Napa Valley Gourmet : St. Helena Olive Oil and Napa Valley Olive Oil Company

Continuing our gourmet quest, our next stop is the St. Helena Olive Oil Company, located in Rutherford. In addition to offering tastes of about a dozen mostly local olive oils, they also feature a staggering selection of vinegars, sauces, marinades, tapenades, jellies, mustards and other condiments, with many opportunities for sampling. A wine tasting bar in the back offers tastes of local “off the map” wines. A sumptuous array of skin care and body products is also available. A second, smaller outpost of this store is actually located in St. Helena.

St. Helena Olive Oil Company
8576 Highway 29, Rutherford
and 1361 Main St., St. Helena
(800) 939-9880
Days & hours: 10am – 5pm daily
http://www.sholiveoil.com

Just minutes away the Napa Valley Olive Oil Company is a marvelously funky spot that is a regular stop on my Napa Valley tour. Located in a whitewashed barn-like building, the walls are a collage of business cards, and the owners mumble to each other in Italian.  Packed with imported Italian staples and delicacies, with a few locally produced finds, the best deals are the baggies of dry cured olives and the big jugs of their house olive oil. Picnic tables outside and picnic goodies are a nearly irresistible invitation to linger.

Napa Valley Olive Oil Company
835 McCorkle Avenue, St. Helena
(707) 963-4173
No web address

Continue our Napa Gourmet Adventure with a Stop at Woodhouse Chocolates