The 10 Best Olive Oil Clubs
Which Olive Oil Club is the Best?
Stop for a moment to consider the olive itself: it's a fruit! Would you want fruit juice that traveled for months on a cargo ship, sat on shelves for even longer, only to finally reach your breakfast table? Of course not. Why, then, are we surprised when we get olive oil from our local grocery store and it doesn't exactly taste fresh? Do we even know what truly fresh olive oil tastes like?
Olive oil clubs are an excellent way to find out. These clubs source the best varieties from California to Calabria, and they eliminate many of the steps in the delivery process so that this year's harvest can be on your pasta, salad, and breadsticks within a few months of production. Just be prepared: first-timers are often shocked at the difference in flavor. The fresher the olive oil, the more likely it will feel peppery in the back of your throat, often with a noticeably grassy taste. That's how you know it's good!
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2024 Olive Oil Club Reviews
Amazing Clubs
Amazing Clubs is a fan favorite across many different memberships, and their olive oil club is another winner. Each shipment comes with a 12- to 20-oz bottle of extra virgin olive oil from around the world, plus some breadsticks for dipping, for less than $40 per month. This is our top choice for gift-giving because there's so much flexibility - and the fun monthly newsletter adds a nice touch. Best of all, Amazing Clubs absolutely stands by their "Love It” guarantee, so you never have to worry about getting your money's worth. Be sure to check out this "amazing club” for your olive oil subscription.
Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club
Although you can no longer take advantage of a $1 trial with Fresh Pressed Olive Oil Club, we still say it's one of the best subscriptions on the market. You can't help but appreciate the passion and knowledge brought to the table by founder T.J. Robinson, who carefully sources each of the three different olive oil varieties you'll receive in each delivery. Everything here comes with a 100%, hassle-free guarantee, and you can cancel, pause, or skip a delivery in your membership at any time. Foodies adore the Fresh Pressed olive oil club and you will too.
Zingerman's
Zingerman's olive oil club is a bit more expensive than some of its rivals - but well worth it, especially if you're giving a subscription as a gift. You won't find another club with greater flexibility on delivery dates, and the first shipment will come with a beautiful dipping plate. This variety membership includes 500mL bottles of olive oil from Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Tunisia, all backed by an ironclad satisfaction guarantee. We love all things Zingerman's and we think you will too,
Brightland
Brightland offers unique flexibility in its olive oil club. Your membership will start with The Duo, one oil for cooking and another for salads and dipping, and from there you can customize what you get from month to month. Vinegar and olive oil? Flavored oils? Absolutely. We encountered some issues that left a slightly bitter taste in our mouth (pun intended) but customers have nothing but praise for the quality of this California olive oil and the aesthetically-pleasing packaging of every product.
Olive Oil Lovers
Olive Oil Lovers carefully sources olive oils from around the world, stores them in bulk at their stateside warehouse, and bottles them at the time of each order to maximize freshness. You'll get one bottle with each delivery, and your club can be scheduled to come monthly or every other month. While customers have nothing but praise for the quality of the products sold by Olive Oil Lovers, the company doesn't offer quite enough information specifically about their memberships to earn our highest rating.
Corto
Do you go through an inordinate amount of extra virgin olive oil? Turn to Corto's subscription to keep you stocked up. This company offers two different plans, both of which include at least two three-liter pantry-sized boxes of EVOO. Made from olives grown on Corto's groves in California, this is a top-notch oil that customers love, and the club comes with unique perks like cooking classes and virtual tasting sessions. Unfortunately, with just one variety of oil on the schedule, Corto's olive oil club is lacking in the variety that most subscribers are looking for.
Kosterina
Kosterina specializes in extra-virgin olive oil specifically from southern Greece. Their olive oil club lets you choose between their Original variety, best for dipping and finishing, and their Everyday oil that's a great choice for roasting, cooking, and so on. Both oils get rave reviews from customers, and they're priced very affordably. The only drawbacks are that there are no gift-giving options for the subscriptions, and that there's no variety in what you get. If neither of those things matter to you, and you just want a reliable and great-tasting Greek EVOO to regularly show up on your doorstep, consider the Kosterina olive oil club.
Frog Hollow Farm
Every aspect of Frog Hollow Farm's olive oil is local to California, from the Italian olive varieties they grow in their groves to the processing of their certified organic extra virgin olive oil. This EVOO gets nothing but five-star reviews from discerning oil lovers. But, Frog Hollow Farm's olive oil club is, frankly, a little boring: you get nothing but that same type of olive oil from one month to the next. If you're looking for variety and surprises, this won't be the olive oil club for you.
Gourmet Cooking & Living
Gourmet Cooking and Living is a Brooklyn-based, family-owned business that offers foodie-level products from Italy. Their Italian Olive Oil Club brings you a new flavor every month - or every other month - for as long as you like, and if you're giving the membership as a gift you can have the first delivery sent in a decorative box. You'll love browsing Gourmet Cooking and Living's social media accounts for recipes and behind-the-scenes features, but this club hasn't made any progress on the issues we found in our last review. That keeps it near the bottom of our list.
The Olive Press
The Olive Press leaves us with more questions than answers on their olive oil club. Not only do they not tell you exactly what you'll get, they're also mysterious on what you'll pay each time. This company has a solid reputation with respect to its Napa and Sonoma retail locations, but their olive oil membership has a lot of room for improvement. We've had to move this subscription to the bottom of our rankings.
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How does an olive oil club work? It's easy: you choose how much olive oil you want, where you'd like it to come from, and how often you want to receive it. It's as simple as that. Whether you're buying it for your own pantry or giving it as an amazing gift to your favorite foodie, you can find a membership that's just the right fit.
You might be surprised to see just how many olive oil clubs are out there. Which one should you pick? Here are some things to think about as you decide:
- Origin. Do you have a strong preference for olive oil from a particular place? You could have ancestral ties to Greece, or be a devoted Italian food-lover. Or maybe you like your oil to come from olives grown right in the USA. Some clubs include oils from various parts of the world, while others focus on just one country of origin (or even a specific region within a country).
- Variety. Do you want different olive oils to sample? If so, do you prefer to have one different selection with each delivery, or to get multiple flavors in the same box?
- Quantity. How much olive oil do you use in a month (or in the timeframe you plan to subscribe)? If you're not a big home chef or you're just dabbling in olive oils for the first time, you might not want to choose the club that sends you a 3L pantry pack. You don't want to get more olive oil than you'll use before it loses its freshness.
- Extras. What comes with your olive oil subscription? This is a good question if you're giving the club as a gift. Some clubs include a fun-and-factual newsletter with each delivery, and a few come with perks like a dipping plate, breadsticks, or even exclusive access to tasting parties and cooking classes.
- Satisfaction guarantee. You'll see it all when it comes to olive oil clubs. On one end of the spectrum, there are companies that give you a no-questions-asked refund or reshipment if there's a problem. On the other end, there are olive oil clubs that have a firm "all sales final'' policy, or that make you pay for package insurance to get your money back if your delivery is lost, stolen, or damaged. How well does the membership provider take care of its customers?
There are lots of olive oil clubs out there, and TopConsumerReviews.com has evaluated and ranked today's most popular subscriptions to help you get the one that's right for you. Bon appetit!
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