Olive Oil (Not Popeye's Girlfriend) , January 27,2026

Another couple in our mission invited us to go with them to take a tour of the olive oil processing plant. A local family bought a winery in 2010 and converted it to produce olive oil and balsamic vinegar. They have a nice tour and a tasting room at the end.



The tour began in this large room in the facility which contained several large tanks. I think most of them related to the time when the facility was used to produce wine. Our guide, who spoke pretty good English, is in the white shirt. The lady to his right is in Argentina from England on her honeymoon.



The kegs to the right are used in the processing of some of the basalmic vinegar. It is placed in the keg with other ingredients and allowed to sit for some time. As I recall, one five-step process took a number of years. The man in the picture is the new husband of the woman shown above.




These photos come from the area where the olive oil is squeezed out of the olives. A bunch of olives are placed on a white disk and the disks are stacked on each other in a machine that presses down on them. The oil runs in a trough towards the left of the first photo. Then the oil is routed to different stations for the additional processing it will receive.



This is our guide holding one of the premium bottles of olive oil. It is supposed to have significant curative powers. Our friend bought a bottle for his wife and its price lets you know they are proud of it.









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