Sant Jordi is much more than a rose and a book.
It is a way of sharing culture, territory, and moments.

At CANIGOOIL, we believe there are stories that are lived just like a good olive oil: with calm, with intensity, and with origin.

That's why we have selected 6 books that connect with Empordà, the Costa Brava, and olive oil culture. Readings that speak of landscape, tradition, and Mediterranean essence.

 

📖 1. The Gray Notebook — Josep Pla

Why we recommend it
Because it is probably the most faithful portrait of Empordà ever written.

What it's about
A diary where Josep Pla describes his daily life, the landscape, the people, and the rural life of the early 20th century.

Connection with our brand
Reading Pla is understanding where our oil comes from.
The fields, the tramontana wind, the way of life… it’s all there. It is the same land that gives life to our olive trees.

 

📖 2. What We Have Eaten — Josep Pla

Why we recommend it
Because olive oil culture is not understood without cuisine.

What it's about
A journey through Catalan and Empordà gastronomy, where Josep Pla describes dishes, products, and ways of eating with a unique perspective deeply tied to the land.

Connection with our brand
It is exactly the type of cuisine our EVOO is born for:
simple product, real ingredients, and absolute respect for the origin.

📖 3. Garden by the Sea — Mercè Rodoreda

Why we recommend it
For its ability to transport you directly to a Mediterranean summer.

What it's about
The story of a family seen through the eyes of a gardener, in a house by the sea.

Connection with our brand
It evokes that unhurried, elegant, and authentic lifestyle that we also want to convey with our products.

 

📖 4. Extra Virginity — Tom Mueller

Why we recommend it
Because it opens your eyes to what olive oil really is.

What it's about
An investigation into the olive oil industry, quality, and fraud.

Connection with our brand
It reinforces our way of working:
transparency, origin, and respect for the product.

📖 5. The Olive Tree — Lucinda Riley

Why we recommend it
Because it blends history, family, and the Mediterranean.

What it's about
A novel set in a house by the sea where the olive tree plays a symbolic role.

Connection with our brand
The olive tree is not just a tree:
it is memory, family, and continuity. Exactly what lies behind each bottle.

📖 6. The Olive Tree That Did Not Burn in Thessaloniki — Manuel Mira

Why we recommend it
Because it transforms the olive tree into a profound symbol of history, memory, and resistance.

What it's about
A novel that intertwines different eras and places in the Mediterranean, where the olive tree acts as a common thread between cultures, conflicts, and generations.

Connection with our brand
The olive tree represents much more than a crop.
It is roots, identity, and continuity.
Exactly the values we uphold in every harvest: respect for origin, for the land, and for the passage of time.

🌿 A gift that goes beyond

A good book makes you travel.
A good olive oil makes you feel.

This Sant Jordi, the best idea is not to choose between one or the other…
but to combine them.

👉 A book to enjoy
👉 And something to share at the table

Because in the end, just like stories,
the best moments are always savored better with company.