Olive Oil & Vinegar

We taste our olive oils like people taste wine in the movies. We clear our palates, sip the olive oil from a cup and savor its flavors while vigorously pulling air through our mouths. We take copious notes not just on flavor, but on all the aspects of production, often asking questions from the growers themselves. How are the olives harvested, and from what varieties? How long until they are pressed? What kind of mill is used in the pressing?

You don’t need to go through those steps to enjoy our olive oil, but rest assured, we’ve selected the best from around the world.

All of our olive oil is cold-pressed Extra Virgin – all quality oils should be, as even mediocre ones are – and more. It’s actually grown in the region cited (did you know most “Italian” olives are grown in Greece, with many others from Spain? They are bottled in Italy, since “Italian” oils can charge more), usually by a single small producer. It’s brought promptly from the tree to the press, often in just a few hours.

And you can taste it.

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Our oils are especially high in their antioxidant properties -- one recently had among the highest concentrations measured.

We don’t choose them for this reason... it’s just a happy side-effect of producing good oil. Quality growing produces quality foods, and they’re as good for your body as for your tastebuds.

Olive oil is genuinely good for you, so good that the F.D.A. is giving it a special blessing for reducing the risk of heart disease, by improving the ratio of “bad” to “good” cholesterol levels. Studies also suggest it reduces the risk of several cancers, particularly colon cancer.

To get the most from your olive oil, choose a small producer. Big-box chain stores need to buy in mass-produced quantities, and olive oil is just one of those products that can’t be made on a huge scale with the same attention as artisan oils that cost just pennies more per tablespoon.

All of our oils can be used for cooking, drizzling over bread and salads, mixed with vinegar for dressing, and for marinades.