At Magpie Gully we grow Manzanillo and Frantoio olives for our two distinctive oils. Kalamata and Sevillano olives are produced specifically for table olives, while the Manzanillo has a dual role in producing oil and beautiful table olives. We also have a number of Koroneiki trees and these are proving to be very popular as a gourmet table olive. The Koroneiki is a small olive but with a wonderful burst of flavour to tempt the tastebuds. Manzanillo olives are a larger round cherry like fruit, unlike the more traditional oval shaped olives. They are picked when the overall ripeness is at about 50/50, green to black, that gives that lovely bit of pepper on the back of the palate. | 
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The Frantoio, on the other hand, is picked when the colour is just turning, allowing us to achieve a lovely green, fruity flavour with grassy characteristics. Magpie Gully Products: Maggie's Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil, our double Gold medal winner - 2008, is a limited release sold only in 250ml bottles. This beautiful oil has it all, mild with intense tropical flavours, a real crispness and freshness that lingers. Our 2009 Maggie's Blend has won a silver medal this year at the 2009 Spring Sydney Royal Fine Food Show. This is very exciting news and means that we are really mixing it with the best in Australia. We have been awarded a Silver and Bronze from our State and regional competitions, read all about it on our home page. Our Manzanillo Extra Virgin Olive Oil is delicate in style, ripe citrus aroma with a very buttery taste with a late subtle pepper on the palate - Gold and Bronze medal winner - 2008. Another winner at the 2009 Spring Sydney Royal Fine Food Show - Bronze. More awards for this lovely olive oil for 2009, two more bronze and winner of Punter's Pick at both the Victor Harbor Farmer's Market and the Willunga Farmer's Market, more on our home page. The Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a traditiional Mediterranean olive oil, green and fruity with moderate grassy characteristics - Double Silver medal winner for 2008. Our Frantoio has received two bronze this year at State and Regional Shows, more on our home page. 2010 saw our Frantoio as a finalist in the Adelaide Review Olive Harvest which was published in the Top 100 Wines and Olive Harvest booklet with tasting notes. Marinated table olives come in three different varieties and are hand picked, pickled traditioinally over a number of months to achieve the best quality with three different flavours available, chilli and garlic, herb and garlic and natural. Scroll down and check out our very competitive prices. - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 250ml - Manzanillo
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 250ml - Frantoio
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 500ml - Manzanillo
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 500ml - Frantoio
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 250ml - Maggie's Blend
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 2 litre cask (Manzanillo)
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 2 litre cask (Frantoio)
- Marinated Table Olives - Kalamata - 370g pack
Chilli and Garlic Herb and Garlic Natural - Marinated Table Olives - Manzanillo - 370g pack
Chilli and Garlic Herb and Garlic Natural - Marinated Table Olives - Koroneiki - 370g pack
Chilli and Garlic Herb and Garlic Natural - Dukkah - 100g pouch - almond based, coconut, sesame seeds and spices
- Tapenade - made fresh each week and only sold at local markets
Prices Product Each
- 2 Litre cask EVOO $35.00
- 250ml bottles EVOO $9.50
- 500ml bottles EVOO $13.50
- 370g pack Table Olives (Kalamata & Manzanillo) $ 7.00 (3 for $18.00)
- 370g pack Table Olives (Koroneiki) $ 8.00
- 100g pack Dukkah $ 7.00
Call or email us to order the very best in extra virgin olive oil and table olives. Postal charges are in accordance with rates set by Australia Post. We will always endeavour to get the very lowest price available. |
Magpie Gully Products are sold directly at the Victor Harbor Farmer's Market and gourmet stores around the Fleurieu Peninsula and Adelaide City . All products are available through mail order by phoning (08 8558 8145). Wholesale enquiries are welcome. Stockists Wilson’s Organics, Market St, Adelaide opposite Central Market Victor Hotel Bottle Shop, Victor Harbor Gourmet Butcher, 43 Maude St, Victor Harbor Brian's Olives, McLaren Vale
Normanville Meat and Seafood, Normanville Beach Huts, Main Goolwa Road, Middleton (www.beachhuts.com.au) Ballast Stone Estate Wines, Currency Creek Mintaro Wines, Mintaro, Clare Valley (www.mintarowines.com.au) Loose Goose @ The Point, Signal Point, Goolwa Victor Harbor Winery, Victor Harbor
| Markets - Victor Harbor Farmer's Market (every Saturday 8 a.m. to 12.30 pm)
- Yankalilla Show (Saturday October long weekend)
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What is Extra Virgin Olive Oil? An olive is a small drupe 1–2.5 cm long, thinner-fleshed and smaller in wild plants than in orchard cultivars. Olives are harvested at the green stage or left to ripen to a rich purple color (black olive). The amount of oil contained in the fruit differs greatly in the various cultivars; the pericarp is usually 60–70% oil. Typical yields are 1.5-2.2 ltrs of oil per tree per year. "Extra Virgin Olive Oil is obtained from the first pressing of the olives. Oil can be called extra virgin if it has a free fatty acid (FFA) content of less than 0.8% of 1%. Low FFAs can only be achieved if the oil is made with sound olives and extracted quickly following harvest and in the cleanest of conditions. Typically in Australia, extra virgin olive oils are 0.185%, roughly 4 times under the most stringent legal limits.” (ref: The Australian Olive Association). Magpie Gully Olives always achieve this standard.
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