Di Olivas

This is a very open relaxed space. What I love is that you can taste the various olive oils and balsamic vinegars. It’s nice to know what you are buying. They have a nice variety of flavors, that are sure to make everyone happy. They had a new Margarita balsamic vinegar, made with white balsamic vinegars that I had to try. It tastes like a margarita with a slight taste of vinegar. They are very helpful and willing to explain their products. I ended up getting the margarita balsamic vinegar, herbed olive oil and a dipping spice mix that was suggested to put in the oil for extra seasoning when dipping with bread. I will definitely be back. It is more expensive then what you pay at the grocery store, but it is so worth it!

It’t not often that I find myself spending over $ 30 on Olive Oil and Vinegar, but it’s okay to do every now and then, right?
I arrived on a Friday afternoon while browsing Main Street and decided to sample a few of the oil and vinegar combinations. I was greeted by the worker and I think the manager as well. They were clearly both bored so they were talking to me about the samples and ways to mix them together for a good flavor. It was okay, I wasn’t too annoyed.
I browsed around and found a garlic oil which had just enough garlic. I will be adding this to french fries and I’ll create a marinade for chicken by mixing it with honey. I also found a cranberry walnut vinegar and had to purchase it as well.
I asked for the 2 bottles and then I used my 10% Unilocal Check-​In and checked out pretty quickly. The only problem with checking out was that the worker was new (she told me it was her first week) and so she had a little difficulty with ringing in the items and using the discount, but it’s okay, she needs to learn. She did a good job with the up-​sell and convinced me to purchase 2 spouts as well for pouring. She also told me that I could go back with the empty (clean) bottle and they could refill it for a reduced cost! Good to know.
I won’t be going back very often since oil and vinegar can be expensive for my budget, but I could see myself going back around the holidays since I bet these would be good gifts for friends and family.

Great locale for olive oil and vinegar but hey staff toss me a smile as I pay $ 17 for 350 mL.

This is a bit of a unique store but well worth it if you are into cooking or food prep in any way. This also makes for a great gift store for those that may be similarly inclined.
The staff are very helpful especially to those who have never been to the store. If you are shopping for balsamic vinegar or olive oil or both, they can guide you to common pairings and help with the tasting.

We have gone to Di Olivas store at West County mall, and we were actually headed there when we punched Di Olivas into our GPS and found it on Main St in St. Charles (where we already were) and we were ecstatic! My boyfriend and I own a business and we use the black cherry balsamic vinegar. This shop is very modern, clean, and inviting. We sampled several vinegars & made some purchases for our business. Perhaps the one I am most excited about is the Vermont Maple Balsamic! I can’t wait to experiment with it! We have also bought olive oils from Di Olivas, including the garlic which I LOVE! The price is definitely fair, considering a little of this great tasting stuff goes a long way! We live in CO, so we don’t get to visit this store too often, but we’re always excited to come in and see what’s new! This time they had new salts, pastas, dip mixes, etc, which I had not yet seen at their store before. This place is definitely a must see!

Tastings are in abundance here, which is appropriate, ’cause who knows what blood orange olive oil tastes like?
All olive oils and vinegars are marked with their «harvested on» and «best used by» dates. Each oil or vinegar comes in two — sometimes three — sizes.
The stars here are the vinegars and the olive oils. There’s lots more, though.
Jars: olives stuffed with — feta, garlic, bleu cheese.
Salts: flavor-​infused sea salt — so many.
Ceramic dishes for all your culinary expeditions.
There are little cups and tasting vessels right by every vat of oil or vinegar for self-​serve tasting. When you’ve decided what you want to purchase, the proprietor will draw your vinegar or oil from the vat. I go with Laura K’s suggestion of going for the extra $ 1.99 for the easy-​pour, air-​sealed and reusable top.
As to the stars: olive oil — I tasted lemon, blood orange, garlic, Tuscan herb and basil. Then the palette went flacid.
On to to vinegars: I tasted traditional balsamic, black currant, cherry, basil and rosemary. The sweet ones were too sweet for me. I favor the savory.
There are so many others!
I ended up with: traditional style balsamic vinegar (which I can imagine with vine-​ripened toatoes and buffalo mozz), California garlic extra-​virgin olive oil and Tuscan herb extra-​virgin olive oil. I can see these last two as go-​to oilve oils for searing chops, chicken and steaks!
For these three — all in the smallest container available — I spent nearly $ 50.

Di Olivas is really a neat place. I like the idea that they sell lots of different extra virgin olive oils and balsamic vinegars. I walk by this store almost on a weekly basis and have been wanting to stop by and check them out. Lucky for me I didn’t have my dogs with me so I got to go in and see for myself what they have to offer. We were greeted by a women who gave us the run down of the shop and how things work.
We tasted three or four olive oils and they were all really great. We opted for the chipotle olive oil. As for the balsamic vinegar we tasted five or six. I had to stop because it was getting harder and harder to make a decision because they were all so good! We chose the ginger blackberry. A close second and third were the red currant and cherry flavors. I sauteed some onion and mushroom the the vinegar and it turned out so good!
There are a three sizes to choose from and it is pretty expensive, but you get more for you money the bigger you go in size. I opted for the smaller sizes. The bottles are filled by an associate and held at the counter for your shopping convenience. There were two ladies working and both were helpful. One lady was happy to give opinions on which flavors she liked best and how she liked to use them. I liked that a lot.
Also offered are flavor infused salts! I love salt and had to walk away because it was about to get expensive. We tasted the ghost pepper salt and it was spicy! Only a grain or two and you got the flavor! The truffle infused salt was my favorite. Bacon infused was pretty tasty as well! The salt prices ranged from about $ 6 to $ 20 or so. The fancier the infusion the more it costs, makes sense.
There were pastas, ceramic dishes and olive oil accessories available for purchase. You can opt for a pour spout for your oil and vinegar bottles for an addition $ 1.99 per bottle. I think it is worth it because they are reusable and saves you from spilling your valuable oil and vinegar.
If you check in on Unilocal you get 10% off your purchase! Don’t forget to check in!

The shop was nice. It’s the first shop of its kind (olive oils and balsamic vinegars) that I’ve ever been to. The prices seemed reasonable and the single employee who came to assist me was very polite and helpful.
My problem was the owner, who was quite rude to me, and gave me a lecture on the uselessness of my college degree. I wasn’t prepared for such a lecture from the owner of an olive oil boutique, so I mostly just stood there and listened to him talk. I told him I’d be back, but I doubt that I will return. There are other business owners on Main Street who I know to be helpful and more tactful, and I would rather give *them* my business.

I heard that Di Olivas was opening a second store in my neck of the woods — St. Charles. I was really excited to stop by because I’d never had a chance to check out their store in West County Mall. The new store has room to move around in and is decorated very nicely. The oils and vinegars are all displayed in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
I had an awesome first experience! Robert, the owner, and Valerie, one of the shop assistants, were so helpful, accommodating and nice. Since I was a «virgin» (oh, puns are so funny), they helped answer all of my questions (for example, what is the difference between white balsamic vinegar and darker colored balsamic vinegar?). Valerie walked me through the tasting process and offered a ton of pairings, food suggestions, uses, etc. This was much appreciate because there are so many different types of oils and vinegars here, it’s a little daunting at first!
I found some great combinations (especially for salad dressings) and ended up buying 2 bottles of vinegar (cranberry-​pear balsamic and strawberry balsamic) and 2 bottles of EVOO (blood orange and sweet basil). The cranberry-​pear balsamic and blood orange EVOO taste so awesome together! After leaving the store, I promptly hit up the grocery store for some salad fixins and other goodies to use with my new purchases.
While oils and vinegars are their main products, they also offer an array of pastas, tapenades, salts and hair/​skin products.
I will most definitely be back to Di Olivas!