Yirri Grove situated 18kms from Esperance, at the beginning of the broad-acre agricultural wheat-belt, and is an easy drive out on Fisheries Road where you’ll get to see cattle, horses and sheep peacefully grazing in paddocks bordered by crops. The soil is deep sandy loam over limestone and has an average rainfall of 600mm – perfect conditions for growing olives.
Four varieties are grown, Kalamata, Manzanillo, Frantoio and Barnea. These varieties were chosen and planted to assist with pollination and for their dual purpose of high producing table olives and excellent oil olives. Due to our remote location the olives are all handpicked, processed and bottled on the property. You can learn more about our award-winning range of olives and oil here.
Olive harvest is during autumn (April & May) each year, on average 500 ltrs of EVOO is produced, sometimes the harvest is large enough for single varietal oils whilst generally it all gets blended, we also produce approximately 500kg of table olives from the Kalamata trees. The need for fresh herbs for flavourings & garnish meant the redundant kitchen garden was put back into production with all excess produce either used in the restaurant or preserved into relishes. Breakfast is available using fresh free range eggs and Sourdough Bread baked daily along with homemade scones with fresh clotted cream and Mums strawberry jam. Our aim is to source as much local produce as possible.
During olive harvest the whole family help to using the electric Campagnola rakes and an Olinet. Processing takes place on the property due to the distance & logistics from other processors. The Bonolio 80 processer was imported from Italy through Eclipse Enterprises and can process 80kg of olives per hour. Once harvested the olives are washed, minced and malaxed then passed through a centrifuge separating the paste from the oil – harvest to processing is completed within a 24 hour period to produce the freshest Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The oil is then gravity filtered through cotton wool and stored in vats ready for testing. All bottling and packaging is completed on the premises.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been used for centuries by man and is well known for its health benefits, being basically the juice of the olive with no further additives it is full of antioxidants, polyphenols and vitamins. It is also extremely good for preserving foods, cooking with foods or just drinking alone, being a natural health food. Good quality EVOO enhances the flavour of other food, and we take pride in producing the best we can – proof being in receiving Australian EVOO Certification with Gold, Silver & Bronze medals awarded at WA Royal Olive Show over the last 10 years.
Our table olives are also all handpicked and sorted before being stored in brine to naturally ferment and debitter. This old-fashioned method was chosen for its simplicity and reduction of water usage. The processing building is used to collect rainwater for the olives and therefore water is limited.
Available from these Stockists
- Directly from Yirri Grove at the Farm Shop
- Naturally Esperance in the Museum Village
- Stonehenge
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