The Lina

Type: Extra virgin

Free Fatty Acids: 0.13

Antioxidants: 926

Cultivar(s): Coratina

Pairing: Legumes, mushrooms, artichokes, strong soup, grilled red meat and gamey meat.

SHOP LINA

Meet our founders

EXAU was founded by us, Giuseppe & Skyler, we also happen to be husband and wife, making our business 100% family-owned. We specialize in the production of high-quality Italian EVOO.

Starting EXAU in 2017 was the perfect opportunity to bring our passions together. Giuseppe’s family has been producing premium EVOO from their seaside groves for almost 100 years, and Skyler has a background in architecture, design, and wine making.

EXAU marries the modern culinary needs of home cooks with 80+ years of Calabrian tradition. Thank you for welcoming us into a little corner of your kitchen!

-Giuseppe & Skyler

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Pre-order our book: The Olive Oil Enthusiast

Release date: August 15, 2023 (Penguin Random House)

A comprehensive, practical introduction to the often misunderstood world of olive oil—with recipes for appetizers, pasta, sauces, and desserts—from the founders and producers of the acclaimed EXAU brand.

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We spent two years writing a book for you, our customers, the people who helped us build EXAU into what it is today. This book represents our love for storytelling and beautiful things but with the narrative focusing on the product that we've dedicated our careers to, really good EVOO.

Pre-order now!

This should be fun.

Over the past 15 years consumers have been bombarded with misinformation about cooking fats. We don't want to contribute to that. Shopping for EVOO should be fun! A process where consumers feel encouraged, supported, and excited when their shipment arrives.

We want you to feel as confident as we do in the kitchen when reaching for a bottle of EXAU, knowing it's going to make everything taste 5x better. Salads will taste fresher, mushrooms more earthy, and ragu more rounded. That's what good EVOO will do in your kitchen.

  • Antioxidant Rich

    The Lina has a polyphenol level of 900+!

  • High smoke point

    Our products have a smoke point of 450F.

  • First cold pressed

    An outdated term, but yes all of our EVOOs are 'first cold pressed'.

  • Cooking, frying, & finishing

    All of our EVOOs can be used for cooking, finishing, and frying!

What is olive oil?

The by product of when the olive fruit is separated into water, solids, and oil. However, there are different qualities.

Regular OO is refined to create a unified flat taste while EVOO is fresh and vibrant and unique in taste.

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What makes it 'extra virgin'?

EVOO is the highest-quality olive oil available. The fruit must be fresh and harvested and milled quickly.

EVOO has strict standards for chemical properties such as free fatty acids and peroxide levels. It also must have an excellent organoleptic (sensory) profile.

As the base of the Mediterranean diet, EVOO is also the best cooking fat and has incredible health benefits.

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What makes our EVOO special?

Our products are exclusively produced in Calabria, Italy. Our trees grow along the Ionian coast, where our family has been producing oil for almost 100 years.

There are 3 different generations of trees planted by Giuseppe's grandfather, father, and us. Each fall we harvest our olives continuing our families traditions and sharing them with thousands of customers across North America.

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