an oil with the strength and generosity that echoes the goodness of the native soil, the sun and great care that goes into its making…

The name of the oil, de Boerin, was derived from the nickname for Annetjie Boom, the wife of Jan van Riebeeck’s gardener Hendrik Boom. She was fondly called Annetjie de Boerin by the burghers and was the first innkeeper and restaurateur in the Cape Colony in 1665.

After much research, pondering and tasting it was decided that De Boerin was to be a full bodied and elegant, but gutsy oil.

The oil is a blend of selected Italian cultivars: Coratina, Favolosa, Delicata, Leccino and Frantoio. The five varieties were carefully selected to proportionally make up the parts of the blended oil.

The South African Olive Association presented Kleinood’s De Boerin Extra Virgin Olive Oil with a Double Gold award at the 2010 award ceremony. Forty-three oils were judged of which nineteen were presented with Gold and three with Double Gold rewards. It was the first time in the history of the competition that Double Gold awards were presented.