Tokara 2021 Olive Oils Express a Bounty of Intense Flavours
http://www.tokara.com/ A feast of concentrated flavours is the hallmark of the unusually long 2021 harvest. A smaller olive crop than previous years created the opportunity for more precise, selective picking at optimal ripeness. This is particularly evident in the EVOOs from Tokara’s Italian varieties grown on the foothills of the Simonsberg. “We captured the true herbaceous and nutty flavours of these Italian varieties,” says Gert van Dyk, Tokara’s olive oil master and operations manager at the Olive Shed. Making fine olive oil is all about capturing the goodness of the fresh olive in the bottle. Under van Dyk’s watch, the hand-picked olives are pressed in the Olive Shed within 24 hours of being harvested. Tokara EVOOs span the complete olive oil taste spectrum from mild to the more robust. Five cold pressed EVOOs –…
