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 An aerial view of the olive orchards of Olivina that are nestled in among the hills at the southern end of the Livermore Valley.
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 In 1881, Julius Paul Smith purchased more than 2000 acres on the south-west portion of Livermore, California noted by the historic Olivina stone gateway. The gate marked the beginning of a tree-  lined
drive leading towards the creek bed of the Arroyo del Valle. The driveway
led to the other side of the arroyo to Julius Paul Smith’s home
and winery. Mr. Smith was one of the Smith Brothers who developed a borax
mining claim in Nevada into an industry whose product became known, eventually,
as the world famous Twenty Mule Team Borax.
Olivina was planted in wine grapes, olives, walnuts till Mr. Smith passed away in 1904 and Mrs. Smith ended the wine operation in 1908. Many of the olive trees that were planted back as early as 1881 are still on the property today producing olive oil, making them over 100 years old. Charles D. Crohare purchased a large portion of the estate around 1940 that was west of the arroyo and utilized primarily for cattle operation till “ Olivina” of Olivina Ranch was established and later started planting additional olives in March 2000. Charles F. Crohare and Alice have owned and operated Olivina since 1951 oversees the operation to ensure the highest quality.
The entrance to Olivina is located just prior to the Wente Restaurant & Golf Course and Veterans Hospital on Arroyo Road, noted by the stone wall entrance and wrought iron gateway. The Olivina estate is adjacent to Sycamore Grove Park and the Veterans Hospital. Olive varieties planted on the property consist of Mission ( 3,000 trees including 100 majestic Mission olive trees that are over 100 years old), Arbequina (over 1,500 trees), Lucca (242 trees), Picholine (80 fully aged trees) and Frantoio (about 6,000 trees). All of the olive oil from Olivina is milled on-site and unfiltered for the highest quality, flavor and aroma. |
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All EVOO is Certified from the COOC
