Alta Cresta Olive Orchard
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Alta Cresta Olive Orchard was started in 2006 with the planting of 1150 Italian varietal olives (Coratina, Frantoio, Leccino and Pendolino).
The orchard is located near Paso Robles, CA on a south facing hillside overlooking a beautiful valley of vineyards, grain fields and pastures. The climate is very similar to the Mediterranean area with cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Perfect for Italian olive varieties.
The methods that we have chosen to process our olives from the harvesting, milling, storing and bottling are all meant to enhance the flavors of our oils, maintain its healthful benefits and prolong its shelf-life. Our olives are hand-picked early in November and processed for oil within 24 hours. The olive oil is stored in controlled temperature conditions away from light and bottled only as needed. We use only dark tinted bottles to protect the olive oil from sunlight that would speed up the aging of the olive oil.
Three premium 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oils are produced from our estate grown olives.
Estate Tuscan Blend is made from our Frantoio, Leccino and Pendolino olive varieties native to Tuscany. An olive oil is produced that has the aroma of fresh cut grass, taste of green olive fruit and a piquant finish.
Estate Italian Blend is made from all four of our Italian varietals. The addition of approximately 15% Coratina olives produces an olive oil with a tantalizing aroma, taste of green olive fruit with a latent pungency.
Estate Coratina is a single varietal made form 100% Coratina olives. This medium intensity oil is smooth in the mouth with the taste of olive fruit and a latent pepperiness.
Alta Cresta Olive Orchard specializes in producing award winning 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil from olives grown on the estate that is rich in flavor and high in polyphenols (anti-oxidants). All bottles have the harvest date as assurance of the freshness of the olive oil. All Alta Cresta olive oil undergoes the rigorous testing of the California Olive Oil Council to provide customers with assurance that the olive oils meet the high standards of the COOC and is in fact 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
