It has been the most special oil we have ever produced – hand picked, hand selected from the best of our 100 year old trees and all that done exclusively by our family. There are apparently a few bottle still available at Milenji hotels in Opatija and some in Munich but we think they are […]
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Back to Nature
Last week saw two wonderful German families join us on a tour to the Sta. Margherita olive grove, and wow did they embrace the nature of the place. It was such a joy to see young people and adults too who were so at home with all the parts of our delicately balanced eco-system. It […]
Istria? It’s top of my list
Great article in the Irish Times by news features writer Rosita Boland Istria? It’s top of my list Enjoy the clear waters, relaxed atmosphere and wonderful food of this northern peninsula in Croatia Before the plane even landed in Pula, I felt I’d already had a glorious ad-hoc mini tour of Istria, the northern Croatian […]
A perfect day with Glavani & Brist Olive
We are always looking for those who share our passion for looking after guests in Istria, bring something that is very much about Istria and that have family at the heart of what they do. Glavani adrenaline park though quite different to the calm of olive oil tasting at the Brist Olive Oil Shop fulfills […]
200 Slovenians visit our shop
Saturday was quite a fun day. 200 great mannered and lively guests visited the shop over a period of 4 hours for tasting and education about how the finest olive oil is produced and sampled. If anybody though a golden generation would be a quiet crew they were wrong. They came with great energy and […]
Family first
Family is an integral part of who we are and how we create our olive oil. Below, Lena and Silvano at the olive grove after sharing with the BBC the traditions dating back over 2000 years of cultivating olives and producing olive oil in the beautiful region of Istria.
Judy Ridgway on Croatian oil
Here is an excerpt from world recognised olive oil critic Judy Ridgway following her visit to Zagreb in March. Just click on the image from her blog below to go straight to the full text about her thoughts on Croatian extra virgin olive oils. “A few days later I was in Zagreb to run a […]
World Guide 2014
We are proud to be included for the 7th time in a row in the most respected guide for the best extra virgin olive oils in the world. Ponosni smo što smo već sedmu godinu za redom uvršteni u najcijenjeniji vodič najboljih ekstra djevičanskih maslinovih ulja na svijetu.
Future oil makers
Kids from the Vodnjan kindergarden recently visited our olive grove. It was great to hear their laughter and joy while they were running among the trees! The kids were particularly impressed with our kažun. They drew it and the beautiful pictures they did will be part of a greater exhibition of a local project called: […]
Brist Uncovered
Few producers let you see what is really going on with their oil – what’s in it and how it stands up to full and independent EU laboratory testing and scrutiny. We are a little bit different on that front and the quality of our oil is exactly what we want you to experience and […]