Olive oil producers Alpes-Maritimes

Created in 1896, the Saint Michel oil mill is a family business, which selects its oils in France and Italy to package them according to processes that combine tradition and modernity. Scented oils are derived from the infusion of fresh plants in virgin olive oil, without additives or preservatives. It is possible to order directly.

Extra-virgin quality oil, excellent salted olives and delicious olive paste: this is a family address for gourmets, who will also be delighted to discover the citrus orchard with its famous Menton lemons, oranges, mandarins, clementines, kumquats, etc., which are sold at the markets and can also be sent or transformed into exquisite jams, jellies or condiments. Don't miss the Citrolive® speciality, an extra virgin olive oil with Menton lemons that will spice up your summer recipes.

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Throughout the growing season, the mill welcomes around 700 people, regulars who are very attached to their mill: in fact, it's the only one in the commune. You can leave with your own oil, starting at 10 kg. And for the record, the olive trees on the municipal estate are used to make an oil that is redistributed to the elderly of Le Broc. A wonderful initiative. Since 2015, the pomace (residue from the crushing process) has been recycled to heat public buildings. It's environmentally friendly, and helps reduce the commune's electricity bill!

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Specializing in phytotherapy (essential oils, medicinal plants), the Domaine de la Chapelle Saint-Jérôme naturally thought of including olive oil in its product range. Biodynamically cultivated, the 800 olive trees planted in the mountainous heart of a cirque adjacent to the Mercantour Natural Park produce a Nice PDO oil that is entirely handcrafted and packaged in stoneware bottles to protect the nectar from air and light.

The estate, in the family since 1974, included olive trees that had been abandoned. Through hard work, some two hundred hundred year old trees have been put back into production, and today they give one of the best oils of the region. The plantation has been densified, which brings us today to about 800 trees of the quail variety, cultivated in organic agriculture, on 4 ha of a terraced land, at 600 m of altitude. Let us add to this production some 150 centenary olive trees taken in rent by the operators on the commune of Castillon. Two types of olive oil are produced at the Lucéram mill: the Amandine cru, PDO Nice, with ripe fruitiness and aromas of fresh almonds and hazelnuts, and the Annette cru, also PDO Nice, but with green to ripe fruitiness and aromas of artichoke and lemon zest. The oils are decanted and stored in stainless steel barrels, protected from light, and bottled as they are sold. The estate also produces PDO Nice olive paste, tapenade and olives in natural brine. Since 2004, Fréderic Soffiotti has given a new impulse to the company. He has developed the range of products, created a visual identity, built a jam laboratory, set up a sales store, organized visits and snacks... Nowadays, his oil is sold directly at the estate, but also in delicatessens, in the region and in Paris (Lafayette Gourmet), in a wine shop in Milan, and even in Japan!

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The mill of Spéracèdes is resolutely modern. It works with steel mixers. The oil is produced from November to March with olives from the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var. You can visit the mill during the production period. You can then buy olive oil, tapenade, biscuits or anchoïade directly at the shop or online via their website. A great opportunity to bring back a bit of the French Riviera in your suitcases. Friendly welcome.

The old Rossignol oil mill, which dates back to 1760, has kept its granite millstones over the years. Today, they stand next to a sophisticated modern machine which ensures the pressing. Only 80 kilos of fruit are needed to leave with the oil. Homemade olive paste and preserves are available on the mill's shelves. Interested individual visitors can ask for a guided tour. The production is on sale in the shop: olive oils, and all the products derived from the olive, including the olive preserve, a home-made recipe...

You enter this store like a museum, where the minimalist, modern decor plays with wood and metal. Meticulously-crafted shelves display all kinds of olive oils and by-products, inspiring gift ideas and the creation of custom-made baskets. The brand has a proven track record dating back to 1822, when the first olive oil was produced by this house. Since then, the company has come a long way, and the charm of the premises and the quality of the products make it a pleasure to browse in any store (Grasse or Nice).

This oil mill built in 1850 has been passed down from generation to generation. Today it is managed by Roselyne, the founder's granddaughter, assisted by her nephew Jean-Luc. As harvesting owners, they run a local olive grove and produce a great PDO oil that has been awarded several times. A small museum shows the flour mill of yesteryear and a video film retraces the stages of the oil mill. In the store, you can taste and buy olive products. Make an appointment to visit: Roselyne can't be at the mill!

Annette and Erwann Le Négrate run the 5-hectare Domaine du Piéchal olive grove. They use organic growing methods that respect their land. Situated on the "Route des Oliviers" in the 06, the estate boasts the Appellation d'Origine Protégée Nice olive oil and Nice olive paste and olives. On site, the couple offer a tasting session and a few explanations. In particular, leave with a fruity green olive oil. For your aperitifs, try our olive paste with caillette lemon.

Located on the Route des Oliviers, l'Oli D'aqui is the pride and joy of Jean-Philippe Frère, a talented olive grower who has won numerous medals at the Concours Général, notably for his AOC Nice black olives. It's enough to convince you to come and visit the orchard, taste its sun-drenched local products and, of course, leave with some olive oil and other olive pastes to share as an aperitif. You can also find this range of products at the Marché des collines, just a stone's throw from the farm.

Famous producer, miller and selector of olive oils since 1868, Nicolas Alziari is located in the hills of Nice. Fortunately, his second store is located in the heart of the old town. Nicely decorated with its huge olive oil barrels, it offers a wide choice of the unavoidable house products (original vintages, great vintages, flavored oils), a beautiful range of gift boxes but also excellent condiments, jams, honeys, spices, sweets, soups, wines and spirits... In addition, the welcome is friendly.

Émile Tihy welcomes you with a big smile in his farm and his old oil mill and initiates you to the secrets of the making of olive oil, olive paste and other delicious tapenades. After the visit, it is good to taste and buy the olive products, but also jams, preserves and other essences of wild lavender house. In addition to the sales organized in the farm, you can find these products in various organic supermarkets (such as Biocoop) as well as on the markets, or fairs..