We Olive Corporate Gift Catalog

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Olive Oilone of nature’s greatest giftsWe Olive opened its first store in 2003 with

the vision of creating a place for California’s

artisan growers to market fresh, delicious and

healthy Extra Virgin Olive Oil and share our

passion for olive oil and culinary pleasures.

Today, We Olive is California’s premier

olive oil tasting bar, offering complimentary

tastings of more than 20 locally produced

olive oils daily. For We Olive, it’s all about

‘The Olive Oil Experience’ – to provide

customers the opportunity to discover

California’s finest Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Another important part of ‘The Olive Oil

Experience’ is our commitment to provide our

customers the opportunity to interact directly

with growers as well as other professionals

within the trade. When visiting our store,

don’t be surprised to find a local grower or a

member of the California Olive Oil Council

guiding customers through olive oil tastings.

We Olive also offers a wide selection of

hand-crafted tapenades, mustards, pestos,

our famous balsamic vinegar and more – all

of which enhance the culinary experience of

olive oil.

We’re confident your clients, colleagues,

friends and family will truly appreciate a

thoughtful and distinctive gift from We Olive.

Remember, one of the greatest gifts you can

give is good health. We hope to see you soon.

To place your custom gift order or schedule a tasting, please call or visit your nearby store weolive.com2

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil comes from the first press of freshly harvested, undamaged olive fruit. Absolutely no chemicals or excessive heat can be used to extract the olive oil – only mechanical processes that preserve the integrity of the oil. To ensure quality and freshness, the olive oil is subjected to a broad range of chemical tests that determine whether or not the oil can be labeled “Extra Virgin.” Rigorous

standards, demanded by a certified tasting panel, ensure the olive oil is “defect-free” with respect to flavor and aroma.

There’s no mistaking the rich color, flavor and aroma of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. From harvest to storage, artisan growers take great care to maintain the exquisite flavor characteristics and health benefits unique to Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Delicate

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a smooth and buttery taste. Harvested in the later stages of ripeness, after the olives have turned black. There will be fruitiness to the nose, no bitterness, and a slight peppery finish.

a fruity taste. Combination of early- and mid-stage harvested olives, creates an oil that’s fruity to the nose, grassy, with a peppery or spicy finish.

intense and peppery taste. Bold flavor, fruity to the nose, well balanced bitterness, with a prominent peppery finish.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil generally falls into one of three categories:

What is Extra Virgin?

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For delicious, healthy recipes using

EVOOs, olives, or other items available at We Olive, go to

weolive.com/recipes

To place your custom gift order or schedule a tasting, please call or visit your nearby store weolive.com

Fresh, authentic Extra Virgin Olive Oil offers an impressive, almost limitless, range of flavors that inspire culinary adventure. Extra Virgin Olive Oil enhances the flavor of foods and spices, provides a wonderful combination of fruity and peppery sensations, and satisfies the appetite. Use Extra Virgin Olive Oils for sautéing, browning, stir-frying, and as an ingredient in marinades and sauces such as mayonnaise, pesto, and as a condiment, or drizzled over various dishes. Extra Virgin Olive Oils are often used for cooking meats and fish, or to drizzle on strongly flavored ingredients like garlic.

A medium intensity, well-rounded Extra Virgin Olive Oil is great on mozzarella, used as a bread dipper, vinaigrette, or drizzled over steamed vegetables and baked potatoes. Delicate Extra Virgin Olive Oils are often used as a butter substitute in many of your favorite baking recipes. Try our recipe for Mission Olive Oil Cake with Rosemary and Mascarpone at weolive.com/recipes.

Cookingwith Extra Virgin Olive Oil

To transition from using butter or margarine to olive oil, follow this conversion table:

Butter = Olive Oil

1 tsp tsp

1 tbsp 2 tsp

2 tbsp 1 tbsp

cup 3 tbsp

cup cup

cup cup + 2 tbsp

cup cup

cup cup + 1 tbsp

1 cup cup

Smoke Point Sautéing, stir-frying or pan-frying with EVOO infuses fresh foods with a delicious array of flavors unique to fresh-pressed EVOO. This healthy cooking practice is widely used throughout the Mediterranean, and has been for centuries. When frying, an oil’s use is limited by its smoke point (the temperature cooking oil begins to smoke). The smoke point of Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been reported to be about 406° F (208° C). Since the temperature required to sauté, stir-fry or pan-fry is between 350-375°F (177-191°C) Extra Virgin Olive Oil is ideal for such culinary applications. The smoke point of chemically-refined oils (olive oils classified as pure or light, canola, corn, safflower, sunflower or peanut oils) are sufficiently high for many frying purposes. However, the refining process renders oils flavorless, stripped of nutritional value and prone to trace amounts of unhealthy chemical solvents. Using Extra Virgin Olive Oil offers a healthy, delicious alternative.

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chef’sChoice

personalize your gifts: choose any three oilsJUST $64.95 per set

To place your custom gift order or schedule a tasting, please call or visit your nearby store weolive.com

A. Three 375 mL bottles of We Olive California Certified Extra Virgin Olive Oil or We Olive’s famous aged balsamic. packaged in our distinctive We Olive box, this gift is guaranteed to bring culinary joy to your favorite chef.

• Arbequina

• Mission

• Tuscan Blend

• Triple A Blend

• Organic Mission

• Lemon Crushed

• Fresh Garlic

• Famous Balsamic

with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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The magical alchemy of California’s hot dry summer days, cool evening temperatures, myriad soil types and microclimates, enable artisan growers to create international award-winning, Extra Virgin Olive Oils that represent a virtually limitless range of flavor possibilities. Each style of EVOO – delicate, medium or robust – offers unique opportunities for culinary innovation.

This distinctive and thoughtful gift offers an opportunity to discover and experience the wonderfully diverse, uniquely delicious Extra Virgin Olive Oils produced by California’s finest artisan growers. We carefully select oils to provide a range of styles, flavor characteristics, olive varieties and degrees of ripeness – all of which greatly impact flavor.

This premium selection of Extra Virgin Olive Oil is presented in a rustic, branded wood box that represents the history and tradition of California olive oil production. Clients, colleagues and friends will appreciate your thoughtfulness long after the box is empty.

Purchase Options:

• B. We Olive’s premium Selection of California’s Artisan EVOOs. $90 to $105

• C. Substitute one olive oil with We Olive’s famous Balsamic Vinegar – a perfect complement to any olive oil. $85 to $100

• D. Customize the olive oil selection to your liking. Choose by growing region, style, flavor. price will vary according to selection.

All our oils are COOC certified, which guarantees it’s 100% Extra Virgin and California-grown.

New releases of these limited-supply olive oils occur throughout the year. For current availability and pricing please call or visit our store.

To place your custom gift order or schedule a tasting, please call or visit your nearby store weolive.com

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Ahhhthe perfect climateCAliFOrniA’s CliMATE is pErFECT FOr OliVE GrOWTh California’s climate, being similar to that of the Mediterranean, is

perfectly suited for growing olives. its long, hot, dry summers promote

growth of olives with optimal oil and antioxidants. California is home

to a wide range of olive varieties, such as Manzanillo, Sevillo, Mission,

Ascolano, Frantoio, Arbequina and leccina.

Many factors impact the overall quality, flavor and health benefits of olive

oil, including the olive varietal, growth conditions, time of harvest, method

of milling and storage.

Olives are generally harvested from November through January. When

harvested at varying degrees of ripeness the oil displays a wide range of

flavors. Green, younger fruit yield oil that’s bold, grassy, herbaceous and

peppery or spicy. Whereas, ripe black fruit yield oil that’s mild, buttery,

floral with only a slight peppery finish.

What does this mean for the consumer? New generations of American

consumers are now afforded the opportunity to discover the culinary

pleasures and health benefits of locally produced, freshly pressed, Extra

Virgin Olive Oil. California growers produce a bounty of extraordinary

oils that cover a broad spectrum of flavor possibilities – an oil for every

palette and culinary use.

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E. We Olive Grower’s Choice BasketWe constantly search the Golden state to find the finest Extra Virgin Olive Oils for our Grower’s Choice program. For the true lover of artisan olive oils, this basket features a 375 ml bottle of lovely, award-winning Manzanillo extra virgin olive oil from pacific Sun. We include a 375 ml bottle of our delicious Balsamic vinegar that is well balanced with a green fruit flavor and slightly spicy finish. $44.95 each

G. We Olive’s A Taste of We OliveThis basket is for the real culinary enthusiast! Recipients of our Taste of We Olive Gift Basket will receive the following delicious items:

- Green Olive Tapenade- Black Olive Tapenade- Meyer lemon Olive Oil- Balsamic Vinegar- Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil- Blood Orange Olive Oil$79.95 each

H. We Olive Olive Oil Sampler BasketThis gift basket includes a We Olive Dipping Dish, 8.45 oz. bottle of our thick, sweet and tangy traditional Balsamic vinegar, and an 8.45 oz. bottle of either our Arbequina Olive Oil or our Meyer lemon Olive Oil. $37.95 each

We Olive Mustard Mania! Medium CrateF. Includes three of our tasty We Olive mustards: Tangy Green Olive with lemon and Roasted Garlic mustard, our not-too-sweet Golden Honey mustard and our Sweet Balsamic mustard. Also included is a snack size bag of gourmet pretzels for your dipping pleasure! Comes in a rustic wooden crate.$34.95 each

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a natural, unprocessed, functional food that

contains an abundance of antioxidants that enhance health and longevity.

Scientists have found that these nutrients have different jobs in the body:

some protect arteries against attack, some soothe inflammation, others

stop cholesterol from becoming dangerous.

in 2004, the Food and Drug Administration approved a qualified health

claim for olive oil indicating a reduced risk of heart disease, the No. 1 cause

of death in America. The best tasting and least processed Extra Virgin

Olive Oil provides the most health benefits.

To maximize olive oil’s heart-healthy benefits, simply substitute Extra

Virgin Olive Oil for unhealthy alternatives like saturated fats found in

animal products and hydrogenated fats. it’s an easy and delicious way to

improve your daily diet.

FDA’s heart healthy claim Two Tablespoons of Olive Oil a Day

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J. We Olive’s “Some Like it Hot” Gift CrateOur hottest olives register high on the Scoville scale! A 10 oz. jar of the following olives arrives in a rustic wooden crate: Habanero stuffed olives, Double Trouble stuffed olives (jalapeno and garlic stuffed) and Chardonnay Jalapeno stuffed olives. you have been warned! $34.95 each

We Olive a party!i. Get your party started with everything you need to ensure a successful soiree. First, we start with the martini embellishments: a bottle of dirty olive juice, a jar of Marlon Blando unstuffed olives, and an olivator (a handy device to stuff your olives with whatever your heart desires: cheese, tomatoes, marinated peppers, etc.). Next, for enhancing the party nibbles, the basket includes a We Olive dipping dish, a can of We Olive “a nutty experience” Dukkah, a bottle of our We Olive balsamic and We Olive Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive oil. Aspirin not included.$85.95 each

To place your custom gift order or schedule a tasting, please call or visit your nearby store weolive.com

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K. We Olive’s “Foodie Favorite” Gift CrateOur three top-selling olives all packaged up in a rustic crate and ready to give. includes a 10 oz. jar of the following olives: Double Trouble Olives (Jalapeño and garlic stuffed – hence the trouble), our popular-among-the- martini-crowd Zesty lemon stuffed olives, and our zingy pepperoncini stuffed olives. These sought after olives will make someone happy! $34.95 each

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L. We Olive An Adventure Gift CrateExperience three of our olives that get gourmands excited! A 10 oz. jar of the following olives: Chardonnay garlic stuffed and Bleu Cheese stuffed olives and a 5 oz. jar of our Anchovy stuffed olives. perfect for upscale snacking or topping off your favorite martini. Arrives in a rustic wooden crate. A great way to say “thank you”!$34.95 each

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Each characteristic is perceived through the nose, mouth and throat. Every Extra Virgin Olive Oil presents its own wonderful balance of these flavor characteristics. California-produced olive oils offer an impressive, almost limitless, range of flavors—inspiring culinary innovation.

fruity means having pleasant spicy fruit flavors, characteristic of fresh olives. Ripe fruit yields oils that are milder, aromatic, buttery and floral.younger fruit yields oils that are grassy, herbaceous, bitter and pungent. Fruitiness varies bythe variety of olive. bitter refers to a positive flavor sensation that’s detected on the tongue. it’s more prominent in olives picked when green or just turning color. Oils with a high polyphenol content, a natural antioxidant, tend to be more bitter. pungent means a pleasant, peppery, picante sensation in the back of the throat. Green, early-harvest olives tend to yield pungent oils that can cause a one-, two- or three-cough reaction when tasted. Don’t let the cough deter you; pungent oil can transform a dish from ordinary to extraordinary.

Extra Virgin Olive Oils possess degrees of Fruity, Bitter, and Pungent

M. We Olive Martini Lover’s BasketThis is the perfect gift for the Martini lover who only likes the finest ingredients in his or her cocktail! This basket includes: A jar of Twisted Martini Olives (a plump green olive and slice of lemon zest already paired together with a toothpick), Dirty Martini Olive Juice, Vermouth Blue-Cheese Stuffed Olives, Marlon Blando Olives (plain and ready to be stuffed), and a We Olive Dipping Dish. $49.95 each

N. Dukkah DelightTransport yourself to an exotic, faraway place without leaving home with the We Olive Dukkah Delight Basket. included in this basket are 250ml bottles of our Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar, and a tin of our We Olive “a nutty experience” Dukkah (an Egyptian blend of nuts, seeds and spices). To start your exotic journey simply pour olive oil in a dish, pour the dukkah in a separate dish and then, dip a piece of bread into the olive oil, and then into the dukkah. Viola! An Egyptian journey, minus the pyramids and jetlag! $45.00 each

O. We Olive Garlic Lover’s Gift BasketFor those who love garlic or fear vampires try our Garlic lover’s gift basket. includes: We Olive Roasted Garlic Olive Oil 250ml bottle, We Olive Green Olive and lemon Mustard with Roasted Garlic 8oz jar, We Olive Garlic & Cheese Bread Mix, We Olive Double Trouble Stuffed Olives, We Olive Dipping Dish. $49.95 each

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Tasting an olive oil is the best way to be sure it’s what you like - and

what you’d like to share with others.

please come to our tasting bar and sample the oils to find what

appeals to you. Try some delicious foods that show just how good

our Extra Virgin Olive Oils can be. Our staff will be happy to help you

decide just how to package and personalize your gifts.

We’ll help you put together a thoughtful, healthy and delicious

package for everyone on your gift list. Many gift baskets and

boxes may be purchased through our online store at

weolive.com/businessgifts. Volume discounts are available.

you’ll be giving a gift that says, sincerely, “To your good health!”

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Discover California Olive Oil Club

Give the gift that keeps giving throughout the year. Each quarter We

Olive will select two bottles of California’s finest artisan oils to be shipped

directly to your client, colleague or friend. A gift card will be sent on your

behalf announcing their gift membership to the club. For information

please call our store or visit online at weolive.com/discoverclub.

it’s more than a gift - it’s an experience.

come tastewith us

CALL TODAY!(415) 673-3801

For personal assistance with your order, we invite you to call our Business Gift Representative directly.

We Olive A Tempting Trio p. A wonderful way to experience We Olive’s Certified California Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Three of our most popular items: 250 ml bottles of our mild Arbequina, our award-winning lemon, and our famous We Olive balsamic in a stylish We Olive gift box make a thoughtful gift.$44.95 each