Gladstone Olive Company is a family business owned by restaurateurs Adam and Nicola Newell of Union Square Restaurant in Martinborough.
The company produces excellent quality cold pressed extra virgin olive oils and a range of other artisan food products.
Located on the banks of the Ruamahanga River in the Wairarapa, the olive grove is mainly planted with the Tuscan varieties Frantoio and Leccino. A range of other varieties are also grown; including koroneiki, picual and arbequina.
The first trees were planted in 1999 with the bulk of planting happening in 2016. The land is a series of ancient terraces from the Ruamahanga River with free-draining river gravels, ideal for growing olive trees.
