Olive oil producers Ardèche

Vincent's Oil Mill, located in Payzac, is in the front row of the most beautiful square in Les Vans. Nestled on the Place de la Fontaine, in a 17th century house, the store offers oils, tapenades and cosmetics from the mill; other local products, including flavored oils, honeys, or jams complete the list of delicacies. You will also discover the work of the olive growers. Possible tasting and visit in the afternoon.

" We have a green thumb in the family ". It is undoubtedly thanks to this predisposition that Jean-Noël Berneau, a teacher by trade, has planted 20 hectares of olive trees on the steep lands of his Ardèche estate without any problem. About thirty varieties are thus present, forming a veritable conservatory of Ardèche varieties. Only about fifteen varieties are dedicated to the production of single variety oils. The estate is now in organic farming.

No, it is not a flour mill! It is olive oil that is at stake, and it is the fourth generation of the Froment family that is passionate about this production, but also the collections of bicycles and old vehicles presented to the public. The ancestral mill from 1900, one of the few mills in the south of France to have survived the harsh winter of 1956, gave way in 2009 to a new modern equipment, and it is now Alain Froment who is in charge. His Alpine granite millstone extracts extra virgin, green and black fruity oil, although the house specialty remains the ripe fruity. The crushing is done with a stone millstone, which allows a slow and soft extraction, in order to preserve the gustative and aromatic qualities of the fruits. Made with different local varieties of olives (rougette de l'Ardèche, négrette, béchude, dorée, l'ubac and blanche de Payzac), these oils are rich in aromas. Depending on the year, a hundred tons or more of olives are crushed. A must in Les Vans. At the Concours Général Agricole, organized every year during the Salon de l'Agriculture in Paris, in early March 2022, the olive oil from the Froment mill in Les Vans won a gold medal. Do not hesitate to discover the store, located on the spot, where you will be able to buy the artisanal olive oil of the Froment family, some derived products, and multiple products of the soil and the regional products.

With her 1,000 olive trees, from different varieties, Florence Cheyrezy harvests each year nearly 6 tons of olives transformed into four single variety oils, fruité vert or fruité mûr. In addition, there is an oil from an old orchard whose variety has not been determined. You can visit the facility and the olive grove of the Fontaine du Muletier estate. You can also bring your own olives to have your oil pressed (from 50 kg).