Joe and Dina Grilli bottled their first JOSEPH extra virgin olive oil in 1989. Ever since they have been at the forefront of Australia’s modern olive oil industry. Year after year JOSEPH extra virgin olive oils and aged vinegar represent the best that Australia can offer, la dolce vita Australian style.
At JOSEPH we believe 2008 to be the greatest olive vintage in our 20 year history of extra virgin olive oil production. Perfect ripening conditions during the summer coincided with the olive groves of South Australia's Mount Compass and Willunga Hills regions finally reaching their full peak of maturity and the resulting oils are truly outstanding.
The sought after characters of green banana, almond and green olive fruits are all there on the palate finishing with a clean, peppery bite.
Joe Grilli selects his fruit from grove specific batches, sourced to his specifications to create JOSEPH Cold Pressed extra virgin olive oil, an Australian gourmet icon.
The oil is a grove specific blend of the classic Tuscan variety Frantoio and the Greek Koroneiki with South Australia's staple variety Verdale. The Verdale was the stand-out variety of the vintage producing exceptional fruit.
'...The best olive oil vintage for over 20 years!'