Enjoy with Reckless Abandon
Enjoy with Reckless Abandon
to elevate, enhance, and deepen the essence of your dishes.
Our bespoke creations are shaped by the seasons, the olive tree’s natural yield, and the expertise of a renowned team in harmony with nature.
As Mother Nature Intended.
Great meals begin with exceptional ingredients
Beyond rescuing groves, we inspire connection—to the food we share, the people we gather with, and the land that sustains us—through the freshest, expertly crafted extra virgin olive oil.
ONE
Our Process Begins
with profound knowledge and dedication to caring for the grove and its trees throughout the year, a commitment that extends to ensuring the healthy growth of each olive.
TWO
The Art and Science
of timely harvesting is precisely executed, ensuring the trees and olives remain unharmed. This process begins by envisioning the profile of our soon-to-be-extracted oil, selectively picking the healthiest olives at the grove-subsection level when they reach the cultivar-specific perfect state of maturation.
THREE
Within a few hours of harvest
our master millers and world-renowned olive oil tasters take over, skillfully extracting the oil in a modern mill. They taste, calibrate, and recalibrate in pursuit of the envisioned sensory profile. Each drop is immediately filtered and stored in temperature-controlled, oxygen-free fusti for further testing and tasting.
FOUR
After rigorous in-house quality checks
we ensure unbiased results by having the oil evaluated by world-renowned professional tasters along with independent certified chemical laboratories and sensory panels.
FIVE
We don’t promise unlimited oil
each grove has its limits, and we respect that. We do not purchase olives from outside sources or blend in any external oil to increase production volumes.
SIX
Oxygen-free bottling
at the source and under the strict supervision of the Abandoned Grove team, then air-shipped immediately to maintain peak benefits and its unique seasonal characteristics.
This work is equal parts passion, patience, and trust in the process and in the idea that nature knows best.
It may not be the easiest way to do business, but to us, it’s just good taste.
Delicious-fragrant, spicy and delicate. Compliments to the grower/miller.
Michael Pollan
American Author
I opened a bottle yesterday and I only have a half left.
David Rocco
Celebrity Chef, Author, Syndicated TV Host
It is the freshest and purest oil coming into Toronto, highlighting the passion for sharing great oil by the AG team.
Chef Kyle Rindinella
Enoteca Sociale -Michelin Bib Gourmand
It’s beyond WONDERFUL
Chef Alida Solomon
Tutti Matti Ristorante Toscano
Sublime and potent, this oil tastes and feels like fresh olives in the warm sunshine - versatile and strong.
Dr. Artemis Morris
Integrative Medicine Doctor, Acupuncturist and Author
Elegant and pungent, it never gets lost in the gelato.
Chef Kaya Ogruce
Awarded Gelato Master, Death In Venice Gelato
There is olive oil, and then there is Abandoned Grove. The wake-up call that our recipes needed. A total game changer in our kitchen.
Dave Bassett
Multi-Platinum Songwriter and Producer
Each harvest from our groves symbolizes a complete cycle of land rejuvenation, propelling our movement toward no grove abandoned.
