Olives

For three generations the Arnaud family has been curing and selling traditional Provencal olives in the small town of Fontvieille-en-Provence, France. These olives are cured for several months in a simple sea salt brine. Nothing else is added, leaving each olive with simple, fruity olive flavor. Our olives are among the most delicious in the world. These sterilized tins have a shelf like of over 5 years. Tender olives, pasteurized to give them a long shelf life. These olives have less salt than their fresh, unpasteurized counterparts.

This aromatic golden oil is made in the Valle des Baux, in beautiful Provence, France. Made from a single cold-pressing of five different types of olives of the region, Arnaud’s Vallee des Baux de Provence Extra Virgin Olive Oil combines intense Salonenques and Picholine, fruity and aromatic Aglandau and Grossanes, and sweet Verdales olives. The result is a stunning golden-green oil with a fruit-like flavor with notes of hazelnuts and almonds, and a fragrance of artichokes. Vallee des Baux de Provence Extra Virgin Olive Oil is made by Arnaud Olives, a family-owned company since 1947. A 100% all-natural product. Don’t use this beauty for cooking, but rather savor its full flavor by using it cold on salads, drizzled on grilled meats and vegetables, or for dipping bread.

A small oval olive from Italy that has a wrinkled black flesh if they are salt cured or a smoother dark violet flesh if brine cured. This olive provides a meaty texture with a slightly tart to salty flavor. After being brine or salt cured, the olive is rubbed with olive oil, which gives the olive a delicately mild flavor. Gaeta olives are popular as an appetizer, as a salad ingredient, as an olive added to pasta dishes, as a topping for cooked fish, or as an olive made into a puree. The Gaeta olive may also be referred to as Gyeta olive.

The celebrated olive of the Liguria region in the Italian Riviera, Taggiasca’s fruity flavor is the centerpiece of Italian fare. With a deep violet skin, it offers a firm bite and a fruity and mildly sweet flavor. Its small size is perfect for snacking and its strong aroma and clean finish makes is perfect for making extra virgin olive oil. Frutto’s Taggiasca olives are packed in an herb infused oil that can be used for a great flavor marinade or light dressing.

Manzanilla gets its name “little apple” due to its round spherical shape. Manzanilla is high in oil content making it very pleasant on the palate as well as containing all the nutritional elements of top-quality olive oil. It also favors digestion due to its low content in saturated fat.