DOMAINE LA SUFFRÈNE
Read moreFamily run for generations, the Domaine La Suffrène is mainly known for its wines from Bandol and Côtes-de-Provence. But he also exploits a thousand olive trees and since 1999 he has acquired his own mill. Olive oil consists of an assemblage of aglandau (25%), brown (15%), cayon (25%), salonenque (10%), with the remaining 25% being composed of cunner, bouteillan, grossane, picholine, cailletier, and lucca. It's a rather thick, very smooth oil with a fruity, fruity type.
MAS GRAN-CABANO
Read moreDid you know "The Horses Whisperer"? Here is "the man who whispers to his olive trees", Franck Crouzet. A man who also tried the actor's job during his spare time. The man, from n Paluds-de-Noves, is starred in the feature-length "Avis de mistral", produced in 2014 by his cousin, the screenwriter Roselyne Bosch. In this dramatic comedy set between Alpilles and Camargue, Franck Crouzet is acting opposite Jean Reno, the headliner, in the role of a Provence inhabitant who talks with its olive trees. Obviously, he ressembles... If Franck Crouzet likes to deal with his trees, it is to encourage them. A little as a sporting team's trainer. "Each time I gain a competition, I will tell them " we've got the medals! " "It should be said that this former nurseryman, who converted himself in the olive business fifteen years ago, accumulates the rewards. Until the most prestigious, the Excellence Award in the general agricultural contest in 2014 and 2015. The AOC Provence oil he produces from the fruit of its 4,000 trees, that he planted one by one, is a "must".
BASTIDE DU LAVAL
Read moreThis bastide takes its name from the nearby stream that runs through Cadenet before emptying into the Durance. Léo has joined his parents Carine and Roland Coupat on the certified organic estate. They farm 4,000 olive trees on 15 hectares formerly planted with vines. 95% of the trees are of the aglandau variety. Salonenque and picholine complete the orchard. Concerned in every way with the quality of the oil they produce, they crush their own olives. The result is a fruité vert or "intense taste" AOC Provence and a fruité noir tradition with black olive aromas.
MOULIN CASTELAS FRANCE
Read moreIn the mill built in 2002, Catherine and Jean-Benoit Hugues combine know-how, passion and all their sensitivity as olive growers to produce high-potency oils every year. 10 olive oils are produced, as well as 6 natural aromatic oils. This year, they're offering a convivial tasting in the mill courtyard under the olive trees. Visit, taste, stroll and liberate your senses. Contemplate the site too, thanks to an ingenious QR code system presenting the olive-growing profession.
MOULIN BONAVENTURE
Read moreThe olive oil produced here is a little jewel. From the 6 ha of organically grown olive trees, Guillaume produces: an explosive Haute-Provence PDO, 2 mono-varietal oils based on bouteillan and aglandau, and 2 lemon or bergamot flavoured oils. The olives are harvested by hand to ensure optimum ripeness and quickly pressed to retain maximum flavour. And in an eco-friendly spirit, Guillaume uses the remaining olive paste to spread on his land as fertilizer, and the stone waste to fuel the stove.
MAGASIN DE L‘ABBAYE SAINTE-MADELEINE
Read moreAfter a narrow and winding road surrounded by scrubland and pine trees, we discover it, on the hillside, just at the entrance of the peaceful abbey. You will find various breads from the bakery of the monks of Le Barroux, wines, assortments of cakes (coconut buttercup and chocolate buttercup especially made on the spot) as well as a selection of products from other monasteries such as liqueurs from the Lérins Islands. To guarantee their authenticity, all are labelled MONASTIC.
L'ATELIER PROVENÇAL
Read moreA dynamic direction for this delicatessen adjoining the IFS-certified artisanal cannery, founded in 1991, which produces a wide range of Provencal specialties in the purest tradition, including their flagship product: rock fish soup. You're invited to discover a 200 m² boutique dedicated to the region's terroir, with 200 producers/suppliers and over 50 Provençal estates, as well as fine grocery products and, of course, the local products of the Au Bec Fin cannery made on site.
VIEUX MOULIN À HUILE DU PARTEGAL
A guided tour (with tasting) is offered in this 14th century oil mill still ...Read more
LE MOULIN DE SAINT-CÔME
Mill and store selling Provencal products, both home-grown and very local. ...Read more
LA BOUTIQUE JEAN MARTIN
Store for the famous Provencal brand of preserves and preparations. Cooking ...Read more
MOULIN À HUILE DU FLAYOSQUET
Read moreIt is the oldest mill in France still in activity. Dating from the 13th century, it is now run by Max Doleatto, representing the5th generation of the family. Seven different oils are produced from ripe olives, stored for 4 to 6 days. The "tradition" is a classic blend in which the red cayet variety dominates. The "authentic", on the other hand, is a singular oil, collected directly from the millstone. Come and taste it!
HUILERIE SAINT-MICHEL
Read moreCreated 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.
LE PANIER DE LA MANDA
Read moreThis store, which opened its doors thanks to the initiative of an association federating nearly 28 local producers, aims to maintain small-scale farms on a human scale, while offering quality products. Run by farmers in turn, the idea is to buy directly from the producer to the consumer, limiting margins in the process and encouraging direct exchange. You'll find everything to fill your gourmet basket: meats, fruit and vegetables, groceries, Bellet wine, cheese, eggs, flowers and plants, and olive products.
MOULIN CORNILLE
Family-run olive-growing cooperative with AOC Vallée des Baux-de-Provence ...Read more
LA FERME ALLEXANDRE
A family-run business since 1990, producing duck foie gras and a whole ...Read more
MOULIN DES CINQ PONTS
Olive-growing cooperative, founded in 1920, producing oil varieties from ...Read more
FERME PLANTEVIN
Read moreThe period changes sometimes, it depends on the whims of Ms. Weather: sometimes you will find the good productions of the Inglebert from the beginning of May, sometimes a little later. In any case, the content remains the same and does not shine from year to year: strawberries, cherries, apricots, melons, grapes, asparagus, tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes… But also fruit juices, olives and olive oil… Good customer, you can order by phone to book your lot and be sure not to find the beak in the water!
CONFRÉRIE DE LA CERISE DES MONTS DE VÉNASQUE
Read moreThis brotherhood brings together some forty growers from the north and south of the Vaucluse region, who are committed to creating top-of-the-range cherry varieties. Their first creation was the Monts de Venasque in 1978, followed by the Chérise in 1997. Mont Venasque cherries have the particularity of being large in size. Every year, a festival is held in Venasque on the 1st Sunday in June, with tastings, a market featuring local produce and a parade.
CHÂTEAU DE TAURENNE
Read moreSituated on the southern slopes of the pre-Alps, between 438 and 580 metres above sea level, the 253 hectares of the estate benefit from a privileged location. All unnecessary chemical treatments are excluded and different varieties of olives are present on the estate. The olives are harvested in rotation to produce an oil, l'Or de Taurenne, AOP Provence. Six other oils are also produced: four monovarietal (bouteillan, petit ribier, aglandau and frantoio), one "old-fashioned taste" oil and one oil flavoured with lemon.
LE MOULIN DU TERROIR
Read moreIsabelle's oils are just like her: full of vigour and very fruity! It must be said that she pampers her 4,000 olive trees of the Aglandau and Bouteillan varieties: reasoned treatments and olive picking with a feeler. Since 2006, she has her own mill in order to fully control her production of unfiltered PDO Haute-Provence, which gives it an incomparable texture. Her olive oil has already won a gold medal at the Concours National des Huiles de France in Nyons. Call early in the morning at the mill to be sure of its presence!