Sitia Crete Protected Designation of Origin

P. D. O.

Protected designation of origin is the name of
an area, a specific place or, in exceptional cases
the name of a country, used as a designation
for its food and agricultural products, which
comes from such an area, place or country,
whose quality or properties are significantly
or exclusively determined by the geographical environment, including natural and human factors,
whose production, processing and preparation
takes place within the determined geographical area.

To receive the P.D.O. status, the product must
have the qualities and characteristics which
are specific to its region of production and
be produced exclusively within that region.

The Lantzanakis family USDA organic olive groves in Krya Village

PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN