2023 Olive Harvest
IT'S FINALLY HERE!
We have officially started our 2023 Olive Harvest! Starting with our young block of trees being harvested for the first time! After we Harvest and crush the olives, the olive oil has to sit for 4-6 weeks to rack. Racking is a natural filtration or settling process used to let the sediments settle to the bottom of the tank before bottling. If the olive oil is not racked or filtered it can be enjoyed as an Olio Nuevo. Olio Nuevo or “New Oil” is the nutrient dense, unfiltered olive oil that you get right after harvesting and crushing olives for olive oil.
OLIO NUEVO
Olio Nuevo is here! Olio Nuevo or "New Oil" is a seasonal oil that comes straight out of our mill and into bottles without settling or filtration. Some olive oil companies choose to filter their oil which removes any residual olive fruit sediment left over from the milling process. Our oil is unfiltered so to get the olive fruit sediment out we have to let the oil settle. This usually takes 4-6 weeks. Fresh out of the mill our oil is a beautiful bright green color with a cloudy appearance (Olive Fruit Sediment). It's incredibly delicious and flavorful.
The olive fruit sediment in the oil, however, does cause the oil to have a much shorter shelf life. Where our settled oil has an estimated shelf life of 24 months from the press date, our Olio Nuevo is about 6 months. Best used generously on everything!
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
4334 Old Hwy 99W
Maxwell, CA 95955
MAILING ADDRESS
PO BOX 625
Maxwell, CA 95955