Cretan Heritage
A family label from Kissamos at the western end of Crete, run by Michalis Cheretakis, whose groves at Sfakopigadi sit about a kilometre from the sea and whose fruit is milled the same day at Glykorizia. Two varieties, two lines: Krissa is the Chania-native Tsounati, One Root the island’s workhorse Koroneiki, each with an organic twin. The producer publishes its ten processing rules — malaxation capped at 45 minutes, extraction around 27 °C — rather than its hectares or founding year.
Their oils
| Oil | Cultivar | Intensity | Expert | Readers | Availability | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krissa | Tsounati | Medium | Not yet rated | — | In our shop | Where to buy Krissa at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| Krissa Bio | Tsounati | Medium | Not yet rated | — | In our shop | Where to buy Krissa Bio at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| One Root | Koroneiki | Medium | Not yet rated | — | In our shop | Where to buy One Root at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
| One Root Bio | Koroneiki | Medium | Not yet rated | — | In our shop | Where to buy One Root Bio at olijfoliemarkt.nl |
Award record
15 dated awards across 4 years, from the oils in the library- 2025
- Gold · Berlin GOOACretan Heritage Krissa
- Gold (polyphenol) · Berlin GOOACretan Heritage One Root
- Silver · Athena IOOCCretan Heritage Krissa
- Silver · Athena IOOCCretan Heritage One Root
- Silver · Berlin GOOACretan Heritage Krissa Bio
- 2024
- Best Greek Olive Oil · Athena IOOCCretan Heritage Krissa
- Double Gold · Athena IOOCCretan Heritage Krissa
- Gold · Berlin GOOACretan Heritage Krissa
- 2023
- Gold · Athena IOOCCretan Heritage One Root
- Silver · Athena IOOCCretan Heritage Krissa Bio
- Silver · Berlin GOOACretan Heritage Krissa Bio
- 2022
- Gold · Athena IOOCCretan Heritage One Root
- Gold · Berlin GOOACretan Heritage One Root
- Gold · London IOOCCretan Heritage One Root
- Silver · London IOOCCretan Heritage Krissa
The estate
The producer describes its land at Sfakopigadi of Kissamos as “2,500 acres” — almost certainly Greek stremmata, which would be about 250 hectares; the site does not say, and we have not converted it. Tree count is not published. The family traces the grove to the tenth century and its coat of arms to 981, by its own account.
Harvest runs October to January, picked “a bit earlier than specified”; the mill is the family’s own, a two-phase line with stainless steel throughout, malaxation at most 45 minutes, extraction averaging 27 °C and never above 30 °C. Each batch gets a chemical and a panel analysis, the producer states. The shop lists One Root as PDO/PGI; no producer, competition or reseller source names a designation, so we do not.
