Karoo Olives

We first discovered the culinary pleasures of freshly pressed olive oil when we were on the Mayle Trail in Provence. Peter Mayle had talked about his source for olive oil in his book A Year in Provence which we tracked down on our Michelin map by his landmark descriptions and visited when we were in France on one of our annual anniversary trips.

We bought an empty jug and filled it with EVOO straight from the cold press. The taste is indescribably delicious!

After that we brought our trusty jug with us whenever we traveled to France or to Italy or to Greece or even to exotic Napa Valley and we refilled it with the local olive oil harvest. The olive oil estates would usually oblige us with a waxed seal on our cork stopper so that we could safely bring the jug home with us in our suitcases to our very own kitchen without incident. We never once sprung a leak!

Unfortunately we left our trusty jug in storage during our recent holiday in the Klein Karoo. It is packed away in the USA. But just as fortunately, we didn't need it at De Rusticus Olive Estate.

They provided their award-winning premier extra virgin in secure olive tins. Easy to pack and transport, they are a perfect Christmas souvenir. And it will be just as easy to enjoy in the new year back home in Joburg.









And I bought a new ceramic Karoo olive oil jug to bring with me on future tastings!