Eurof Uppington
Eurof Uppington is a former hedge fund manager turned olive oil merchant, focusing on sourcing olive oil from family farmers in Greece for restaurants in Switzerland and France. He is the founder of Amfora Sarl, based in Geneva, and contributes insights on the global olive oil industry, emphasizing quality, sustainability, and the challenges of modern agriculture.
Recommendations
Dan Flynn, ex head of the UC Davis Olive Center, used to swear by The Governor from Corfu, which in the past has boasted incredible polyphenol values of 900mg/kg.
A US brand disclosing polyphenols in the high 700s, part of the high-end culture of olive oil with sommeliers, qualified tasters, prizes, and rituals.
A lower priced oil from traditional groves, whose owners definitely know what they’re doing. Part of the high-end culture of olive oil.
Details how traditional farming values, lost in the 1980s and 1990s, can be rediscovered to create animal husbandry more in tune with the natural world. The book highlights the beauty of sustainable agriculture through the eyes of a farmer.
Editions
On heat, seasons, and Andalucian olive farmers
On agriculture, energy prices, and the future
On transparency, packaging, and provenance
On business, conservation, and ecosystems
On food, climate, and investing