Metáfora is from Avantos, located in the heart of "Terra Quente" in the northeastern region of Portugal. Their olive groves, home to wildlife such as wild boars, deer, and foxes, symbolize a shared territory for all species. Primarily featuring the "verdeal" variety, these ancient olive trees reflect the majesty and resilience of nature. Despite facing plagues, earthquakes, world wars, and industrialization, these trees thrive, embodying the slow, stable passage of time. A millennial blend olive oil, extracted from centenary and millennial "verdeal" olives, boasts a green, bitter, and spicy flavor, perfect for Mediterranean cuisine. Cold-pressed on the day of harvest, Metáfora olive oil ensures freshness, low acidity, and a flawless peroxide value. This bottle represents "saudade"—a deep respect and devotion to our inherited land.
It was Mr. Fernando, loyal keeper of the family's olive trees since 1975, who started drawing the “A"s adjacent to the "M"s on our tree trunks. The initials “MA” stand for their grandfather’s name, “Mário Araujo”, and Metafora still uses them to seal their olive oil bottles to this day.
A true expert in all the qualities that make an outstanding olive oil, Mr. Fernando carefully prepares “Metáfora” in the olive oil press of “Prolagar” in Mirandela. Harmonizing the respect for tradition with the most recent market demands, Mr. Fernando is capable of extracting an olive oil that fully represents the pride, the authenticity and the wisdom of the “Transmontano” people.
Always ready for a good chat, Mr. Fernando walks through our olive groves every single day, with his dogs and sheep as companions, having inevitably become the faithful keeper of our lands. The sheep indulge on the wild grass, free from any herbicides and pesticides, that grows freely and peacefully in our fields.
