Comments on: Aussie olive oil?

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:09:31 +0000

They also sell this in a bag-in-a-box. Tastes pretty good; I may make it my standard olive oil. $10 in New York City.

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By: Costas

Costas — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:04:30 +0000

Cool. Sounds like it was a relatively fresh bottle of oil. I was in a store today and saw another Aussie olive oil — forget t the name now . anyway, it had a little paper tag hung around its bottle neck that said: “If you liked our wine, try our olive oil.”

There’s some interesting marketing going on right now with the Aussies and their foods….

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By: John Guilfoil

John Guilfoil — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:09:28 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Costas — thankfully I checked the label, and it said “Best by 2010″

Glad you liked the article!!

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By: Costas

Costas — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:17:51 +0000

Wow, John. That’s a pretty cheap price for a bottle of olive oil. Next time you’re in the store, ask them how long they’ve had the stuff in stock. And check out the bottle to see if it has a production date or an expiration date, to make sure you didn’t buy something that was two years old.

That said, it appears that red island uses some pretty sophisticated mechanical harvesting methods (i watched some video on their website). So, their production costs may be way down (with the help of Aussie gov’t farm subsidies, too). Otherwise, the Aussies have been really smart with how they’ve marketed their wines in the US — not surprised to see their olive oil makers trying to follow in their footsteps.

Thanks for the post, and for introducing me to red island. Gotta try it as soon as I can get my hands on it.

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