Let's tour an olive mill and taste their product.

Queen Creek Olive Mill is a family owned company that grows and presses olives for the production of high quality extra virgin olive oil . Their farming practices and the products offered exemplify their dedication to the environment and the health of our customers.

The Queen Creek olive grove is at the base of the San Tan Mountains in an area known for its fertile soil. The combination of long sunny days and cool desert nights provide the ideal growing conditions for our trees. Their Arizona extra virgin olive oil is a blend of several olive varieties, including the classic olives of Tuscany; the Lechino, Frantoio, Pendolino, and Lucca; the well known Mission Olive; the main-stay Spanish varietals of Manzanillo and Sevillano as well as the Italian Baroni and Grappelo and the Greek Kalamata.

The state–of–the–art Olive Mill uses a two-phase process to gently extract cold pressed extra virgin olive oil from our hand-picked olives. Because of Arizona's ideal growing conditions, pressing can begin as early as mid-August for green-ripe olives, to as late as the end of December without fear of frost. This gives the Master Blender the ability to use the ripeness of the olive varietals to add their own unique characteristics to produce our signature blends.

The owners suggested we wait until November to get the most out of the tour - they will be actively pressing then. We can also get lunch at their on-site cafe. I have scheduled an 11:30 am tour that day. We will pick a meeting place convenient to those who sign up and carpool there. Tour is $5, payable to the mill that day, plus the cost of your own lunch. They often hold wine tastings there, as well, though were unsure if they would be hosting any that day, so I'll check back when I give them the headcount.

We will meet at 10 am at Scottsdale Pavilions shopping center, just off the 101, in the parking lot near Best Buy, and carpool from there.
Scottsdale Pavilions
9175 E Indian Bend Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85250
Please e-mail me to RSVP at alisah@vinvillage.com. Note in your RSVP if you are willing to drive and how many passengers you can take. Those riding with a driver should pitch in a couple bucks for gas. We will return to the cars after lunch at the Mill. If this is not a convenient meeting place for you, you may decide to meet us at the Mill - just let us know. Address of the Mill is

25062 S Meridian Rd
Queen Creek, AZ 85242
(480) 888-9290

Directions to the Mill are available on their website. Our tour time is 11:30 am.