Kloovenburg

olive Tastings

EXPERIENCES

Time to Treat Yourself

Enjoy the vast variety of wines and experiences we offer. Surrounded by hundreds of acres of lush vineyards and scenic, panoramic views, our intimate seated tastings offer an unparalleled, exclusive setting for experiencing our handcrafted, estate-grown wines.

Enjoy the vast variety of wines and experiences we offer. Surrounded by hundreds of acres of lush vineyards and scenic, panoramic views, our intimate seated tastings offer an unparalleled, exclusive setting for experiencing our handcrafted, estate-grown wines.

experience

OLIVE tastings

We provide an experience in which customers can sample fresh olive oil, taste our wide variety of olives, dips and salts. 

experience

CREATE YOUR OWN KLOOVENBURG PLATTER

By selecting some of our delicious olive products, variety of cheeses, cold meats, dried fruit, nuts and fruit (when in season). Add a bottle of wine or grape juice and enjoy on our terrace under the old oak trees.

olives

olive products

Kloovenburg Wine & Olive Estate also produces olive oil and olive products like jam, tapenades, dipping oils, olives in oil and dressings, as well as a wide range of bath & body products. Our olives are handpicked. If they are too difficult to reach, we make use of special olive “ rakes ” and/or portable olive harvesting machines. The olives are caught in nets to prevent them from bruising.

olives

olive products

Kloovenburg Wine & Olive Estate also produces olive oil and olive products like jam, tapenades, dipping oils, olives in oil and dressings, as well as a wide range of bath & body products.

olives

olive groves

The olive groves and vineyards of Kloovenburg herald the entrance to the picturesque Riebeek Valley. The first olive trees were planted in 1989 to create job opportunities for the seasonal workers during the months between the grape harvest and the pruning of the vineyards. Olive trees take about three years to establish, bearing small volumes of fruit from the fourth year and reaching its full capacity at the age of seven years. We have 23 ha of olive groves . 

Olive cultivars planted on the farm are mainly Mission, with a few hectares of SF17, Frantoio and Leccino olive trees.

olives

olive groves

 The olive groves and vineyards of Kloovenburg herald the entrance to the picturesque Riebeek Valley. The first olive trees were planted in 1989 to create job opportunities for the seasonal workers during the months between the grape harvest and the pruning of the vineyards. Olive trees take about three years to establish, bearing small volumes of fruit from the fourth year and reaching its full capacity at the age of seven years. We have 23 ha of olive groves . 

Olive cultivars planted on the farm are mainly Mission, with a few hectares of SF17, Frantoio and Leccino olive trees.

Kloovenburg’s first Olive Oil was pressed in 2000. Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil is cold-pressed and has a fatty acid level of less than 1%. It is not blended or chemically treated in any way. (Olive oil is the only edible oil which needs no treatment before you can use it.) Our olives are handpicked. If they are too difficult to reach, we make use of special olive “ rakes ” and/or portable olive harvesting machines. The olives are caught in nets to prevent them from bruising. Ideally you want to process or press picked olives as soon as possible, before fermentation starts. At Kloovenburg, we use only our freshly picked olives for same day oil pressing. This explains the variation in taste and colour that sometimes occur as different cultivars are used for pressing. In addition, oil is filtered coarsely in order to keep the taste as pure and natural as possible.

Kloovenburg’s first Olive Oil was pressed in 2000. Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil is cold-pressed and has a fatty acid level of less than 1%. It is not blended or chemically treated in any way. (Olive oil is the only edible oil which needs no treatment before you can use it.)

Our olives are handpicked. If they are too difficult to reach, we make use of special olive “ rakes ” and/or portable olive harvesting machines. The olives are caught in nets to prevent them from bruising.

Ideally you want to process or press picked olives as soon as possible, before fermentation starts. At Kloovenburg, we use only our freshly picked olives for same day oil pressing. This explains the variation in taste and colour that sometimes occur as different cultivars are used for pressing. In addition, oil is filtered coarsely in order to keep the taste as pure and natural as possible.