Estate Bottled EVOO Italy Spain and California

We supply Extra Virgin Olive Oils to specialty markets and better restaurants around the country along with local grocers in the Western US.  There’s one thing for sure, if you are reading this…  You’re very lucky to have a grocer that really cares about what you eat and is not afraid go out of their normal distribution channels to bring you some of the best Artisan Foods on the Planet.  

Fact you may see few if any any of the Olive Oils we talk about on these pages.  However you are likely to see more of them soon and the oils you see in the specialty markets and grocery stores that led you here are already steps above what consumers normally find when they shop.

Estate Bottled Olive Oils are a lot like fine wine.  It is an adventure tasting through them as the varieties of olives, terroir, climate and production facilities dramatically affect the experience.  Of course we have our favorites and go too oils for all-round uses but buying and working with a variety of oils from better producers is the bomb.  If you see something on these pages that catches your don’t be afraid to ask your favorite retailer about them.

This is our current selection from the 2022 Harvest…  We’ll start seening the 2023 Harvest hopefully in late January…

Olive Oil is actually the perfect food

Ask your merchant about this fantastic value in Estate Produced Extra Virgin Olive Oil

We believe Olive Oil is all about a strong sense of place

Olive Oil is the perfect food. The mono-unsaturated fats transport nutrients from the other good foods we eat better than anything else we consume. Polyphenols in vegetables are water soluble so if you steam them you’re just running the nutrients down the drain. Consequently it is better to sauté in EVOO.

In addition Oleocanthal (1/3 of the polyphenols found in Olive Oil) is natures best anti-inflammatory. It is the single most important food we consume to enhance out health!

We believe Olive Oil is all about a strong sense of place

Jana, Eleni and I have been introducing clients and friends to better Estate Bottled Olive Oils for nearly 20 years now.  It has been an interesting journey since the article “Slippery Business” appeared in the New Yorker back in 2007.  Today consumers are eating and drinking better at home than ever before.  More than ever they pay attention to their health and sales of better Olive Oils are on the rise. 

The producers that you find on this page are extraordinary! Generally they are smaller Estate Producers although Oleoestepa is a large cooperative that maintains impeccable standards totally in tune with the best growing and production practices.

There are great entry level Olive Oils (DeCarlo Il Classico and Bonamini that are crowd pleasers for those that haven’t embraced the bigger spicier flavors some oils offer. 

We also offer a wide range of bold spicy finishing oils for drizzling on meats and seafoods or for using to brighten sauces and other foods.  Remember real Olive Oils are flavor enhancers.  Their bitter aspects are seasonings that make foods taste better just like bitters do in cocktails.   Try some on Ice Cream with a touch of Sea Salt sometime… You’ll be surprised!

Bear in mind there are still many bottles on the shelves of grocers that the experts describe as “lampante or lamp oil”.  These should never be consumed as they are highly processed regardless of what it says on the package.  Use this page as a guide for healthy Olive Oils from importers who actually give a damn! 

The reviewer we pay closest attention to is the “Flos Olei Guide”.  They review the top 500 producers each year immediately after the harvest for both farming and milling practices as well as quality.  These are the EVOOs you have been dreaming of!

Click Here To Learn More About Frantoio Bonamini Extra Virgin Olive Oil From the Veneto

Bonamini... Veneto, Italy

Frantoio Bonamini is fro the The hills of Verona in Northern Italy.  The oil they produce is made of Favarol and Grignano olive and   has a delicate mouth feel.  This is a really beautiful EVOO that is rarely seen out of Italy.  Best DOP/IGP Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Light Fruit – Flos Olei Guide 2014
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De Carlo... Puglia, Italy

The De Carlo family’ heritage related to the the production of olive oil dates as far back as the 16th century.  The new generation, all share the same passion for producing top quality EVOO’s largely from the family’s own orchards.  Year after year they win acclaim as one of the worlds top producers.
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La Cultivada... Andalusia, Spain

La Cultivada translates to food from the land. Their EVOOs have remarkable aromas and flavour. Its excellent quality stems from the teroir of the land at the Molino de Santa Ana Estate, the characteristics of the Hojiblanca variety and the local Cordoban climate, along with strict controls.
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Romano... Campania, Italy

Alberto Romano belongs to the fourth generation in his family of olive oil producers.  For more than a century passion tradition and knowledge have been handed down from father to son. The pride of the Frantoio Romano is the variety ORTICE.
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Oleoestepa... Andalusia, Spain

Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Spain by Oleoestepa unites the efforts of more than 5,000 olive growers and the 17 associated oil mills located in the Estepa DOP of Seville and Cordoba. The oil produced is the result of an experience handed down from father to son for more than 2,000 years.
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EVOO 2016 Paniole Organic

EVOO 2016 Paniole Organic

Paniole Organic EVOO is one of the original olive oils from Italy that we first imported 12 year ago.  This extra Virgin olive oil is medium bodied with balanced spice and bitterness. A great all around EVOO from a sensational wine maker… put it on your bucket list!  50% Olivastra Seggianese, 30% Moraiolo, Polyphenol: 356 mg/kg, 750 ml. bottle.  
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Oro Bailen is a favorite of ours and we’re told that it will be back for the 2023  Havest.  This is also true for most of the other makers listed below!  It has been a tough couple of years for the better European producers due to Climate Change.  The  quality of the olive oil has been very good but the stress on the trees has limited the size of the harvest.  Good news is that shipping prices have come down and transit times have shortened.  

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Frantoio Franci... Tuscany, Italy

Extra Virgin Olive Oils from Frantoio Franci is one of the most awarded EVOO in the world.   After purchasing the famous Villa Magra Estate, Giorgio realized that the family should concentrate or producing Super Premium Olive.  The rest is history…
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Frantoio Prunetti

Frantoio Prunetti

Gionni and Paolo Pruneti who are still just in their thirties but passionate from an early age about extra virgin olive oil. They are living as guardians of a family tradition handed down over four generations.
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Frantoio Di Riva... Alto Adige, Italy

Di Riva... Alto Adige, Italy

The olive oils from the northern most producers of EVOO in Italy tend to be delicate to light bodied oils.  They’re flavorful but have a leaner mouth feel.  These oils are actually rare and hard to come by.  Frantoio di Riva is one of the best.

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OlioCRU... Trentino Alto Adige

Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been produced in the Alto Garda in the north of Italy on top of Lake Garda in a valley protected by mountains dating back to the Roman Empire. Crusher and Leccino are the primary varieties and Garda oil has a pleasant fruity scent of fresh olives and a delicate mouth feel.
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The Extra Virgin Olive Oils from MARCO VIOLA are truly extraordinary

VIOLA... Umbria, italy

The Extra Virgin Olive Oils from MARCO VIOLA are truly extraordinary. Highly acclaimed for their farming techniques as well as the quality of their EVOO they are also recognized as innovators in the production process.

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Oleoestepa is a the most successful large producer in the world
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 The Worlds Best EVOOs
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One of our Favorite Olive Oils

Fruity and Lush in the mouth the spice and bitterness come and go quickly leaving a almond and apple finish.  This is a fantastic all around oil and the tin is actually a better vessel for storage than than even amber glass bottles.  This is USDA certified organic and one of the best sellers in our book!
Pour Extra Virgin Olive oil on Everything

How We Use EVOO...Recipes

Estate bottled EVOO is magic with all sorts of food.   The health benefits of Extra Virgin Olive Oil are remarkable and it mates the other good foods you eat better for you. We’ve had a great source for over a decade and been able to experiment with all sorts of foods we have been flying in to Western Colorado for clients. We pour it on just about everything and we cook with it. If you like recipes and want to see how we incorporate EVOO into our diet this is the page for you.