Pasolivo Tasting Room and Olive Mill

Thanks to Elizabeth for turning us all on to this place! I’m now using the Citrus Olive Oil instead of butter in my banana bread recipe. Can’t wait to try other recipes, baking and non, with it. The black label EVOO is a now a staple in our house. The Truffle Salt is scrumptious and the Winter Ambrisia vinegar has become the start of my salad dressing go to! Looking forward to a visit next month to see what new things I will discover. Jacquie

This place is a fantastic stop in the midst of all the wine tasting. My bf and I stopped by here on a Monday after visiting about 3 wineries. We lucked out and were the only people there for tasting so we definitely got extra attention from the staff.
They have a very unique set up where you walk down the seasoning and salt bar with a small plate and put a teaspoon of whatever sounds tasty to you. Then you head over to the olive oil area where you start with the unflavored oil and then the flavored oil. The staff would look at your plate and tell you which seasoning or salt to pair with each oil. They also offer balsamic vinegar, olive tapanades, and olives for tasting. The set up is made for very small crowds and looks like it can get very confusing and hectic if there are more than 3 groups doing tasting. The set up definitely requires a bit more attention from a staff member so try to go during non peak times.
I ended up joining their olive oil club and picked up two oils on the way out as the first «shipment». We wanted to purchase a bag of their tomato salt to go with our steaks later that night but they had ran out. They decided to pack us a small bag and offered it for free of charge.
Super friendly staffs and delicious cold pressed oils, seasoning, and salts. I can’t wait for my shipment to start!
*Update: Suzanne sent us a card thanking us for joining the press club and stopping by and asked us about our steak. It was really sweet of her and now it made sense why they wrote my bf’s name down as well when I signed up.

We received a recommendation to visit Pasolivo from the B&B we are staying at (Orchard Hill Farm). We could not have been more pleased. We met with Suzanne who gave us a private tour of the process of making olive oil which was very interesting and informative. The grounds and tasting room were lovely and the tasting itself was fantastic! Suzanne explained each olive oil and had us pair them with seasonings that they also have on hand after we tasted each olive alone. They also provide the dipping bread. So delicious! Pasolivo also has vinegars, balsamics, and salts to taste, and taste we did!
It was hard to decide which to buy so we joined their membership (no cost) and left with the Basil and California Blend olive oils, the Spicy Italian seasoning, and the Basil Plum balsamic, with a free Rosemary olive oil with the membership.
A stop into Pasolivo is a MUST when visiting Paso Robles. And if you’re lucky enough to meet Suzanne, tell her the Ferrari guy and his wife say HELLO!

Suzanne was the sweetest gal! I think she said she has been there for 12 years now. She offered us to tour their processing plant with her guiding the way.
Then she offered her expertise in all the olive oil tastings. There was no doubt she knew her olive oil. My wife and I had a wonderful time there. We joined the no-​obligation, no-​cost club there which allowed a 15% discount to our order.
I recommend this place as a nice time to learn and enjoy authentic olive oil.

I stopped in with a group of friends because we had never been olive oil tasting. We had a blast. I had no idea how complex and intricate olive oil could be, especially when paired with herbs and spices. The place was packed, but we still had excellent service. We were there for about an hour, and enjoyed the free tasting and cute shop. My boyfriend and I walked away with the basil infused olive oil with the Italian herb, and the lemon infused oil with the lavender. I also picked up the truffle salt, because it smelled divine! I would love to go back next time I am in Paso Robles!

Tasting of more than a dozen olive oils infused with different flavors.

My review seems to be in the minority here.
We visited this place on our tour around Paso Robles. Based on all the exceptional reviews, our little group of four had high hopes. Local olive oil, rave reviews, and a small business? Win!
But we all left feeling disappointed and wondering what we’d missed (though full of tasty bread and enjoyment of the scenery) The shop and grounds are cute, yes! The tins themselves are very pretty (enough so that some of us debated buying one just for the look of it) and the offering of salts, seasonings, and endless delicious bread and oils is very nice. But it was crowded and a bit confusing as to how the tasting worked — no one offered guidance or a greeting and it was kind of chaotic. (Okay, not a huge deal, and would have been less so if the oils were impressive.) We figured it out, and proceeded down the tasting line. Some of the oils were quite tasty (lemon, basil), but we all found most of them to be mostly just bitter, and way WAY overpriced. The lemon and basil were quite good (as I recall they mill the olives with fresh lemons and fresh basil to get the flavors in there, which I really respect), but I’d rather just use regular olive oil and add my own lemon and basil to a recipe, for how often I’d use either of them. Especially at that price point.
I’d have bought some unflavored oil if we’d liked it, but man. Just couldn’t get behind this.
Overall a disappointment, and we left with a literal bitter taste in our mouths. Sorry, Pasolivo.

This was a gem of a place to find. Suzanne provided us with excellent customer service and provided us with a short tour as well. The olive oil itself is amazing and how you are encouraged to pair their salts and spice blends takes your taste buds on an adventure. The grounds are beautiful and so is the drive on the way. Definitely recommend! It so worth it!

THE best stop in Paso Robles! What more can we say??? Super cute little shop with olive oil, spices, and friendly service.
Baggie of fresh delicious bread, tiny sampler cups of oils in a variety of yummy flavors, and lots of delicious spices. We bought the lime and extra virgin olive oils and received a free rosemary bottle for joining their olive oil club! We also bought two small bottles of hand sanitizer and two bottles of olives; jalapeño and martini olives.
Very friendly service — we got there 5 minutes before closing time and while we were there for at least 30 minutes, we never once felt rushed. We are looking forward to receiving our shipment of olive oil but have 3 bottles to go through! The bottles of oil would make great gifts as well. Cost around $ 29 each. Steep but they are so rich with flavor they’re just worth it.

Wonderful experience! Plenty of outdoor parking and a nice area to walk around. The staff were warm and friendly. First, you take a small plate and add a very small spoonful of the spices and salts that look good to you. You take a piece of bread for the sampling process. Then a staff member takes you down the line of sampling different olive oils paired with the spices and salts. The first oil was extra virgin, very light. Then a more robust peppery one. A couple more and then the flavored ones! Basil olive oil paired with the Italian seasoning. Lemon olive paired with the lavender seasoning. Tangerine olive oil paired with the BBQ seasoning. Lime olive oil paired with one of the spicy salts. They were AMAZING. Oh and it was completely FREE!
I ended up buying a large bottle of the basil olive oil ($ 30) and Italian seasoning ($ 6). I definitely want to return and get the lemon/​lavender combo and the tangerine/​BBQ.
They have a gift area in the middle with hand lotions and bath products made with the olive oil.
GREAT experience! I will be back!

Love this place. We stumbled upon it while touring all of the local wineries. A nice place to get a break from all the wine. This place has a fantastic variety of locally produced olive oil. There is a lot to taste and there is no pressure to buy product or join their club. Just a casual, friendly experience.
We liked the oils so much that we purchased some to take back to Texas as gifts and we joined the club to keep ourselves stocked with «special» olive oil. No regrets, two years later we still love to receive our olive oil deliveries in Texas. We also make it a point to stop at their shop when we are visiting CA.

This place was pretty cool and a nice place to visit. The olive oil was really good and I learned a lot about the process and different qualities/​varieties of oils. It was a great place to visit, however; it should be a destination in and of itself.
The tasting was extensive, free, and delicious but aside from this there isn’t much to see or do on the property. You can’t walk around and explore at all despite the obvious beauty of the trees. The olive oil is also VERY expensive. Delicious but overprices at $ 35 for 500mL.
Whalebone Vineyards (across the street) is awesome. If you go to Pasolivo you should visit Whalebone too.

My husband and I decided to stop here during our Anniversary getaway to Paso Robles last week. Quiet little spot tucked away in the hills– we even saw a family of deer grazing as we pulled up. It was midweek and we were the only ones in the tasting room. The ladies provided the most excellent and genuine customer service to us. We enjoyed all the wine tasting in Paso, but Pasolivo was a real stand-​out! I recommend it if you want to change things up a bit after a few wineries.
We cook and serve almost exclusively with olive oil but I never knew there were so many gourmet varietals! Pairing them with the selection of different salts was a true experience for the taste buds! My favorite was the Basil Olive Oil, delicious with the spicy Italian Blend (tasted like a Pizza!) and of course the Truffle salt. Vinegars and mustards were great as well. Everything was delicious. We ended up spending more on goodies at Pasolivo than we did at any of the wineries. We even joined their Club. Truly, it was memorable.
Last night when I checked the mail, we had a hand-​written card thanking us for stopping by and again congratulated us on our Anniversary. Wow! I’d give Pasolivo a hundred stars if I could.

Wow! We had such a fantastic time here. They treat you to a wonderful experience in the flavors of their olive oils. My husband even got to experience the «Olive oil cough». Check it out yourself its quite the adventure. We also joined the club we were so impressed. Can’t wait til our first shipment.

Delicious and most interesting Olive Oil Tasting.
A MUST when visiting Paso Robles!
Great gift ideas for anyone who enjoys food.
They have great recipe ideas too. Looking forward to using my products that I purchased. They also have delicious Flavored Sea Salts like TRUFFLE!
Love the infused Olive Oils like Basil & Lavender & Lemon (never need to worry about having fresh lemons on hand for cooking fish!)

One of the best stops we made in Paso Robles. If you’re in the area wine tasting you should swing by Pasolivo and snack on some free bread and samples. You grab a bag of bread bits and just go around the room trying oils, tapenades, sauces, jams, etc. We ended up buying the lime olive oil and the extra virgin olive oil along with a few jars of the jalapeño mustard. The mustard isn’t actually made by them but it was so good, kinda tastes like McDonald’s hot mustard sauce (a compliment in my world). The staff is friendly and not stingy with the samples! You can go in the back to see where they press the olives but they weren’t doing it when we visited. Highly recommend!

Very friendly staff and a nice variety of salts, seasonings, and olive oils. A little pricy but worth it. Looking forward to some great tasting bbqs!

This is the place to go when you are in Paso Robles. Best olive oil you will ever taste. Great time tasting all the oils and salts. Suzanne took us around to see how they clean and press the olives. I will definitely come back and bring my kids. Love it here!!! Thank you!!!

What can I say, this place is great for a snack between wine tastings! OK, that’s not all they’re good for but it is a nice way to reset your palate between wineries. For me, I love olive oil and was surprised and happy to see so many included in the tasting.
First, you start by grabbing a place and adding their flavored salts and seasonings to it. I loaded mine up with enough of each to taste them all with each oil without wasting too much. My favorites were the spicy italian, the curry, the ghost chile salt, and the truffle salt. I ended up buying the spicy italian seasoning and will be back for the truffle salt. Who doesn’t love truffle salt!!!
From the seasonings and salts, you move onto the olive oil tasting. You get a bag of sourdough bread with which to taste each oil. They suggested, as do I, that you try each oil alone and then again with the seasonings they direct you towards. Each piece of bread easily got two dips out of it, and you’ll need them all. My favorite olive oils were the extra virgin, the lime, the tangerine, the rosemary, and the basil.
After you’ve tasted the oils, you move on to the grand finale of tapenades, mustards, and balsamic vinegars. Good god were all of them good! We didn’t actually try the balsamics because the rest of my party grabbed what they wanted to buy and moved on without the balsamic tasting. We all agreed that the spicy mustard was to die for. I had the bacon mustard and bought that in addition to the spicy mustard. The tapenades were all very good.
The lady who helped us was very friendly and knowledgeable, directing us to her favorite salt/​seasoning pairings with each oil. She was great!

There is good olive oil, and then there is great olive oil. The kind I might drink.
Pasolivo ranks up there as one of the latter.
We discovered them some years ago during a «point your nose and explore» trip (i.e. before Unilocal), and simply had to go back for a repeat performance. This was one of those places that actually got better with age. This is an Adult candy store.
To appreciate them, you must first set your brain and lead foot on «mosey» mode.
Check and memorize your map/​GPS before entering the dense trees, as you will find no reception whatsoever thereafter. Their small production facility is hidden away from prying eyes. One must take a leisurely, winding drive into the upper portions of hilly Wine Country. Not as hot as Paso Robles, not as cool as the ocean influenced Ynes Valley. Darn, what a sacrifice. The scenery is spectacular, with California’s golden hills, gracious old oaks draped liberally with grey Spanish moss, walnut groves, gentle pastures, and high maintenance horse properties.
The sign will let you know you have arrived at Pasolivo. As Shakespeare would say, «Go thither, and with unattainted eye.» You turn down a dirt driveway and will spy their newish but simple buildings.
There is a small but well stocked gift shop and tasting room (can’t be in Wine Country without a tasting room, right?). Grab a small sandwich bag out of the basket, filled with fresh cubed French bread, and start on that olive oil adventure. So many flavors. And so many different ways to enjoy them. Olive oil is not just another cooking oil anymore.
Once you have finished the oil tasting, there are also samples of other goodies, like vinegars, sauces, salts, olives. And there is a mini tour of the «mill», should you be curious.
This is a delightful break from wine tasting and equally rewarding. Do try!