The Village Olive Grove

We had spent the day in nearby Elora Gorge Park, and we were on the prowl for ice cream. We drove over to the downtown area, which is a charming and adorable tourist trap. There are a lot of wonderful shops, and it’s very walkable.
We stopped in this story, which is nominally an olive oil and herbs shop, but because it was summertime and it is hot, I suspect they decided to diversify, and they also have some ice cream.
It was good, but not jump-​out-​of-​your-​skin wonderful. The counter was a little disorganized for checking out, but it seems like it would be a better place to visit for olive oil purposes.

I was here on a walking culinary tour.
The tour met at our first stop where we were introduced to Harisson, our fabulous tour guide. The Village Olive Grove is a gourmet extra virgin olive oil and vinegar shop that imports from all over the world. There we learned how to tell if extra virgin olive oil is authentic and how it’s made. We also learned how to taste vinegar without the acidic flavour getting in the way. Just when you think you’re a foodie, you learn something new! Love it! Last, but not least, we sampled Mapleton’s Organic Ice Cream. It was flavoured with dandelion. It had a mild mocha flavour. Pretty good! We all looked worried when he said it was made with dandelion, but were all impressed.
The owner is very knowledgeable and will allow you to sample any oil or vinegar in the store. The prices are higher than grocery stores, but you’re here for the quality and you will definitely get it!

Wonderful little shop with various grades of olive oil, specialty vinegars and for some reason, ice cream.
Also available are oil drizzlers, books and serving accoutrements.
They also offer tastings in the back, where one of the owners sets up some samples, water glasses for cleansing the palate and brown sugar cubes (I’ll let him explain).
The good: some sensational, quality products here.
The bad: Hmm… no «bad» really. Price, maybe? I left with two small bottles: one Lavender vinegar and one citrus champagne vinegar. These cost $ 48.
Quality costs a bit, I guess