The Giangrandi Story

Many people believe olive oil starts with olives. Giangrandi Gourmet believes it starts with
terrior – the influence of our climate, farming techniques, sunlight intensity, elevation and soil.

Our quest to create the world's most distinct olive oil brand began in 1997, in Chile's Coquimbo region. The abandoned area was so poor, dry and neglected that it was actually called the Valley of Tears.

There was something beautiful – even magical – about this land. How else could trees nearly a century old survive droughts of up to three years? The Giangrandi family believed that, if given the chance, these old trees could produce hundreds of originally fresh oil blends even Italian olive oil producers would envy. We were right.

Since our humble beginnings as a small company called Valle Quilimari, we've grown into Giangrandi Gourmet. Our business from day one has always been driven by a passion for producing healthy, socially responsible, top-quality extra virgin organic and premium products while simultaneously sustaining our beautiful environment, which we treasure and respect so dearly.

Giangrandi Gourmet has inspired a new era of production in our Valley. We are so very proud
of our local farmers who help us produce the finest hand-harvested olive oils in the industry featuring flavors, aromas and intensities unique only to our region. In the process, we have also
put Chile on the olive oil map ... and transformed the Valley of Tears into a Valley of Cheers.

Learn more about our award-winning extra virgin organic and premium olive oil offerings.