Mardouw’s culinary table olives are made from hand-picked olives and stored for up to 12 months at the privately owned Mardouw Olive Estate in Swellendam, South Africa.
1. Mardouw Olive Estate
Fresh mountain water off the Langeberg Mountains, fertile Breede River Valley soil and a Mediterranean climate provide optimum conditions for our 50,000 olive trees to thrive happily.
2. Hand-Picking
South Africa’s olive harvest season runs from April to June. We believe in gently hand-picking our olives, at optimal ripeness. We only use carefully selected Kalamata and Nocellara olives.
3. Sorting
Leaves and small twigs are removed from the olives before transferring them to the processing plant.
4. Cleaning
At the processing plant, olives undergo a diligent check and a good wash, while anything other than olives gets removed.
Storage
We store our table olives at Mardouw Olive Estate in a solution of water and salt for up to 12 months.
Storage
We store our table olives at Mardouw Olive Estate in a solution of water and salt for up to 12 months.
