“The Olive Oil Tasting Trail is a stunning collection of wonderfully unique olive oil growers stretched length of the Far North of New Zealand.
Welcome to Oliveti
Officially formed in July 2001, ‘Oliveti Northland Inc.’ is a collection of Northern Olive growers. Our growers are situated from Auckland to the Far North, and we have over 100 members.
Northland, like the rest of New Zealand, has a relatively young olive industry by today’s standards, but New Zealand is already producing award-winning extra virgin olive oils that have won critical acclaim both at home and overseas.
Oliveti members know that by concentrating on the production of high-quality Extra Virgin Olive Oils, they have found a niche in the boutique olive oil markets of both New Zealand and the world. Our growers are assisted by being the first growers in the world to harvest olives each year.
To help promote this aim, Oliveti growers came together to create our famous Olive Oil Tasting Trail so that visitors can experience olive oil production and sample the various distinctive local varieties of Extra Virgin Olive Oils, including our now famous Lemon Olive Oil.
The Olive Oil Tasting Trail
The Olive Oil Tasting Trail stretches from Auckland to the Far North, and there are numerous growers and experts around to help you on your tour.
Visit stunning olive groves, some with magnificent views, and experience for yourself the different micro-climates that olive trees grow in.
Throughout the world, by definition, extra virgin olive oil must be an entirely natural product. It is the juice obtained from olives that have been processed mechanically and only processed once.
Nothing may be added and neither heat nor chemicals may be used at any stage of the process. Indeed, many of our growers have organic olive groves. When you visit these groves, you will be learning about the different production processes used, and the characteristics of organic olive oil.
You can experience every step of olive oil production whilst touring the Oliveti members olive groves and the press houses. You’ll be welcomed to view the olive oil presses, then finish up with a testing session guided by a grower.
At the end of your visit, you can choose to purchase your favourite varieties and, in some cases, shipped to your home.