Grand Selection olive oil - a tribute to the Croatian musical diva Josipa Lisac

The life and work of Croatian music diva Josipa Lisac inspired the owners of the Istrian estate Monte Rosso to dedicate a limited edition of their Grand Selection extra virgin olive oil to her. Only 300 numbered half-liter bottles, in gold packaging with a dedication to Jpsipa Lisac and the message "Dare to be yourself" are available on the market.

The message itself combines the life and business values of the Monte Rosso wine and oil producers as of the singer who has been showing how to be authentic, different and on her own, for decades. Grand Selection of Monte Rosso, from their plantation on Crveni vrh area in Savudrija, is pressed from hand-picked young fruits, in the harvest from September 15th to October 1st. This blend of 80 percent Istrian bjelica and other varieties of olive trees has a spicy taste, is super intense and aromatic, and its retro scent is connected to the taste of artichokes, green tomatoes and parsley. It contains more than 1000 mg/kg of polyphenols, which is significantly more than in other extra virgin olive oils. As the owners of Monte Rosso say - economically it is completely unjustified, but the concentration of taste and aroma are beyond any economy. Last season, for oil prepared using the same specific technology, in Paris at the Olio Nuovo Days competition, Grand Selection won first place for the healthiest oil in the Health High Polyphenol category.

"I love olive oil! I don't use anything else at home. Well, I also fry eggs in olive oil. I gladly accepted the invitation to the olive harvest for the Grand Selection because I wanted to be a part of that fantastic experience. The harvest itself is a beautiful handwork, tangible and delicate, difficult, full of effort but also a big joy. Only when you see how olive oil is made, you understand why it is like gold" - Josipa Lisac told us.