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The estate

A family farm on the Breede River

Rio Largo Olive Estate is family owned and sits in the Scherpenheuwel Valley, near Worcester in South Africa's Western Cape. It grows, presses and packs its own extra virgin olive oil.

Brenda and Nick of Rio Largo holding a trophy at the SA Olive awards
Plate IBrenda and Nick at the SA Olive awards.

The valley and the river

The groves run along the Breede River where it cuts through the mountains of the Western Cape. Warm days, cool nights and a Mediterranean climate suit olives well.

The estate has won numerous South African and international awards and is known as one of the country's leading producers of extra virgin olive oil.

Green and purple olives ripening on the branch at Rio Largo

From grove to decanter

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  1. Hand harvest

    The olives are picked by hand at peak ripeness, so only good fruit reaches the mill.

  2. Cold extraction

    The fruit goes to the estate's own mill and the oil is extracted without heat, which keeps the delicate flavours.

  3. Packed on the estate

    Filling happens on the farm too, so the estate controls every step from the grove to the finished decanter.

  4. Sent to the UK

    Sidwell's, the estate's sole UK supplier, holds stock here and delivers it to your door.