Colavita Premium Selection Extra Virgin Reviews Summary

Flavor & Quality

Pros:

• "Great tasting, high quality EVOO for a fraction of what the grocery store charges."
• "Nutritionist recommend me cold pressed olive oil, got Colavita because I used the brand but never tried the oil. Really like the flavor for salad and super awesome doesn’t change the food taste."
• "This is the best olive oil I have ever purchased!"
• "This olive oil has a great flavor to it! We use this all the time around our home!"
• "Only olive oil we use. Superb quality and flavor, especially when dipping with bread."
• "I love the flavor profile of this olive oil, it is mild and nutty, a little bit of artichoke."
• "This is the best tasting olive oil I have ever had."

Cons:

• "It's not actually rancid, which is the only reason I'm giving it 2 stars instead of 1. However, it really doesn't taste very fresh at all."
• "No flavor, Tastes like Canola oil."
• "The amount of oil you get for the price is phenomenal. However, it had a smell to it that I just couldn't get past."
• "I did not like this olive oil at all. It is bitter and has an unpleasant after taste."
• "This olive oil tastes rancid."
• "real olive oil is supposed to get hard in refrigerator.i put it in freezer for 20 minutes and it is still liquidy.i barely get a peppery burning taste in my throat. probable not real."
• "I have no idea why this has five stars because this is the nastiest olive oil I've ever tasted."

Packaging & Price

Pros:

• "Came good. Receive it at time and this big guy is totally worth the money."
• "Found this EVOO online. Cheaper online and you know we’re all trying to save at the grocery stores."
• "Olive oil arrived in good packaging with no leaks."
• "Shipping is great and have never received a package in which the bottles leaked."
• "It comes in a plastic bottle - I prefer glass, but this is safer for shipment - and the bottle is dark in color, which is better for preserving the flavor of olive oil."
• "Same product as in store, better price and delivered to my door."
• "The pricing is great also."

Cons:

• "A good flavored performer for everyday cooking or salad olive oil. The oil is good. I have bought this often... However, when I went to get another today after 2 months or so the price is close to 50bux... Why the sudden, inordinately inflated price?"
• "The bottle was plastic and dented in so many places."
• "IT WAS HARD TO OPEN SEEING AS IT CAME TO ME DAMAGED AND DENTED... IT LOOKED AND STILL LOOKS PITIFUL."
• "They mispresent the product... I received one large plastic bottle with two liters."
• "Price have reached so high it's no longer a brand I can afford."
• "Although the web site is still listing this as Italian (and it was when I last received a shipment from Amazon of it in June), the shipment I received in August was clearly labeled as sourced from olives from Spain, Greece, and Italy (blended)."
• "The product was damaged. The spout was pushed in making it difficult to open resulting in spilling the oil."

Authenticity & Freshness

Pros:

• "First cold press is a good sign, but the type and quality of olives used are more important."
• "After reading all the bad reviews I took a chance to order this from Amazon. I am so glad I did. This oil has flavor, a little spicy but in a salad it is just wonderful."
• "I'm picky about my olive oil and prefer only fresh-pressed, Italian-sourced products and this is as good as you'll get for this price."
• "And unlike some providers who lie about their sourcing, Colavita clearly labeled the sourcing on the bottle."
• "The olive oil arrived fresh with a long expiration date printed on the product."
• "Perfect for times when you need the EVOO to be a flavorful part of the dish:- Bread dipping- Pasta sauces- Vinaigrettes- Drizzle on a bruschetta."
• "This is the second time we have purchased. Flavor is exceptional, we used it on all non cooked olive oil applications, it is rich and delicious and a great deal!"

Cons:

• "Recently, I got this Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil as a Christmas present. Unfortunately, the North American Olive Oil Council (NAOOC) quality certification seal displayed here in the picture does not show up on the plastic bottle."
• "I honestly don't believe that this is %100 'Extra Virgin' ...."
• "TOP WAS FULLY MASHED INTO THE BOTTLE. Flavor WAS NOT AN EVOO. Very BITTER OR RANCID, or UNRIPE OLIVES WERE USED."
• "As others have complained, even though the pictures in the product listing show Italian oil, you may get something else."
• "I’ve been using colavita extra virgin Olive oil for over a decade... But what came out of this bottle- stays pure liquid after a whole day in the fridge... it’s not pure evoo."
• "Bought a bottle, put some in the fridge and guess what? It did not solidify, ever."
• "Various studies have been done... Colavita is on the list of oils that FAILED the tests...."