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Andante Olive Oil Forte
Andante Olive Oil Forte

Andante Olive Oil Forte

By Andante Olive Oil

2026 recorded release

Price per litre
ZAR 410
Buy 2026 harvest

4 awards · 3 releases

Latest: Gold · NYIOOC · 2025

FavolosaCoratina

Forte Extra Virgin Olive Oil is an early harvest blend of Favolosa (picked when half ripe) and Coratina olives from Porterville, Western Cape. Cold-pressed within hours of harvesting. Suited to Strongly flavoured dishes like red meats, poultry and dark fleshed fish.

Evidence over time

Release History

Recorded award profile: typically Gold-or-higher across 3 release years; tiers have varied year to year. This describes recorded results, not future awards.

2027 Predicted release · unconfirmed
Expected availability: 5 July 2027
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Favolosa Coratina

Award outlook · prediction

  • Gold-or-higher · predicted

    New York International Olive Oil Competition

How this outlook is estimated

Based on this oil's recorded award history. These are anticipated tiers if the oil enters and receives a recorded result; they are not guaranteed awards.

  • New York International Olive Oil Competition: 2 recorded release years, consistently Gold-or-higher
2026
Available: 5 July 2026
Buy 2026 harvest
Varieties
Favolosa Coratina
2025
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Favolosa Coratina

Awards & recognition

2024
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
Favolosa Coratina
Producer Notes
The oil offers a fresh grassy aroma complemented by bold peppery notes and a robust flavour, making it ideal for finishing dishes; it is an early harvest blend that was cold-pressed within hours of picking.
2023

Awards & recognition

2022

Awards & recognition

2007
Producer established

Andante Olive Oil was established in 2007.

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Oil Character

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Porterville (Winterhoek Mountains), Western Cape, South Africa.

Why choose it

Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originPorterville (Winterhoek Mountains), Western Cape, South Africa
Olive composition

Blend

The latest release lists Favolosa, Coratina.

Why choose it

A blend can combine complementary cultivar traits and offer a broader flavour profile.

Worth knowing

The listed varieties do not reveal their proportions or prove a particular blending intention.

Release dataFavolosaCoratina

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