Oleaceae

This place is pretty awesome! I wasn’t even aware that such a variety of flavors existed when it comes to olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The flavors were very fresh and the product was high quality. The gentleman working there was helpful and showed me how they strategically placed the vats of olive oil between the balsamic vinegar so that they were conveniently located next to complimentary pairings. He also explained how they fused the flavors together as opposed to infusing the flavors which results in a much higher quality product. They have little paper cups that you can pour your own samples into. It was certainly a new experience for me to be drinking olive oil and balsamic, just straight up. I walked in being curious and walked out with 4 bottles of olive oil and balsamic vinegar and couldn’t leave without a jar of the truffle salt either. Check it out!

Just happened upon this wonderful place while out geocaching in Santa Fe. Balsamic vinegar tasting sounded gross to me and I have to admit I was super nervous before I tried my first one, Chocolate Marshmallow, I’m a sucker for anything marshmallow. However, it was sweet and bold and I could taste chocolate and marshmallow with a hint of tangy vinegar. My friend and I then began to taste most of the flavors there as well as the oils. We purchased 4 bottles having them ship them home to Cali for us. We ended up with Raspberry Ginger, Peach, Honey Ginger and Lemon. We also both loved the original and the Mission Fig California Vinegar. A fun and must try in Santa Fe!

Loved the aged balsamic — sweet but not cloyingly so, not sharp, thick, and could use on salad without oil. Loved the butternut squash oil & the Milanese Gremolata oil. Delicious.

Fun little culinary dream of a shop. There was more olive oils and vinegars than you could ever imagine to try and if you attempted to taste them all, you may just get sick. The variety was unreal. We finally settled on the Santa Fe blend which was chile inspired. It was very well balanced and thought it would be wonderful along side balsamico and some yummy crusty bread. At $ 28 each I would use this only for dipping. But bigger walleted folks might use them for cooking. Would return for the fun and definitely the place to get oils and vinegars. And if anyone wanted to get me a gift, I’d say this would be he place to go.

We couldn’t get enough of sampling the different flavors of balsamic vinegar! The gentleman helping us was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the product, and answered our many questions, since we were in awe. We had a hard time deciding which flavors we liked best (tangerine, lavender, chocolate, chile!), but settled on 3 bottles, which we are enjoyed now in our salads and marinades. Next time, we’ll focus on olive oils.

Love this store. I think I may being bread next time. We tried 75% of their olive oils and balsamic vinegars. They have flavors you would not even think of.
They have recipes to give you ideas on how to use the oils. Also make great gifts for holidays and birthdays.

Whenever I go to Santa Fe, Oleaceae is a MUST so that I can pick up gifts for my foodie/​adventurous chef friends.
The set-​up is perfect. Vats of olive oils and balsamic vinegars create rows of flavor fun, from chocolate balsamic vinegar to chipotle smoked olive oils! I became a big fan of butternut squash oil for its sweet nutty flavor and for the fact that it’s burning temperature is much higher than most oils (so it retains its flavor even when cooked!). At first, it seemed odd to be going down the row SIPPING on balsamic vinegar and olive oils, but my curiosity for what blackberry chile balsamic vinegar taste like kept me going.
The real reason I stop by Oleaceae every time I come to Santa Fe is their BLACK TRUFFLE SALT. GENIUS. Truffle oil has a very short shelf-​life, but truffle SALT has the same shelf-​life as salt! You get the same truffle flavor, but in salt form! SO amazing. I always grab extras as gifts, and I have not met anyone who has not loved it.

A small shop just down the street from La Fonda (& Señor Murphy’s!), but it is very well stocked with assortments of unique olive oils, balsamic vinegars & salts! They have traditional as well as flavored oils & vinegars, & they have flavors I have never seen before like butternut squash olive oil! It is delicious– smokey, salty, & nutty– tastes just like pumpkin seeds. They even have a mimosa balsamic vinegar, which I thought was cool, but unfortunately it was not to my liking. Their sea salt assortment is amazing! If you love smoked flavors like I do, you will appreciate that they have at least 5 different kinds of smoked salt! Hickory, Applewood, etc…
Customer service is friendly, and very involved. We were greeted right away and asked if we needed help looking for anything in particular. Several times the owner would come up to us and offer random tastes of things he had poured. I appreciated the gesture, but it made me uncomfortable, especially if it was a flavor I was not interested in. I felt forced to try it to be polite! I am the type who likes to be greeted and have help readily available, but I mostly like to peruse by myself in peace.
The only thing I wish they had was bread or popcorn to taste the oils and salt with.

The service here is quite attentive. The staff is very eager to help you make a selection. Perhaps, even a little overly eager, lol.
We walked through here tasting the various balsamic vinegar and olive oils on a Sunday during Fiestas. One of the workers does have the tendency to follow you around and pour you a bunch of samples. It’s great that they are attentive and want to make sure you try their best sellers, but he seemed to bring us cup after cup after cup. lol. That’s nice and all, but sometimes you just want to shop around on your own without someone bombarding you with samples.
I would be completely happy if he had asked first before he poured the samples. Perhaps asking if we were interested to try some of their best sellers, and if we would mind if he poured them for us. Something like that.
We didn’t end up getting anything, but they had a great selection. I didn’t need balsamic of olive oil when I went. However, if I am ever running low and am in town then I would definitely come here to buy.

The other reviews are right on, this little shop a few steps from the La Fonda Hotel entrance is a real find. In addition to the oils, divinely-​flavored balsamics, etc. they stock lovely handmade garlic mincer plates for dipping your French bread in garlic and olive oil. Be sure to check out this great store on your visit to Santa Fe.

One of my favorite places to visit in Santa Fe. Make sure you stop in, so much oil and salt to sample, its like a costco! Such amazing flavors, I have used the balsamic and the flavored oils, they are just wonderful! They also offer shipping discounts!

Amazing! I could spend hours here, filling bottles with Fig Balsamic and Chocolate Balsamic and Coffee Balsamic and Boysenberry Balsamic and Pumpkin Oil and Butternut Squash Olive Oil…
Heaven.
And Customer Service? THIS place knows where it’s at.
They have a website, which is convenient for us out-​of-​towners. And they DON’T charge an arm and a leg for shipping. (Cough, Cough, like that joke of another local Balsamic store in the neighborhood.)
I’m SO a fan. You’ve won me over. Thank you for saving me from the hell of that «Other» hole. I’m yours!

What an amazing concept for a store! They have a great variety of oils, salts, serving dishes, etc for sale. We walked out with some ghost pepper salt. which should make some interesting chili!

I considered buying one of their olive oils, but it wasn’t worth it at $ 20 for a 375ml. It certainly wasn’t going to be worth the hassle of getting the bottle through airport security or doubling the price by shipping or checking luggage. The salts, vinegars, and other oils were of no interest to me. And honestly, doesn’t every cutesy, touristy town in the United States have a store similar to this? Or maybe it’s just because I’m from California where I’ve seen stores just like this in Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Palm Springs, etc.

Wonderful, unique store with terrific products. The dark chocolate black cherry truffle balsamic is insanely good! I make an amazing salad dressing with it (it’s the balsamic that is amazing — not my cooking skills). Sometimes I just open the balsamic bottle and smell the contents. It’s the best stuff in their shop. My wife and I tried to buy more the day after buying our first bottle, but someone had purchased their entire inventory.
Also available: Himalayan salt blocks, wonderful olive oils.
Can order online athttp://www.oleaceaeoliveoil.com — but not the dark chocolate black cherry truffle balsamic (at least as of ⁰⁸⁄₁₂).; (

With over an hour to kill waiting for a table at Café Pasqual’s, and after a little wandering, I discovered Oleaceae (good luck with the pronunciation). Initially, I was more intrigued by the fact that there was a store devoted to selling olive oils, balsamic vinegars and sea salts. Enough so that I decided to wander in to admire the rows of stainless steel (?) dispensers. As I quietly made my way through, a gentleman who worked there offered me some samples … and they were AMAZING!
The 18 yr Aged Traditional balsamic vinegar is spectacular and at under $ 20 a bottle, I considered it a bargain. The olive oils were equally amazing and ranged from one exotic flavor (harissa anyone?) to another. Absolutely nothing in the store is pedantic. I left with an arm full of bottles and have since sent others as gifts to my foodie friends. I can recall few other gifts that have been so well received with effusive thanks. I whole-​heartedly recommend this store. What an unusual niche, but what a great find.

I am a food/​nutrition professional and tend to hang out with others in that world. I have just found my go-​to website when I am in need of unique and special gifts for people in my world!
Oleaceae is an extensive collection of olive oils, specialty oils, balsamic vinegars, and sea salts. The entire selection is set up so you can taste as much as you’d like; each offering is also labeled with its flavor profile and pairings, both with vinegars and foods to use it with.
I ended up with a green chile sea salt and a habanero heat sea salt, as well as a long list of other additions I would like to eventually add to my kitchen. I especially loved the butternut squash oil and encourage you to taste it!
If you love food and cooking, and you’re in Santa Fe, be sure to put this stop on your list. Be sure to schedule a long, leisurely visit, as once you start tasting you’ll want to hang around for awhile!

Fantastic store! The manager John let us try nearly everything in the store. He had great suggestions, so if he recommends something, then definitely try it. He had us mixing different oils and vinegars together, and the combinations were wonderful… even the ones that I didn’t really think sounded good. I lost it on the black truffle sea salt. Delicious! If you’re in Santa Fe, definitely stop by this store. The olive oils and vinegars are to die for!

What a wonderful shop!
I went to Señor Murphy to grab a box of chocolates as a thank you to my neighbor for cat sitting and saw Oleaceae and decided to stop in.
The shop has an extensive selection of balsamic vinegars, olive oils and sea salts. They also have some really unique oils such as Roasted Pumpkin Seed Oil, Butternut Squash Seed Oil and Kabocha Squash Seed Oil… I purchased all three. I also purchsed a couple of bottles of olive oil and vinegars.
To top it off, the staff was wonderful! They were knowledgeable and friendly, making it far too easy to linger and shop. If you like specialty shops, make sure to visit this shop! You can also order on their website.

My god, what a find!
A friend and I stumbled upon this store while on a two hour visit to Santa Fe on our way to Albuquerque. We loved it so much that we spent a significant amount of time in here sampling all of their balsamic vinegars. You’ll feel like a kid in a candy store with all of the classy stainless steel dispensers available for you to sample at your leisure. It was so difficult to decide but I walked out of there a happy woman with a bottle of their 18 yr aged tradition balsamic vinegar (top seller) and a bottle of their, wait for it… Georgia Peach Balsamic Vinegar. my god. As you would imagine, that vinegar is light colored, rich and sweet (just how I like my men).
This place is a DEFINITE stop if you are a balsamic vinegar, olive oil and/​or salt connoisseur. Prices are reasonable ($ 20/​per bottle), considering the amount and the quality. I like to think of this place as a little slice of Europe in the middle of Santa Fe.
Also, I came across this video tonight while trying to figure out if Oleaceae already had a presense on Unilocal.It’s informative and gives you an idea of the classy stainless steel dispensers I mention in my review: