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 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.
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 […]
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.
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: […]
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 […]
International manifestation of olive oil producers This year’s Noćnjak – the premier international fair of olive oil producers, took place in the beautiful town of Zadar. BRIST participated with three oils from our Premium line – with all three getting gold medals for quality. We are especially proud of our limited edition varietal oil „Exclusive […]
Something important to our family has been trying to do something for people not as fortunate as ourselves. For our 2013/2014 season we decided to add braille to our bottles for the blind and partially sighted so that they can distinguish our products apart. Added to this we ensured full accessibility for those in wheelchairs […]
March 8th is International Women’s Day and Brist Olive were at Mimara in Zagreb at the women on wine event being held there. The event was a great success with many people discovering the quality of our oil for the very first time. We were also delighted to meet the legendary olive oil expert Judy […]
Arjen & Barbera Silvis discovered their first taste of Istrian extra virgin olive oil at a market in the beautiful seaside town of Rovinj. It was – shall we put it “love at first taste”. From this simple beginning, camping with their two boys in Istria, they have opened their business selling top Istrian olive […]
