Il Fiorello Olive Oil

We were driving around before picking up our daughter from school and told each other we would need to return. We then saw the sign for gelato, I hit the breaks and decided to stop in that day. We got the olive oil gelato and the passion fruit, both were delicious but the clear winner was the olive oil gelato. It is drizzled with sea salt and lemon olive oil. We returned today for more, making that twice in one weeks. This time we brought our daughter and enjoyed the patio which has a view of the olive trees and nearby farm. My daughter enjoyed playing checkers on the patio (giant version). The staff was friendly on both trips, the young lady who served us the gelato even remembered me from earlier that week.
We haven’t tried any of the olive oils except the one that was drizzled over the gelato. We plan on coming back to try the olive oil, but will definitely be back for the gelato.

This place is wonderful! The staff was incredibly attentive and Mark was great leading our tasting. He was incredibly informative and helpful. The olive oil’s were great and the balsamic vinegar’s even better. The gelato is a requirement. I can’t wait to receive my package of vinegar and oil from here. This is a must if in the Suisun valley.

My husband and I have talked about visiting this place for years– every time we pass by on our way to Larry’s Produce. I purchased a groupon titled «Tour & Tasting Package for Two with Wine» and finally made a reservation to check it out. The reservation was done through email, and I found the exchange to be courteous and prompt.
We arrived a few minutes before our tour and were greeted by Gabriel. He had us introduce ourselves to the others who would be on the tour. Ann took over to guide us through the olive oil making process. She was knowledgeable (I would hope so as the owner!) and passionate. We learned so much about olive oil and the grounds– they try to reuse as much as possible, and are certified organic– very cool! We got to try a fresh kumquat right off the tree. We were also informed of the other classes they hold (cooking demonstrations etc.)
It was then back to Gabriel for the tasting. The tasting was such a surprise, even after all we had learned about the process! The pairings at the end were amazing! I could have snacked all day. At the end of the tour Gabriel handed us a gift bag with two bottles of Olive oil to go with our Groupon. I am not sure if anyone else on the tour received this, and there was definitely NOT any wine, as the Groupon’s title stated. Since I can’t currently drink, it was no big deal– so I didn’t mention it. We ended up purchasing a bottle of balsamic vinegar and body lotion.
We will definitely be returning for a class– great as a day date!

They were really helpful and super friendly. By the end we tried all the olive oil, heard some great tips (don’t use bread to taste olive oil!), ate some gelato, and had a marvellous time. Come here and enjoy!

I can not speak more highly of this place. We were greeted by Mark and we went for the wine and olive oil tasting. It was FABULOUS, Mark was amazing and made the experience amazing.
I would recommend this place to anyone!

Excellent olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The people are knowledgable, friendly and personable. Highly recommend a visit.

We came for a private group cooking class on the advice of a colleague. Money well spent! Chef Marvin was a fabulous teacher. Ann was a gracious hostess even though it’s the midst of harvest season. We thoroughly enjoyed making our pizza, harvesting toppings from the garden and then consuming the product.
And the gelato was scrumptious. We were fascinated by the milling process and had the opportunity to try some oil milled the day prior. It was lovely with that kick that gets you coughing at the end. We ended the tour relaxing on the adirondack chairs out back. Will definitely be back.

Wow! Our favorite tasting of our trip to Suisun. Mark is a wonderful spirit. The olive oil and the property are exceptional. Def looking forward to our trip back someday

I visited Il Fiorello on a groupon deal. I did not know anything about olive oil. Ann gave our group a tour of the land and the mill where they produce the oil. It was really interesting and I learned a lot.
The grounds were beautiful and I love the way that nothing is wasted in their production of olive oil. We then did a tasting of Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Co-​Milled Flavored Oils, and a few Balsamic Vinegar Reductions. Wow, I can say I will be back to buy more. I have never tasted such fresh olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
They also have honey, salts, lavender products, and I absolutely love my cucumber melon sugar scrub. Thank you, Ann, for the tour. I don’t live that close but I will be back and I highly recommend everyone visit this lovely facility.

We always love to try things we see along the way. We’ve tasted olive oils before during other travels, so we saw this one and thought why not give it a try. it was delicious and fun.
But we were surprised that they charged $ 5@ for the tasting, but we figured why not. The surprising thing was we had made some purchases of olive oils like their sampler packs and some other bottles, the purchases didn’t encourage them to comp the tasting fee. So just be aware of that as other places typically do or they don’t charge at all.

I attended an event here and was astonished by the rudeness and lack of hospitality. The host, the woman who owns the place, was beyond unfriendly, talked down to guests and, when asked – politely – about details of some of the products she was offering, lied. Example: She insisted that Sonoma Sea Salt is made on the coast in Sonoma County even though there are zero salt production facilities in that area. She insulted the guest speaker while the speaker was still there and whispered nasty things about her to the people who had planned the event, making the planners quite uncomfortable. She even charged the speaker – a guest, who was not being paid for her presentation– something like $ 5.67 for a small glass of warm white wine. It was all very odd for a facility that is clearly courting the tourism market.

The cooking class was a Joke! I have never gone for Wine or Olive oil tasting, but on one of the Suisun valley events the chef had some free samples. The food was very good. While in the kitchen I was asked to sign up for a cooking class, I was told I could make fresh pasta «hands on’ I would have lots of pasta to eat and take home. No talk about sauce, but that’s ok. (I wanted to learn to make a nice pasta sauce) I was told I would get flour all over me, and I believed her. The day of the class we were packed in the room like sardines I wondered how we were going to make pasta, no work station? We never made Anything! We watched the chef make something them he served us something already made. So $ 75 each to sit in a very uncomfortable chair with no back support and eat 5 or 6 small and I do mean small samples of food over 3 hours the food better be good! NOT in any way, even though to host kept telling us how great the food was, it didn’t help, Everyone was starving I could tell because we were all told we would be eating so much pasta. I think everyone was shocked at the poor flavor, after watching the guy use fresh herbs and olive oil it looked like it would be good. But then we didn’t get to eat what we watched him make. Maybe someone else made what we ate, I feel like we were misled and would never pay that much money for what she calls a cooking class

My friend moved to the area recently so we went exploring a bit as she drove by this place a few times and was curious. Me too! I knew I loved olive oil and its health benefits, but it was even more interesting to hear about its background. With each tasting, we understood a little bit more in addition to balsamic vinegar. Love that they were so knowledgeable and pleasant during the tasting, plus there was wine tasting from a partnering winery and some food tastings to introduce us to the works of the chef. They have musical and food events, plus they have cooking classes available. This place is interesting and well-​rounded with wonderful olive oil, balsamic, wine and other items available for purchase. I would love to come back for an event or a cooking class soon!

I had done some research and decided I wanted to do the tour here by appointment only versus just walk in and taste the oils. I made a reservation and I’m so happy I did that. When I had mentioned to my parents I was going there, they said, «oh, that place is a waste of time». Glad I did not listen!
First, it’s December, so I know this is slow season in the olive world and also not the busiest time for tourists, especially since it’s been raining cats and dogs up there, so that might have helped out, too. We arrived a few minutes before our 11am appt and were met with our guide, who was awesome. I wish I was awesome enough to remember her name, but she gave us a great tour. I feel like we got a great overview of the olive oil making process. We toured the grounds, with the exception of the groves due to mud, and everything is so beautiful! The machinery used to mill the oil were just really interesting.
We followed up our tour with a tasting that was really nice. I guess we were lucky as our guide was so friendly and imparted so much knowledge about olive oil… there were no negatives during our tasting. Afterwards we bought oil because how could we not after all of that! Oh, and some very delicious balsamic. Then we had wine on the back patio (it was noon by then, I swear) while we took photos. I’d love to see the place while the olives are growing or being harvested. Great experience — highly recommend!

We were celebrating our 40^th Anniversary this weekend and our family surprised us with a tour and tasting at Il Fiorello. Anne gave us a great tour and then we tasted. We had the best time. Can’t wait to go back.

I have visited Il Fiorello twice, once last year, and again this year. Both times I visited with a friend and decided to sit down for the olive oil tasting.
During my first visit the owner presented the oils and asked what type of oil I cooked used. When I replied that I most often cook with coconut oil she went on a 5 minute rant about how awful and unhealthy it is… um, please do research before preaching about something you don’t know about!
During my second visit my friend and I were very unimpressed with the guy bashing ALL other olive oil brands but Il Fiorello, telling us that ALL olive oil we buy at the store in actually rancid, and continued to degrade and criticize local farmers (I told him that I like to buy from the farmer’s markets to support local business) attempt at oils and vinegar. I thought it was rude, and tasteless. Not to mention that he suggested we NOT cook with the oils, as they are just too expensive for anything other than drizzling over food. I was a little confused about this because last year the owner went on and on about the wonderful benefits of cooking with her oils. So, if I can’t cook with olive oil, or coconut oil, what are their suggestions? So weird!
I was even more disappointed to learn that the owner’s husband is a retired Air Force office, as was the guy doing pouring for our tasting, yet they were unwilling to offer any type of military discount. Shocking that they aren’t wiling to support the men and women who are continually facing pay cuts, but are still wiling to pay the higher than store prices to buy from them.
I do like their products, but not enough to support a business who’s owner is retired military and unwilling to support the military community. There are several local farmers who I would rather support instead.

This place stinks. The staff is disorganized and confused. It is very rude to make people go to the retail shop and stand in line to be charged an arm and a leg for bad service and wine that could have been paid for at tge tasting counter. Good point: They have Gelato. Bad: $ 5 for olive oil tasting. Really? And they dont seem set up for it.

Guest speakers can be treated quite badly by this establishment, unfortunately.

Stopped in to check out the site for an event I’m throwing. Beautiful property.
As a Fairfield local, I try to check out all the cool food producers and wineries in the area. I wasn’t able to take a tour of the olive mill since I didn’t make a prior appointment.
My oil tasting consisted of trying all of their varieties of extra virgin olive oil, co milled flavored oils, and balsamic vinegar reductions.
My favorites that stood out were: the frantoio… tasted like butter! Rich, thick and tart. I bought a bottle that I now pour on ice cream and homemade popped corn. I recently poured some on chicken and oven fried it and it made the skin crispy yet light. So good!
I also liked the flavor infused oils… I loved the lime, tangelo and jalapeño lime. All so tart and the flavor is powerful. So yummy.
Lastly, I also tried the balsamic vinegar. My favorite was the roasted blood orange but I ended up buying the signature one since it seemed more versatile for cooking salads, and breads.
The highlight was the cocoa truffle made from olive oil. It was so rich and creamy, yet light enough for those who don’t like rich chocolate. The olive oil provided a buttery taste but a light chocolate cream texture on the tongue.
Overall, definitely a hidden treasure in Fairfield and one a local or visiting foodie must try out.

This is a nice place to taste some different oils and balsamic vinegars. The place is very pretty and the guy that helped us was very nice and very knowledgeable. The products are on the pricey side, but they are quality. The grounds are beautiful.