EXAU Olive Oil is an online-only brand selling single-estate Italian extra-virgin olive oil directly to American kitchens. It was founded by Skyler Mapes, a Black American woman, and her husband Giuseppe Morisani, whose family has farmed olives on the Ionian coast of Calabria since 1927. The oil is grown and pressed on that family farm, and the named varietals, Lina and Turi, are shipped from the US operating company, which lists a mailing address in Austin, Texas.
There is no storefront to visit; everything is ordered online. The brand launched in the United States in 2018 to bring the family harvest to home cooks here, and it now offers an olive oil club subscription alongside single bottles and gift cards, so a household can keep fresh oil on hand through the year.
A small line of kitchen and household goods rounds out the shop, including mezzaluna choppers, candles, napkins and ornaments. More than 520 verified customer reviews on the company's own storefront average 4.96 stars. If you cook with olive oil often and want to know exactly whose grove it came from, order a bottle today.
EXAU Olive Oil