Kinglake Olive Grove
Olive Oil & Table Olives
Varieties
Kinglake Olive Grove
has planted three Olive Varieties;
Manzanillo is a medium sized fruit (4.8g) with a flesh-to-pit ratio of 8.2:1. It is an oval shaped, thick skinned fruit with excellent texture. The variety can be used for fruit, pickling and/or oil. This the the olive that is normally used in a Martini.
Correggiola is an excellent oil oilve. The fruit is small and ripen late in season. Correggiola is said to be the benchmark for olive oil and is very reisitant to cold climates.
Sevillano is a large fruit (8-12g) and has a flesh-to-pit ratio of 7.3:1. The fruit is generally oval in shape and is primarily used for fruit and pickling, with the oil content being low. It is an ideal olive to stuff. The small crop of Sevillano trees were planted to cross pollinate with the Manzanillo
About Us
Kinglake Olive Grove was established in late 2002 by Cris & Vicki Ruhr.
The planting of the Grove has been a love affair for both of us.