Durant Olive Mill is the premier purveyor of Oregon milled Extra Virgin Olive Oil and home to the only Olioteca in the Pacific Northwest.
Founded in 2008, Durant Olive Mill is home to 17 acres of olive trees and a state-of-the-art Italian mill. Olive harvest and milling take place each fall with a blend of olives from our own grove and carefully sourced, outstanding growers in Northern California.
To participate in the harvest, come join us at our Olio Nuovo Festival, held every year the weekend before Thanksgiving. Our annual celebration of freshly milled olive oil, olio nuovo, is based on the traditional festa in southern Italy to honor the bounty of the harvest and the vibrant new oil. Our festival is family friendly and the perfect beginning to your holiday season as we bring together Oregon’s finest artisanal food producers, artists and makers. Feel yourself transported to another era at our Olio Nuovo Festival with three days of live Italian music, olio nuovo tasting, complimentary bruschetta, Durant Vineyards wine tasting and the opportunity to take home the freshest extra virgin olive oil you can find in the Pacific Northwest.
OLIVE OIL TASTING EXPERIENCES
Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds and flavors of Durant at Red Ridge Farms. Our lineup of elevated tours and tastings are equally educational and entertaining. Perfect for introducing the farm to out-of-town guests or brushing up on your own knowledge of wine, olive oil and Oregon agriculture. Like everything we do here at Durant, these experiences are planned and executed with style, intention and quality.
The Estate Educational Experience
This experience offers a unique opportunity for travelers and locals alike. Join us for a guided tour of the Durant Olive Mill and adjacent Durant Olive Grove, followed by a traditional Blue Glass Tasting, where you will learn more about how our estate milled olive oil is made, what extra virgin means, and how to properly taste for quality and freshness. The olive oils will be thoughtfully paired with a variety of savory and sweet small plates to demonstrate how extra virgin olive oil can elevate even the most humble of foods. Durant Vineyards estate wines will round out the tasting as we compare different elevations, clones, and vintages of our estate and further explore the ways in which wine and olive oil complement each other and food.
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OFFICIAL BLUE GLASS TASTING
An introductory tasting of Durant Olive Mill’s estate-milled extra virgin olive oils using official blue competition tasting glasses. Your tasting will include a guided tour of the Durant Olive Mill and the adjoining olive grove where we will articulate what “extra virgin olive oil” really means and the steps we take to produce our high quality, award-winning olive oils. An engaging and educational experience, the Official Blue Glass Tasting will help you better understand how to recognize a quality extra virgin olive oil, its many health benefits and appreciate the complex flavor profiles found in our oils.
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OLIVE OIL & VINEGAR TASTING BAR
Our Gift Shop offers complimentary tastings of our Durant Olive Mill award-winning, estate-milled, extra virgin olive oils and vinegar at our self-serve tasting bar, no reservations required, seven days a week. We offer elevated tours and guided tastings by reservation.
Complimentary Tasting • No Reservation Required • Durant at Red Ridge Farms Gift Shop
OLIVE MILL TOURS
Experience the only Olioteca in Oregon, Durant Olive Mill. This guided tour offers a succinct history of our farm, an exploration into growing olives in the NW, and a guided look at the process of making award-winning extra virgin olive oil. This tour is leisurely and will conclude with a casual olive oil tasting in the Red Ridge Farms Gift Shop.
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