You love olive oils from Provence so this is the best time of the year to enjoy them. Salads, raw vegetables, shellfish and crustaceans (under the abandoned sky) … choose from our oils and treat yourself.
Usually reserved and sold at mills, theBag in Box are now available on ProvençalBox !
Ecological, economical and better conservation !
Thanks to Bag in Box, your oil will keep much longer, since it remains protected from light and air. Thanks to its small integrated tap, you will be able to regularly fill your oil cellar and thus preserve your oil without altering its taste qualities.
Discover the areas that offer their oil in Bag in Box 1.5L, 3L and 5L or in 5L container.
You too, you are tired of tasteless aperitifs ? Of those supermarket wines, crisps and other salty peanuts ! But how to become the boss of the aperitif dinner and please your friends ? We don't all have time to go to the wine shop, find a delicatessen or cook for hours.
Let's start with the basics : wine
Choose the wine : To do things right, and don't be blinded by the label, let's start by looking at the bottle cap. There will already be some very useful indications : a number and letters (but without Laurent Romejko).
R : means Harvesting. This is the wine that has been produced from A to Z by the same estate : harvest, winemaking, bottling process… This is what should be preferred.
N : Trading. In this case, it is a wine that has been purchased in bulk from other winemakers and then blended and bottled.
E : Authorized warehouse keeper. This is a brand that buys wine from others to affix its label to it, it's a bit like the N.
The number (ici 83) : Vaucluse department.
The colour : is choisit “vert” or “bed of wine + R” … blue = table wine.
With this simple indication, you will be able to eliminate a large number of bottles and focus on what is good.
Should we look at the medals ?
One day, a sommelier told me, when I asked him the question, “are there medals on a Pétrus or a Château Margaux ?”. The medal of an agricultural competition can be an indication, but a wine that does not have it can be just as excellent. It's just that the winemaker does not present his bottles at competitions.
Original dinner aperitif !
The dinner aperitif is on the rise. Receive your friends with a good wine from “harvesting winemaker” (now that we know how to recognize it) and accompany it with vegetable spreads, old-fashioned tapenades or terrines will make your aperitif an unforgettable moment. You will find box aperitif dinner already thought out for you, or you can create it yourself by choosing each item from the site menu.
How many bottles for a dinner aperitif ?
If everyone invited is drinking wine (that's kinda the concept), we count a bottle for 2, which equals 3.5 glasses per guest. We try to keep the following proportions for the colors : 2 red, 1 white and 1 rosé. If you are 10, plan :
5 red (the same or variegated)
3 white *
2 roses*
*summer, you can increase the volume of rosé and decrease the rest.
What accompaniments for a dinner aperitif ?
For the accompaniments, plan :
1 terrine for 3,
+ 1 spread per person,
+ 1 can of sardines for 3,
By following these tips, you are sure to have a tasty dinner aperitif, qualitative and original.
For a dinner aperitif of 10 people, so plan 3 terrines, 8 to 10 vegetable spreads, 3 canned fish (sardines, anchovies or mackerel) and some table olives. Think about croutons at your bakery. Allow half a baguette per person.
The Christmas time are fast approaching, then all company must also, and right now, to think about Christmas gifts for their employees. With Provencal Box, it goes without saying that it can only be one pleasure gift: for the corps where the taste buds. And the theme can only be Provence. You would have understood it, it's not a problem at all, on the contrary! So for 2019, the Provençal Box team wanted to vary a little from the classic chocolate ballotins and thecombine business with pleasure, with’Cornille Olive Oil.
In effect, what better for celebrate Provence, only one good olive oil? It goes without saying that going through Provençal Box, you support local business and especially the local quality.
You are more of a green or matured fruity olive oil?
You know it, the flavors to taste when it comes to olive oil are almost as rich as those of good wines. Among them, of course we find the organic oils, or flavors fruity green, fruity ripe / matured, or even the flavored .
Provençal Box likes to go to the Leases of Provence, in particular to Maussane-les-Alpilles for his cooperative oil mill. There we find real treasures. And we found you there, the cornille mill.
Matured virgin olive oil from the Cornille mill
In first place, you should know that the Cornille mill offers Baux de Provence Valley PDO oils. It is mainly about’virgin oils. Our selection focuses first, on in the version matured : olives picked in full maturity then cold pressed.
It comes off of course, from powerful flavors and aromas ripe apple, dried fruit, sometimes even exotic fruits.
Also, Provençal Box likes to advise this category on sweet dishes, and desserts.
On this subject, we find it in bottle of 4 different formats, from 25 cL to 1L, from €10.90.
Green fruity virgin olive oil from the Cornille mill
In parallel, less daring, most very interesting for comparative analysis different flavors, this second Cornille mill production: a green fruity virgin olive oil.
The green fruitiness is l’Or de Provence, it's here traditional picking of an olive not quite ripe yet. It is she who offers par excellence, in mouth, the most freshness, crunchy with herbal flavors enhancing any salad or grill.
Thereby, we thus find sometimes notes of artichoke, from green apple to fresh almond. We also often talk about vegetal and hazelnut notes to qualify green fruity olive oils…
So, this is presented in 4 different bottle sizes, from 25 cL to 1L, from 10,43 €.
Offer the Cornille olive oil duo as corporate Christmas gifts
Thereby, for a corporate Christmas gift, reflexive, interesting et pleasant, Provençal Box will instead invite you to offer the COMBO, that is to say the duo of these versions of’virgin olive oil from the Cornille mill.
Sure, do not hesitate to discover our other selected areas on this site to diversify your offers. Your employees will thus be able to compare the flavors, notes and gustatory pleasures!
You like the’olive oil but you are a little lost with all these mentions, logos, abbreviations. Here is a small infographic that will help you see more clearly.
Here is the list of 7 points to look at imperatively before buying a bottle of olive oil.
Some points of vigilance to have during your purchase :
You will find in our practical guides on olive oil lots of advice on the subject. Regarding the label, here are some things to consider when choosing your oil.
The mention the reference “cold extracted” written in large, or “extra virgin“, does not guarantee a quality oil from a taste point of view.
If the olive oil is in a plastic container, it is an oil to avoid.
If the bottle of olive oil mentions (often in small) : EU origin or non-EU, this means that the oil is a mixture of various sources. Usually, mixtures of Spanish and Tunisian oils from intensive agriculture. So even on a bottle with a pretty Provençal village name, if there is written “EU origin”, you will not have a taste worthy of a good olive oil.
A mass market oil sold in large containers (1,5l) does it keep its benefits ?
Not really. The oil is sensitive to light and air as it oxidizes quickly. An oil in a plastic bottle that has been stored in very well-lit shelves is necessarily degraded and will lose a large part of its nutritional qualities and vitamins. : see our file.
Where to find quality oils ?
Nothing's easier, ProvençalBox is the specialist in high-end olive oil from Provence. You will find a nice selection of PDO oils classified according to their flavor : fruity green or matured olive oil.
Do not hesitate to take a look at the store : Olive oil shop
A large number of French actors, of singers or entrepreneurs who have succeeded in business have long turned to wine and have bought attractive properties in Bordeaux. Some have turned to Provence, to make wine but not only : l’olive oil is on the rise !
Many stars have bought a property in Provence. And who says property in Provence says olive trees. Naturally, the passion for the olive tree and its nectar pushed these owners towards the mills to produce their oil. Here is the list of 4 most famous celebrity estates.
Charles Aznavour
The greatest and most passionate about our beautiful region will forever remain Charles Aznavour. Passionate olive grower in Mouriès, in the Alpilles, he was until his death a militant of the ancestral know-how and traditions of Provence.
On his domain, 6 hectares of olive trees produce 2000 liters of PDO olive oil. A top-of-the-range oil highly appreciated abroad.
Patrick Bruel
Based in Isle sur la Sorgue since 2007, Patrick Bruel cultivates on the domaine Leos 2600 olive trees that produce oil H. This prestige oil sold in 250ml or 500ml bottles has convinced the public and the great starred chefs. A black bottle, recognizable by its design, and memorable in taste, this oil is a real success. She offers herself as one offers a good bottle of wine !
In keeping with tradition, this oil by Patrick Bruel is elaborated with Christine Cheylan of Château Virant. This collaboration took the oil to its highest level by winning the gold medal for the first time at the agricultural show in 2019.
The actor couple, separated in life, but united around their domain in the Var, produces a premium oil. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Domaine Miraval has an orchard with old olive trees. The oil is offered in a sublime black stoneware bottle with a wooden stopper.
This oil is very hard to find (except on ProvençalBox 🙂 ), production remains modest.
George Lucas
The Star Wars Producer, George Lucas, is the owner of Château Margüi in the Var. Here again, a very high-end organic olive oil in a very elegant bottle.
Another oil worked with care, very sweet, it will bring herbaceous aromas to your dishes.
oil bottles
Here is what the above-mentioned bottles look like that you can find on the shop. Good tasting and why not start a collection ? Click on the bottles to find out more.
Everyone knows the true passion of Patrick Bruel pour the olive trees of Domaine Léos. But know- you the origin of the logo that is on the bottles of olive oil ?
Here is the film that explains everything about Leon and Oscar
Domaine Léos is the contraction of Léon and Oscar, his two sons. The logo depicts them picking olives. A symbol and a memory that anchor the singer's project in time.
Video of Patrick Bruel at Domaine Leos for its olive oil
We discover in this superb video the beauty of the estate, the olive groves and the original oil. The photo of children dressed as in the years 30 with a Provençal beret, served as the basis for the creation of the logo.
This olive oil, categorized in “green fruity”, is a extra virgin oil. A high-end oil used by the greatest chefs but which remains accessible for cooking enthusiasts or fans 😉 .
Boutique Domaine Leos
You can discover all the bottles and gift boxes on the Domaine Léos page : ici
Patrick Bruel's olive oil bottles have a very neat design. In addition to the culinary aspect, it can be used as decoration on a worktop or shelf.
Discover the other star olive oils Passing from Aznavour, George Lucas or Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, all make high-end oils in Provence.
Provençal Boxfait partie de cessites marchandsvous permettant deresterécologiquedans vosachats en ligne.
Thereby, vous allez pouvoir découvrir ici toutes les valeurs de notre enseigne virtuelle!
Valoriser les produits locaux
Nous valorisons chez Provençal Box, uniquement desproduits locaux. Toutes nos box sont concoctées avec des références fabriquées en France, et en Provence exclusivement.
Vous avez ainsi la garantie de retrouver lestraditions, the perfumeset lesrecettes d’antandans chaque pot, chaque sachet!
Des emballages respectueux de l’environnement
Provençal Box respecte les normesFSC PEFCen matière d’emballage. Elle fait le pari dès son lancement de ne pas choisir le bling-bling, le facile, le pas cher mais plutôt des solutions respectueuses de l’environnement!
Privilégier le circuit court
Outre le fait de choisir des noms provençaux, il s’agit aussi deprivilégier le circuit court. Limitant ainsi lesgaz à effets de serre, most valorisantpar la même occasion tous lesproducersagissant selon unecharte Bio ou en agriculture raisonnée.
Thereby, l’ensemble de l’offre Provençal Box estcultivée et transformée en Provence.
Nos producteursrespectentleurs produits, les magnifient selon lestraditionstout en respectant l’environnement, the réglementation et la législation environnementale européenne.
Nos produits certifiés AB : Organic Agriculture
Ci dessous, découvrez quelques-unes de nos sélections en matière deproduits certifiésAB.
Provençal Box vous invite aussi à découvrir les autresproduits de soin, the infusions, the wines etc…
Un suivi des labels et des concours français
Sure, l’écologie ne s’arrête pas au label AB. C’est pour cela que Provençal Box choisit aussi desproduits médaillés aux Salons et Concours de renom as :
Paris General Agricultural Competition
Epicures de l’épicerie fine
Gret Taste
Enfin elle suit aussi tous leslabels français AOP, AOC et IGPselon la catégorie de produits provençaux choisie.
Contactez-nous pour en savoir plus. N’hésitez pas à nous poser toutes vos questions.
That's it, Provençal Box is finally open ! This site will make you discover the best products of Provence through thematic boxes : gastronomy, vin, beauty…
After several months spent tasting the best artisanal products of Provence and meeting producers who love their terroirs, of their products and traditions, we are happy to present our findings to you.
Why Provençal box ?
Travel enthusiasts, every time we return from vacation we have this desire, this need to share our taste discoveries with our loved ones.
Scents, spices, wines, tastes from elsewhere made us aware of the extent to which our provencal terroir(without any chauvinism) is exceptional. So why, basically, not sharing this territory that we know by heart ? Our post-travel Proust madeleine.
A travers Provençal Box, we want to promote and offer products that we are lucky to have right next to us all year round. So why not offer the opportunity to receive a bit of Provence to those who have this memory of a vacation in the sun, of this smell of thyme, of this taste of honey, of this ancestral Marseille soap, of these fruity wines, essential calissons with candied melon, of this nougat rich in almonds ?
This is the idea and the desire that drives us : share our region and highlight high quality products that respect the recipes of yesteryear, environment and traditions.
You will find on this site several ways to please or please yourself :
Subscription boxes : you will receive at regular intervals a box of your choice to discover products from Provence.
The boxesthemes : each box offered contains products around a specific theme. For instance, in the “aperitif box”, a wine and its spreads.
The online store : the place where you will find all the products that you have discovered through our boxes.
We hope you enjoy tasting these products as much., that we had to share them with you. Thank you to all the producers we collaborate with and thank you for being here.
Deferred shipments for annual leave
You can order, We do not forget you, and shipments will resume on 19/08.
