Luberon Olives & Olive Oil
The olive is an essential part of the Provencal culture, countryside and kitchen. The Greeks brought the olive tree to Provence 8,000 years ago and the olive tree now is as present in the landscape as is the vineyard.
The olives themselves feature in local dishes like tapenade and pissaladiere, quite apart from being a dish on their own. Go to a market or deli in Provence and you will see all sorts of different olive varieties cured in different ways. Picked straight from the tree, an olive is bitter and inedible, it takes a little help from man to make them irresistible to the palate.
Of course the main blessing of the olive tree is olive oil. In Provence olive oil is taken as seriously as wine, with the same system of appellation to ensure origin and quality – AOC (appellation d’origine controlée). The Provence appellation is AOC Huile d’Olive de Provence.
OLIVE MILLS
At a working olive mill you can typically see how olive oil is made, as well as buying products made from the olives, oil and wood of the olive tree. Here are the olive mills of the Luberon and surrounding areas that you can visit:
Domaine Lis Andi
197, Route St Pierre
84600 Valréas
Tel: 04 90 37 41 34
www.lis-andi.com
Moulin Dauphin
Rue du Moulin à Huile
84160 Cucuron
Tel: 04 90 77 26 17
www.moulin-dauphin.com/
Moulin de l'Olivette
Place de l'Olivette
04100 Manosque
Tel: 04 92 72 00 99
www.moulinolivette.fr
Moulin Maurice Jullien
24 chemin du moulin à huile
Route d'Apt
84490 St Saturnin les Apt
Tel: 04 90 75 56 24
www.moulin-huile-jullien.com
Le Moulin d'Olivier
620, Route d'Apt
84400 Apt
Tel: 06 52 44 36 23
en.ocommeolive.com
Moulin à Huile du Vieux Chateau
8, rue du Moulin à huile
84360 Merindol
Tel: 04 90 72 86 76
www.moulinalhuileduvieuxchateauboudoir-merindol-huileolive.fr
Moulin Oliversion
883 Chemin du Galon
84160 Cucuron
Tel: 04 90 08 90 01
domaineoliversion.fr
Moulin St Augustin
La ferme des Hermitants
2800 route d'Apt - D900
Coustellet - 84580 Oppède
Tel: 04 90 72 43 66
www.moulin-saintaugustin.fr
Moulin du Pays d'Aigues ES AT Le Grand Réal 84120 La Bastidonne Tel: 04 90 07 55 66
Moulin du Clos des Jeannons
M. André Horard
Le Haut Tourteron
84220 Gordes
Tel: 04 90 72 68 35
moulinjeannons.com
Moulin à huile La Balméenne
83 avenue Jules Ferry
84190 Beaumes de Venise
Tel: 04 90 62 93 77
www.labalmeenne.fr
Coopérative oléicole La Colombe
260 Route des Platrières
84570 Malemort du Comtat
Tel: 04 90 69 91 99
www.moulin-lacolombe.fr
