Olives Go Wild offers olive oil and table olive tasting experiences, tailor-made to your requirements. The following options are available (or create your own!)
Olives Go Wild is a business venture set up to support and actively participate in our young and dynamic South African olive industry. They love and are passionate about all things olive – from the history and substance of the ancient tree, majestically timeless, to the new growth of a vibrant young tree ready to bear fruit; from seductive extra virgin olive oils carefully extracted with ardent deference, to the unexpected delight of tasting a well-cured table olive.
Olives Go Wild offers olive oil and table olive tasting experiences, tailor-made to your requirements. The following options are available (or create your own!)
Firstly there is the Olive oil appreciation and tasting which is an introductory discussion of the olive oil making process, classification of the different types of olive oil and their characteristics, how to judge the quality of an oil, principles and practical tasting of olive oils.
Then there is Olive oil appreciation and tasting accompanied by a specially prepared meal using the best selected olive products.
You can join a beginner or advanced course in Table olive curing followed by a tasting of olives cured in different ways.
South African Olive and Olive Oil Experience is a one day programme consisting of a visit to one or more olive estates, talk on South African olive oils and/or olives, tastings of olives and oils including lunch and/or dinner. This could be combined with wine tasting. Ideal for incorporating into travel itineraries and could be adapted to group requirements. Minimum number of people required for this option is 8.
