Con’ Olio Oils & Vinegars

So hard to explain why i live this place. Oil and vinegar is such an important ingredient, from salads to cooking food with. The aged balsamic is amazing.
Ingredients are very high quality and the price is reflective.

You really have to respect someone who finds their passion and carves out a market for themselves. The owners are obviously expert-​level on oils and vinegars and it shows in the quality of what they offer and the way their eyes light up when they describe the origin of this oil or the aging process of that vinegar. Best of all, the price is extremely fair for what you’re getting. Absolutely worth it.

Never knew there were a «plethora» of olive oils and balsamic vinegars… amazing stuff.

Have you ever taken a shot of Olive Oil? You can here!
Loved the process of learning about oils and vinegars. The employee that helped us was knowledgable and inspired in us the desire to start using quality oils and vinegars.
One thing — the guy who helped us smelled smoky, so when he handed us a sample to try, we got the smoke whiff from his hands before we sampled each oil. It was unappetizing but not a huge deal. I just think if you’re serving food or in such a precise culinary industry, you try not to smell like smoke when talking to customers.
Other than that, it was great. We’ll be back for sure.

Picture this: It’s raining out and you are trying to take cover in this yuppie shopping center, without making the grave mistake of walking into Cheesecake Factory and engorging yourself until the rain stops. You decide that sniffing and drinking the finest of oils is a safe bet.
You are ignored by all staff because you look like a wet rat, but you still manage to taste every liquid available without being noticed, aka invisible. Your face is overly expressive with every sip of the golden and brown liquids, yet you manage to decide on three selections of their smallest sized oils and one balsamic.
Just get the wild mushroom & sage. It will make your house smell glorious with even the smallest amount used.

One of the most basic things in cooking is the use of oil and vinegar. It’s a lot harder to find really high quality oil and vinegar than you’d think… fortunately Con’ Olio does a great job of making the difficult process of finding good oil and vinegar if not «easy» (I mean, once you try their various combinations you stand there looking like an idiot for a while hemming and hawing about what to get), then at least accessible.
Don’t skimp on oils and vinegars for your kitchen. Go to Con’ Olio and just let whoever is working that day guide you through the experience. It’s really worth it, I promise.

Such a great place!!! My boyfriend took me here as a surprise Christmas gift and I got to pick out 3 big bottles of whatever! My first time here so the stuff explained a lot about the oils, where they come from, what you’ll be tasting, they were so knowledgeable and interesting!!! I honestly love this place and I can’t imagine buying olive oil or vinegar from the grocery store anymore. Ended up buying my mom her Christmas gift here too! Not expensive for what you get and how long they last! It’s been over 6 months and I still have a ton of what we bought in November. Really really really happy with this place– good job guys keep up the outstanding work!!!

Simply the best place to get custom oils and vinegars! You can taste it before you buy it and they have a variety of sizes to choose from!

There’s no denying I’m now somewhat of an adult since I did just splurge on OLIVE OIL. :)
My husband & I wandered over after grabbing some ice cream from Amy’s a few doors down — little did we know we’d be walking into one of our new fave spots in Austin! The staff here was so helpful & so informative.
Fresh, delicious olive oils & balsamic vinegar. Do yourself a favor & pay them a visit — you’ll learn & taste what olive oil was meant to be.

I have tasted and bought oils at Con’ Olio and recently attended an Olive Oil 101 class. Their oils are high quality and they keep them sealed and dark in their special tasting contraptions. They also have some wonderful balsamic vinegar flavors. The oils and balsamic vinger clearly display if they are organic, gluten free and non GMO. They also share the crush date (it is best to consume/​use the oils within a year of the crush date). There is tasting cups at each tasting for customers to sample. They sell in various sizes with most of the small 60 ml bottles running $ 4.99. Some of my favorite flavors are the Tuscan herb, Meyer lemon, blood orange and truffle. Their website is loaded with recipe ideas for both the olive oil and balsamic vinegars.
I don’t want to give away to much about the class in case you plan to attend. What I will share is it covers the history of olive oil, the production process, health benefits and you have an opportunity to taste and compare the oils. During our visit we had baguette, almonds, mozzarella, tomato, olives and Amy’s Mexican Vanilla ice cream to pair with the olive oils. You can also purchase wines by the glass to enjoy during the olive oil tasting (reds are $ 5 and whites $ 4). The classes are $ 25 and my MIL and I found it well worth it.
After experiencing this class it will be hard for me to use grocery store bought olive oils. You can really taste the difference from the feel on your tongue to the amazing flavors. Con’ Olio Oils & Vinegars is locally owned so you can feel good about keeping it local when you shop here.

I received a $ 200 gift certificate to use here, and have been a convert to its balsamic vinegars. In addition, they have tastings every weekend. The coffee and the aged balsamic are simply the best. For a while they had delicious Johnson’s Backyard heirloom tomatoes, but they discontinued it.
I made a fantastic paella for friends this July evening and it was amazing with the seafood.

If you love excellent quality extra virgin olive oil (and balsamic vinegars), this place will knock your socks off. They carry only the freshest (important as I recently learned), top of the line quality extra virgin olive oils from California (COOC certified) and Europe, and many are infused with wonderful herbs, fruits and other essences — not just added flavorings, but herbs, etc. that are crushed with the olives.
And the balsamic vinegars (all from Modena, Italy) … I had no idea there were so many flavored vinegars, and how delicious they are! After tasting nearly everything in the shop (so fantastic that they allow customers to do that!), I bought two flavored olive oils and three flavored balsamic vinegars. The vinegars are so yummy that I just sip a little straight — they’re that good. And so good for you. If you’re a foodie, you owe it to yourself to visit this wonderful, artisinal shop owned and run by people who love high-​quality olive oils and vinegars. You may pay more than you would to buy an EVOO from the grocery store, but you know you’re getting the most recent harvest (fall of the previous year) from quality olive orchards, and that it’s been shipped and stored property, which is important to preserve the quality.

This review is long overdue:
I attended an olive oil tasting a few months ago — educational and entertaining. Definitely worth it, if you get the opportunity!
Forget the grocery stores, and buy the freshest, most delicious, and most nutritious olive oils and balsamic vinegars here!

Incredible black truffle oil
The truffle oil here is actually more flavorful than the fresh truffles you get in the US at even the best restaurants.
I’ve never had better oil anywhere else and always get some whenever visiting Austin.

Um, can I live here?
I am absolutely infatuated with this place. I am never, ever buying olive oil or balsamic vinegar from the grocery store again.
They have every flavor of olive oil or balsamic vinegar that you could ever want. Ever.
AND they offer classes on both. I recently had the pleasure of taking their balsamic vinegar class. Mind = blown. I never knew there was so much to know about balsamic vinegar. And it was awesome. The owner told us all about how the store came to be, the history of balsamic vinegar, the different types, and we compared the real/​good stuff to the crap you buy in the store and WOW what a difference.
Seriously, I can’t even explain how much fun I had. We were served a salad (with balsamic vinaigrette of course), a cheese plate (with corresponding balsamic vinegars), and a dessert– with NO SUGAR– with balsamic vinegar (vanilla and chocolate to be exact) and it was delicious! I never knew balsamic vinegar had so many uses!
The class was such an eye opener. And the cost of the ticket not only included the food, tasters, and awesome mini-​seminar, but also wine! If you’re looking for a new date activity, I would highly, highly recommend this.
And even if you don’t take the class, you can go and taste all the different flavors of olive oil and vinegar. Really, when can I move in?

It started when the bf and I decided to eat and hence make more salads at home, I really needed something to get my bf excited enough to try what he affectionately calls «rabbit food». I had heard rumors that Confituras was sold at Con’ Olio and then I was coincidentally next door at Savory Spice Shop, I finally had too many overwhelming reasons to not go inside. You know Con’ Olio has carved a new place in my regular food shop stops when I have returned every week since the first time.
The employees are extremely and genuinely friendly and want you to try their products. My first time, the employee helping me became my personal bartender and kept mixing amazing salad dressings. He based it off what I told him I wanted and cooked most often and he really is the reason I was happy to give it five stars, it didn’t hurt that when I checked out we talked about zombies. And here I had avoided perusing Con’ Olio before because it seemed too serious and elegant for me, it’s still those things but in the best way plus more.
Con’ Olio sells mostly flavored olive oils, sesame oil, regular and flavored balsamics. The vinegars are intense and I end up using less than I would have before for more flavor. My favorite is the fig so far, especially with a little goat cheese. I also really like the blackberry ginger and have made a great bbq sauce out of it a few times. I love balsamic in tomato soup, and enjoyed their 18yr old aged with that. They have some really interesting mix ideas posted like blood orange olive oil and chocolate balsamic. The meyer lemon olive oil is very versatile. Ever since coming in, I have ignored the 10s of vinegar bottles in my pantry and I keep coming back for more.
They do indeed carry Confituras, about three varieties at a time ($ 8.99). They also sell a few other goodies, like pastas and san marzano tomatoes. (which I order online by the case, but was happy to have found the exact brand I buy for last minute ordeals) If you bring a bottle back to get a refill it’s $ 1 off and with flavor rotations there is always something new to look forward to. It can be a fun mini food adventure spending as little as $ 5 for your first taste, but beware you’ll probably be back. I’m really much better for Con’ Olio being in my life, there are not enough businesses I can say that about.

Bought a bottle of coconut balsamic vinegar and I now take flavor-​packed nips off of it like a whiskey flask while I yell at kids riding bikes too fast down the sidewalk. It will take you to flavor country and back.
In all seriousness it is refined awesome, as are the rest of this shops fine offerings.

wow, just WOW.
I absolutely adore this little shop and will NEVER EVER buy oils from HEB again!
Can’t wait to finish the regular store bought balsamic vinegar I have now so that I can head back here :)

I rarely get out to the NWA too often, so was really happy to find Con Olio! What a lovely little place filled with beautiful oils and aged vinegars. The Owner Jeff was incredibly knowledgeable and helped me pick out a fabulous California oil that was pressed weeks ago. It had a nice peppery, grassy note.
Then he showed me their nice Herbed olive oil with goes so well as a marinade or with the 18 year aged balsamic I bought for salads and dipping sauces.
What a gem of a place! And they are very gluten free friendly and have some great GF books and products that taste far meter than many pasta brands found at HEB. Wish it were closer, but I will add this to my next NWA adventure.

If EVOO is your thing, you must check out this gem in the Arboretum. This place is nothing less that the best! A multitude of fine olive oil and balsamic vinegars line the clean, cool space. The staff is friendly and well educated about the product. The product changes with harvest time. Olive oil degrades after a year, hence the oils we get in the US is mostly bland. I am looking forward to the fall harvest in Italy.
Taste is subjective so the store is set up so you can take shots of as many oils and vinegars you want. Yes, everything is a bit pricey; however, they have a variety of sizes that you can purchase from $ 6 (60mL) to 720mL. Last night I made my best capresse salad ever with the picholine olive oil and back cherry balsamic vinegar. I also recommend the white truffle olive oil — you can really elevate a simple food like eggs with a splash of truffle oil.
They also hold classes and food pairings here.