join the waitlist.
Harvest season in the Alentejo — the short window that decides the whole year.
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Now
The free waitlist is open
Joining costs nothing — just your email, plus a phone number if you'd like us to arrange hand-delivery. In March we send everyone on the list a personal link to pay for their bottles. The first batch is limited, so reserve your spot now.
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October – December 2026
The harvest in Alentejo
Olives in the Alentejo are picked at their peak in late autumn. We work with a small family grove, and the fruit goes from tree to press within hours — that speed is what keeps the oil fresh, low in acidity and full of flavour.
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January – March 2027
Pressing & bottling
After picking, the olives are cold-pressed within days. The fresh oil then rests and settles before we bottle it in small batches. Nothing is blended, refined or stored for years — this is the new harvest, straight from this season.
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March 2027
Your personal payment link
The oil is bottled and ready. Everyone on the waitlist gets one email with a personal link to pay for their bottles — the first batch is limited, so earlier signups get first pick.
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April 2027
Shipping to your door
Once bottling is complete, every paid order is packed and shipped. This is why all bottles ship in April 2027 — we only send oil from the new harvest, never stock from an older year. For the first batch we plan to hand-deliver orders from Portugal ourselves; we confirm the details by email.
Reserve your bottles
750 ml €12.95 · 1 litre €18.95 · 5 litres €74.95. Joining the waitlist is free — in March we email you a personal link to pay for your bottles before anyone else.
Questions people ask us
- Why does shipping take until April 2027?
- Because the oil doesn't exist yet. The olives are harvested in late 2026, pressed and bottled over the winter, and only then is there anything to ship. Every bottle you receive comes from the new harvest.
- Do I pay when I join the waitlist?
- No. Joining is free and without obligation. In March we email everyone on the list a personal link to pay for their bottles, before the oil goes on general sale — the first batch is limited, so earlier signups get first pick.
- What if the harvest is smaller than expected?
- Olive harvests vary year to year. If the crop is small, paid orders are fulfilled in the order people signed up, and anyone we can't supply is refunded in full.