TIERNEY LANE

Our olives are handpicked using hand held shakers and rakes by a loyal group of family and friends, with a couple of great local farm labourers helping out when needed. We start picking around ANZAC Day (25 April), and continue for about a month, working every day. We aim to get a good ratio and mix of green (the unripe) and purple (the ripe) olives as this balance strongly influences the flavour of the oil. The olives are stored in our cool room for no longer than 48 hours and transported to a local press in batches where they are cold pressed. It is a wonderful feeling to drive home with tanks of lovely fresh pure oil which was literally on the tree 2 days ago. Tierney Lane olive oil is certified by the Australian Olive Association as extra virgin which means it meets criteria of the highest grade and has been sensory tested... Our olive oil is only produced from olives grown and harvested from our farm on Tierney Lane near Mudgee. We do not use olives from different origins. In..