love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12501
 | | 09/05/2003 5:05 PM |
| So far, I only tried the Olive Oil made by Araujo. Very good olive oil. I have a bottle from Spottswoode that I am about to open & will post my impressions.
Any that others can recommend (to pick up when next time in the Wine Country)? | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 09/05/2003 5:09 PM |
| | Turley Wine Cellars, Araujo, and Grace Family. | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9258
| | 09/05/2003 5:26 PM |
| | Turley (yum!), B. R. Cohn, Preston. | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 09/05/2003 5:35 PM |
| | What do you think of the BR Cohn line? Other than his very expensive top of the line oil, I have not been too impressed with his stuff. | | | |
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Eric White
San Ramon, CA
Advanced Sommelier
Posts:9258
| | 09/05/2003 5:45 PM |
| | It was a while ago Jones, but I remember them being good, but not as exceptional as the Turley. | | | |
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Bob Bressler
Napa Valley
Wine Lover
Posts:4864
| | 09/05/2003 6:11 PM |
| | My favorite is the Abreu, followed by Spottswoode and Araujo. I find the Grace too nutty and the Long Meadow Ranch too vegetal. I’m trying to find a home for my olives, but since they are not certified organic, that greatly limits my options. Oh, well. | | | |
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NorCalVinoLover
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2202
| | 09/05/2003 6:34 PM |
| | I've tried Silverado's olive oil. A little to grassy fo me. | | | |
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EricLundblad
Grape Fermenter
Posts:557
| | 09/05/2003 7:00 PM |
| I stayed at Tenuta di Lilliano (in tuscany) and took home some of their olive oil. Terrific stuff, one of the best olive oils I've had (the very nice Lilliano folks are much much better at olive oil than chianti imo). And turns out you can get this at Rare Wines in sonoma. I've looked around, and Rare Wines has one of the best selections of top olive oils for great prices. Definitely check them out when you're in the area (they mail order too).
The other place I'd check out is Oliviers and Co (www.oliviersandco.com). More expensive than Rare Wines, but they have a more diverse selection of olive oils (Rare Wines is mostly/entirely tuscany, Oliviers goes around the world tasting olive oils and picks a selection of the best). And they do the best job I've seen on describing the oils and telling you what dishes each oil will work best in. If you're going to make a really special meal and you want a great olive oil to complement the food then Oliviers is the place to call! 
Think you wanted a cal olive oil post, which this ain't. I love cal wines, but I think cal has a ways to go to compete with the top olive oils of the world. | |
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JimmyV
Central Connecticut
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5112
| | 09/05/2003 9:15 PM |
| Are you limiting this to CA?
If not, I recommend Tenuta de Capezzana and Laudemio Frescobaldi. Both are part of wine estates in Italy, and are fantastic.
In California, I like DaVero (not a winery) Araujo, and though I have only had it once, I enjoyed Storm Ranch.
Never have cared too much for Cohn. | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 09/06/2003 1:40 AM |
| | The only domestic one that I have had is the Turley. I love it. | | | |
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DdB
Barrel Filler
Posts:1452
| | 09/06/2003 5:48 PM |
| | Question: do you have to be on the Turley mailing list to order the olive oil? | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12501
| | 09/06/2003 5:55 PM |
| | I would think so & a long time customer. I still do not get offered this. | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 09/06/2003 8:19 PM |
| | They sell it in Templeton. I managed to buy a case the last time I was there. | | | |
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DdB
Barrel Filler
Posts:1452
| | 09/06/2003 9:18 PM |
| | Please forgive my ignorance -- where is Templeton? | | | |
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JonesWineNo1
Sommelier
Posts:8568
| | 09/06/2003 9:35 PM |
| | Turley Wine Cellars has a tasting room there. It is right next to Paso Robles in Central California about 200 miles South of San Francisco. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12501
| | 09/06/2003 10:11 PM |
| So, you can only get it @ the Tasting Room?
Spottswoode also sells its Olive Oil @ the Tasting Room only. | | | |
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Mick Zack
Grape Fermenter
Posts:601
| | 09/07/2003 2:23 PM |
| Rocco di Montegrossi was pretty tasty  | | | |
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Seaquam
Barrel Filler
Posts:1141
| | 09/07/2003 4:52 PM |
| This thread reminded me of something that I had meant to try, but put off and forgot about.
At a food fair (not a food court in a mall, but a kind of temporary market where a bunch of local restaurants, wineries, and specialty farmers had displays and samples of their wares in tents) a couple of years ago, I had an olive oil that had been produced by finely chopping olives in a food processor, then steeping the resulting mass in extra virgin olive oil, and straining it. It was the most intense, fruity olive oil I've ever had. I'm not sure how long it was steeped, but I'll bet this information is available somewhere on the net. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1210
| | 09/07/2003 7:40 PM |
| | Not quite the same thing (from a winery), but I bought an olive oil in Chateauneuf du pape from the Verger du Papes that I love. Very rich and nutty. | | | |
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DdB
Barrel Filler
Posts:1452
| | 09/08/2003 2:30 PM |
| | Thanks Jones. | | | |
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