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The first oil of the harvest
Fresh new-harvest extra virgin olive oil.
The first oil of the harvest—cloudy, vivid and intensely green. Milled within hours of picking and bottled unfiltered at the farm.
Olio nuovo means new oil
It is bottled fresh and unfiltered soon after the first olives are milled. The flavor is vivid, aromatic and peppery—and it does not hang around forever. That is the point.
The annual olive harvest starts here.
Fruit moves quickly from grove to our onsite mill.
Unfiltered, expressive and ready to pour.
Current harvest passport
Each release carries its own harvest details here. Agricultural products change from year to year; the page should say exactly what is in this one.
What this harvest tastes like
Alive with the scent of fresh olives and green fields: cloudy, vibrant and peppery, with the unmistakable energy of oil straight from the mill.
The sensory notes will be updated for the current harvest. Weather and growing conditions get a vote.
How to use Olio Nuovo
The freshest character shows up best when the oil is poured raw or added at the end. Cooking with it is not illegal. We checked.
Fettunta, toast, focaccia—anything with a decent amount of surface area.
Finish the bowl just before serving and let the aroma do its thing.
Roasted squash, greens, fennel and citrus all understand the assignment.
A final pour adds fresh olive character without asking for a complicated recipe.
More from the harvest
Why it is here briefly
Olio Nuovo is unfiltered and especially expressive right after milling. Its flavor evolves faster than a filtered extra virgin olive oil, so buy it to pour—not to admire indefinitely.
Keep it tightly closed in a cool, dark place and use it regularly while the flavor is at its most vivid.
From our grove to the bottle
We grow olives on our family-run California farm and mill onsite, keeping the distance between fruit and oil very short.
The annual artist label
Every year, the Olio Nuovo label becomes part of the release. This year’s story, artist and label details live here—close enough to support gifting and collectibility, without getting between a hungry person and the bottle.
Frequently asked, sensibly answered
Olio Nuovo means new oil. It is the vivid first oil of the annual olive harvest, bottled fresh and unfiltered soon after milling.
Only around harvest. When it is sold out, this page stays live with the next expected release window and a harvest-list signup.
It is released immediately and unfiltered, with especially green, aromatic and peppery new-harvest character. A filtered EVOO is designed to evolve more slowly.
Yes. Its most distinctive aromas are easiest to notice raw or as a finishing oil, but there is no rule against cooking with it.
Keep the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dark place away from heat and direct light, and use it regularly while the flavor is at its most vivid.
The current release and shipping window appears beside the purchase CTA as soon as the harvest schedule is confirmed.
The first oil waits for no pantry
Annual release. Fresh from the mill. Very much not designed to sit around waiting for permission.
