It is situated on the Henry Lawson Way 12 kms southeast of Forbes in the Central West of NSW where the climate is similar to the Mediterranean. The summer temperatures reach up to 45°C and the winters are frosty with a minimum overnight temperature of –5°C. The family stocked the property with cattle and then decided to diversify their farming interests by integrating an olive grove on their prop
erty. They planted 2000 trees between 1996 and 2002 with equal numbers of Manzanillo, Paragon and Carraggiolla. These trees are irrigated during flowering and bearing time. The olives are hand harvested from the middle of April until the middle of May. Olive Oils
All Gibson’s Grove olive oils are:
Extra Virgin (less than 0.8% free fatty acid)
Cold pressed (no heat)
Stored in ultra violet protected dark bottles. Grown in Central West New South Wales under ideal climatic conditions
From trees planted by the Gibson Family between 1996 and 2002. All olives are picked at the premium time for extra virgin olive oil, being when the fruit is half purple and half yellow with a buff coloured flesh that comes away from the stone easily. Paragon olives produce a delightful golden oil which has a subtle nutty flavour and an aroma of freshly mown grass. Manzanillo olives produce an oil with a fresh grassy aroma and a slight peppery flavour which pleasantly lingers in the back of the throat. Corraggiola are small olives which produce a delicious, delicate, fruity flavoured olive oil. All Gibson’s Grove Extra Virgin Oil is recommended for use in salads, cooking, dipping and will enhance any recipe where extra virgin olive oil is an ingredient. Table Olives
All Gibson’s Grove table olives are:
Manzanillo, Ligurian Style and Kalamatta olives
Hand picked and sorted. Immersed in brine for up to 9 months until no bitterness remains. Bottled by the Gibson’s with fresh herbs in weak brine, vinegar and Gibson’s Grove Extra Virgin olive oil for additional flavour.
