Molino & Cata Press Room
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- What is it
- A Granada-based extra virgin olive oil company that works across the entire value chain: olive groves, mill consultancy, tasting, sales and training
- Founders
- Mercedes Uceda and Jerónimo Palacios
- Dates
- Online store, March 2025 · oleoteca, October 2025
- Oleoteca
- C. Paz, 12 · 18002 Granada
- 2025/26 Selection
- 464 samples tasted, 43 oils selected
- Reviews
- 4.87 out of 5 from 265 customer reviews
- Origin
- Uceda family, six generations of olive farmers in Jaén; estate in Baeza
- Company
- Jerónimo Palacios & Associates, S.L. · Tax ID B19631183
Spokespeople
Who to speak to and what they can talk about.
Mercedes Uceda
Professional taster, tasting lecturer at the University of Jaén and international jury member.
- Tasting and quality
- Varieties
- Mill production
- Competitions
Jerónimo Palacios
Co-founder. His videos on olive oil have been featured in Ideal, La Razón, The Huffington Post and El Diario Vasco.
- Prices and the market
- Intermediaries
- Home storage
- Labelling
- Online sales and social media
Photos
Free for journalistic use, with credit to «Molino & Cata».
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The oleotecaC. Paz, 12, Granada · Download high-resolution
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Mercedes UcedaTaster and co-founder · Download high-resolution
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Guided tastingOleoteca tasting room · Download high-resolution
Coverage
What has been published about us.
In the media
- The expert bringing «olive oil culture» to GranadaIdeal · 24 Sep 2026
- An expert explains which olive oil you should never buy: «It's fashionable but it's worse»Ideal · 23 Jul 2026
- The Granada store that sells the best olive oils: «We offer the highest quality»Ideal · 21 Jul 2026
- The mistake we almost all make with olive oil at home, according to an expert: «The label doesn't tell you»La Razón · 16 Jan 2026
- An expert warns that what many people do with olive oil at home is a mistakeEl HuffPost · 15 Jan 2026
- An expert's recommendation on quality oils: «There is only one good oil cruet for EVOO»El Diario Vasco · 14 Jan 2026
- The olive oil that a Granada expert says to avoid: «It's not the same, but it's interesting that it looks like it»Ideal · 12 Jan 2026
- Spanish EVOO conquers the worldGastroactitud · 30 Aug 2025
- Molino y Cata, a specialty store for premium EVOO founded by Mercedes Uceda and Jerónimo PalaciosOleum Xauen · 21 May 2025
- Molino y Cata is born, an online store specializing in the sale and promotion of premium EVOOMercacei · 28 Mar 2025
As experts
- Speaker at the III Certióleo Conference on Differentiated QualityOleorevista · 14 Oct 2026Jerónimo Palacios
- Sensory analysis lecturer in the Mill Masters CourseMercacei · 16 Jun 2026Mercedes Uceda
- Episode #33. Leaving everything behind for olive oilAgro-Mundo Podcast · 15 Jun 2026Mercedes Uceda and Jerónimo Palacios
- Lecturer in the tasting courses of the Olive Grove and Oil Interpretation CentreMercacei · 13 Mar 2026Mercedes Uceda
- Olive Grove Land. Discussion with Molino & Cata: do we know how to sell our EVOO?7 Televisión Jaén · 4 Feb 2026Mercedes Uceda and Jerónimo Palacios
- Tasting expert at the World Olive Day at the Science ParkMercacei · 27 Nov 2025Mercedes Uceda
- Technical advisor to SCA Sierra de la Pandera (Jabalcuz)Mercacei · 18 Sep 2025Mercedes Uceda
Press releases
Our press releases.
- New project by the IGP Aceite de Jaén and Molino & Cata to bring certified EVOO closer to consumers18 Sep 2026
- The store AI turns to for talking about olive oil18 Jun 2026
- Molino y Cata will open an olive oil boutique in Granada this September9 Jul 2025
- Launch of the Molino y Cata premium oil online store21 May 2025
- American consumers seek the quality of Spanish extra virgin olive oil11 Mar 2025
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