Dear Family and Friends,
On October 27 and 28, 2024, when we harvested this season’s olive crop, we were mindful of the night seven years ago, when wildfire ravaged our olive orchard. This year, as we saw bin after bin being filled to the brim with fresh olives, we were thankful the root systems of all those trees that survived were so strong, because we ended up with our biggest crop since 2016.
The oil is from the same four varieties of Tuscan olive trees, field-blended and milled into the same delicious extra virgin olive oil we’ve been making since 2006.
We hope you will enjoy the olio nuovo’s bright green (that photo below is unaltered!), slightly peppery, fabulous flavor. Perfect for dipping breads, drizzling over grilled vegetables and on top of risotto, it’s also terrific in salad dressings, and complements poultry, fish and meat dishes.
Whether you have had the pleasure of enjoying it before or are going to be tasting it for the first time, you will love it. It ages beautifully into a more buttery, softer profile if you keep it in a dark and cool spot after opening. Remember, we don’t filter our oil so it will retain all the “good stuff” that nature provides. Your oil may be a bit cloudy at first, but the natural particulates that give it flavor will filter to the bottom of the bottle.
We do everything the old-fashioned way, by hand, and we rely on a wonderful group of people to harvest the olives, many of whom come back year after year. This year 14 pickers worked for two days to get the fruit into bin. We had the fruit pressed just a few hours after it came off the trees, by the same small family-owned mill we have worked with for over a decade, since before Quattro® won the “Best of Show” in the world’s largest extra virgin olive oil tasting competition.
We fill orders on a first-come, first-served basis, so please let us know how many bottles you wish to purchase, provide your shipping address, and we will do our best to see that all orders are completely fulfilled. Our price is $55 per bottle plus shipping, but don’t forget: olive oil lasts a lot longer and doesn’t go bad like those lovely but expensive bottles of wine we often bring as gifts to friends. We accept checks or you can pay electronically via Venmo. We offer a 10% discount if you buy 6 bottles or more, and a 15% discount if you buy a case of 12 bottles or more.
Twenty-eight years ago, we planted our orchard intent on creating a fresh, unique, hand-crafted oil to share with family and friends. We succeeded – and are delighted to share it with you again. We hope that you will enjoy the unique experience of tasting truly fresh extra virgin olive oil.
From our family to yours, with love and pride, Salute!
–Burt, Raleigh, Jeremy, and Ann
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Riebli Point Ranch LLC dba Quattro® Extra Virgin Olive Oil
707 529 7300 | bfohrman@quattrooliveoil.com