We have a great passion for Olive Trees and have many here on the Estate. You can enjoy sitting on our Decked Terrace outside The Winery surround by our Giant Olive Trees sampling this incredible Olive Oil with some delicious artisan Bread.
Having discovered our Italian Olive Farm in Puglia where the most delicious natural Olive Oil is made, we wanted to share it with everyone. We call it our "LIQUID GOLD" because of the huge health benefits (see our Blog on Liquid Gold).
Our Olive Oil is extra virgin Olive Oil which means that is has not undergone any treatment other than washing, decantation, centrifugation and filtration.
Harvesting of the Olives takes place only once a year (not every year as the Harvest is very dependant on the weather). The long journey starts in May when flowers begin to blossom on the tree. This will be a clear indication of what the next harvest will be like. The most critical period is from August to September. Heavy rains can bring about pest attacks which can compromise the harvest.
October is the magical month when the first Olives are detached from the Trees to produce the very first harvest of the year - also know as "Novello" (New Oil). The race begins. It all happens in a matter of weeks. There is no time to rest, as once the Olives are ready, they need to be picked from the branches and pressed locally within a few hours. This is why this product is so special. It's also very similar to our Grape Harvesting!
Why the Pheasant character on our Labels?
When we moved to Kenton Park Estate early in January of 2017, we were rudely awakened early every morning by the gang of male Pheasants that strut around the grounds rounding up not only the female Pheasants but also the Partridges. The sound they make is incredibly distinctive and totally unique. It's a sound that is the very essence of life here on the Estate. They are very entertaining to watch during the day as they chase each other and we started to imagine them as individual characters.
"Roger" is the Pheasant character who heads up our "Liquid Gold" Olive Oil Brand - the perfect Pheasant Gent who loves his Olives served with a splash of Martini whilst reclining under the twisted old boughs of the Olive Trees here on the Estate which stand in Giant old Oak Barrels outside The Winery Building. He's the largest of all of our Pheasants and has an air of smoothness & sophistication about him. "Roger" and "Liquid Gold" is one of our favourite illustrations so far in the collection as Bryn has truly captured the viscosity and luminescence (the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated) of our beautiful Olive Oil.
[500ml]