Heritage

🌿 Our Family Has Grown Olives on the Same Santa Barbara, California Soil for 247 Years

From generation to generation, from harvest to harvest, from tree to table.

Our Heritage Story

What began in 1855 as a family's dream to cultivate the perfect California olive has grown into something extraordinary. For 247 years, our family has worked the same fertile Santa Barbara coastal soil, perfecting our craft through ten generations of dedicated farmers who understood something profound: great olive oil begins with great olives.

While the olive oil industry evolved around us—becoming industrialized, globalized, and often compromised—we remained rooted in our original mission: growing the world's finest olives and pressing them into liquid gold.

Today, we're one of the rare producers who actually grows what we press. In an industry where 95% of brands simply purchase and bottle oils from various sources, we control every step from soil to bottle. This isn't just our business—it's our legacy.

Time-Honored Farming Practices

Estate-Grown Excellence 🌱

  • 100% estate-grown olives from our Santa Barbara coastal groves

  • Hand-picked at peak ripeness to ensure optimal flavor and polyphenol content

  • Cold-pressed within 4 hours of harvest to lock in peak freshness

  • No chemicals, no shortcuts, no compromises

Sustainable Stewardship 🌍

Our 247-year commitment to the land runs deep. We practice:

  • Regenerative farming that improves soil health year after year

  • Water-conscious irrigation using precision techniques

  • Natural pest management without harmful pesticides

  • Cover cropping to enhance biodiversity and soil nutrition

  • Solar-powered processing facilities reducing our carbon footprint

Artisanal Processing ⚡

  • Cold-press extraction at temperatures below 80°F to preserve nutrients

  • Single-estate bottling with complete batch traceability

  • Minimal filtration to retain maximum polyphenols and flavor compounds

  • Dark glass bottling to protect from light degradation

  • Same-day processing from harvest to bottle

Current Harvest Updates

2025 Limited Estate Collection 📅

Harvest Status: Fruit is coming in strong, growing ripe and ready for the November harvest.

Our master harvesters are inspecting the groves daily, preparing for when the olives are at their optimal ripeness. This year's harvest shows exceptional promise with:

  • Consistently high polyphenol levels

  • Smooth peppery finish from late-season California sunshine

  • Complex flavor profile with notes of fresh grass, green apple, and artichoke

  • Limited production of only 1,500 bottles from this harvest

Next Harvest Window: November 2025

Current Availability: ⏰

  • 3-bottle Limited Estate Collection: 500 sets remaining

  • Single bottles: Available while current harvest lasts

  • Gift sets: Perfect for the holidays - limited quantities