We stopped by the Brist Olive Oil store (we didn't get a chance to do the olive grove tour) while... read more
We wanted to visit an olive oil producer, but all were closed in Vodnjan except for BRIST. We met... read more
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We stopped by the Brist Olive Oil store (we didn't get a chance to do the olive grove tour) while exploring Istria and are so glad that we did. Paul welcomed us with open arms and spent the next hour or so sharing stories about...More
This was, without doubt, the funniest (and most surreal) moment I have ever had in the shop, and we have been here five years. It was so great to connect with you about Sydney, where I lived for a time, and I think the question...More
We wanted to visit an olive oil producer, but all were closed in Vodnjan except for BRIST. We met Paul in the shop and he arranged a fantastic personal tour of their olive Grove. We learnt as much about Croatia as olives! It was interesting...More
Thanks Stuart, I hope there was some olive oil discussion! I apologize if I was a little wider on the subject, I have just published a book about living in Croatia, so perhaps my head was too much there!!! Thanks for the great review, really...More
We arranged a tour of the Brist Olive Oil production system. I do not have a lot of knowledge of olive oil and how it is produced and what it takes to grow the olives. Paul met us and we followed him to the grove...More
Thanks Brenda for the review, I am delighted that you enjoyed the whole experience, I hope we will see you again in the summer when you can experience the summer tour, traditional snacks, sparkling wine and the sunset over the Brijuni Islands. Sincerely, Paul.
We made a very last minute plan with Paul to visit the olive grove and shop on a Saturday afternoon. What a great afternoon we had! Paul is so knowledgeable and passionate about the family business. He has lots of great stories to share and...More
Thank you for the review. In the summer we have set days for tours so we can be sure that they are a great experience but in the Spring and Autumn it's fun because we just go when somebody asks. I am delighted that you...More
After hearing about the excellent olive oil producing conditions of Istria, we decided we needed to venture and find out more! I found Brist on a website and couldn’t have been happier with the experience. The education, the flavor, the purchases, and the bubble-wrap to...More
Dear guests from New Hampshire, Thank you so much for your review, and we are delighted that you liked the whole experience. We are always happy to pack for long distance transport or you can have some bubble wrap if you just like to pop...More
This review could serve as two reviews in one. One of the Olive Oil Museum in Pula, and the other of Brist Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Vodjnan. In early fall of 2017, friends and I flew to Croatia over a holiday weekend. On the...More
Wow, I am honored, what a review! And what a lovely afternoon we had together chatting. I remember thinking after, did we talk about olive at all as we talked about so many other things of life and culture and travel etc etc. - it...More
Certainly made our day with this! Paul was very entertaining and knowledgeable about the virgin oil production and is a very good storyteller, always wowing us with entertaining stories. Would highly recommend if you are around Pulu, its just a short 10 mins drive away!...More
Hi Tan, Thanks for your review and kind feedback, we very much enjoyed having you with us. I am sorry that your partner dropped her sunglasses on the gravel path where the cars park and they got driven over before anybody realized that they were...More
We recently stopped in Pula on the Istrian peninsula of Croatia. The evening we arrived we ate at The Kantina restaurant and the server brought us bread and Brist olive oil. We tasted it and we're totally amazed at how good it was. We concluded...More
Dear Jeannette, Thank you so much for the feedback on our oil. We are working hard to try to find a solution to be able to ship transatlantic where the price is not so extreme for shipping. We have many happy guests from Canada and...More
My husband and I really enjoyed tasting and learning about olive oil and how to tell the quality. We can definately tell the difference between high quality and low quality, but now we know why they taste so different. The man in the shop was...More
Thanks for the review, Glad you enjoyed the oil and we know that paying parking in Vodnjan can be confusing. With a local number you can pay it on your mobile phone, so we are happy to pay parking for any of our guests, just...More
Who knew that the olive oil produced in Istria has taken the top awards for taste and quality for the past couple of years!! Owner Paul O'Grady is incredibly knowledgeable about the olive oil industry from start to finish! No question, you can really taste...More
Thanks Karen for the great review. We really prefer talk about the good things about olive oils rather than what others are doing which is negative, but we respond to our best ability to what our guests ask us about. The info about shipping in...More
