Farming: Our groves are located in the Chiles Valley District AVA in the Napa Valley Appellation. Chiles Valley is the perfect environment to grow olives (and grapes), with its warm summer days, chilly nights and an 800 to 1,300 foot elevation. Our soil is primarily Tehama loam, which drains well.  With colder winters and springs, harvest comes earlier here than on the Napa Valley floor.

The Olives: We grow 300 Tuscan variety olive trees, including Frantoio, Leccino, Maurino and Pendolino varieties, and 200 Sicilian Noccelara de Belice olive trees.

The Watering System: We use drip irrigation to avoid alternate bearing years.

Farming: Our groves are farmed organically. In 2011, we will be California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF).

Innovative Farming Practice: We do everything in our groves by hand from weeding to pruning to harvesting.

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