The Origins Of Taste
Tradition, modernity and distinction.
Con’ Olio Oils and Vinegars is Austin's original premium olive oil & vinegar tasting boutique. The Con’ Olio experience draws inspiration from the unique culinary traditions of Europe, encompassing street markets and charming cafés. This family-owned boutique operates at two locations in Austin: The Arboretum and Bee Cave: at the Gateway to Falconhead. Both establishments feature a try-before-you-buy concept, providing complimentary samples of the finest Extra Virgin Olive Oils (EVOO) and Aged Traditional Balsamic Vinegars available in Central Texas.
Made Up Of Expert Hands!
A meticulous selection
Owner Tabatha Conarko melded her passion for high quality extra virgin olive oil with her desire to source international gourmet goods to open Austin’s first premium olive oil tasting bar in 2009. As the owner of Con’ Olio Oils & Vinegars, Conarko focuses on offering fresh products, working with honest producers, local partnerships, and educating guests and the local community on authentic extra virgin olive and traditional balsamic vinegar!
“To receive the best taste and full gamut of health benefits, EVOO should be as fresh as possible. That’s why we focus on proving the quality of our products through tasting, education, and chemical testing,” says Conarko, who was featured in the Austin Business Journal and Austin Monthly Magazine.
Conarko, certified as an expert olive oil sensory taster by the Organizzazione Nazionale Assaggiatori Olio di Oliva, believes it is just as important to detect rancid and defective olive oil as it is to identify fresh oil. To prepare for the rigorous exam—similar to the sommelier test—Conarko tasted hundreds of olive oil samples. She also earned her Olive Sensory certification from the UC Davis Olive Center. In 2019, Tabatha was inducted into the Austin Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier. Alongside her passion for learning, Conarko regularly travels to Europe, where she cultivates relationships with producers who honor tradition while utilizing the best technology to ensure high-quality extra virgin olive oil & traditional balsamic vinegar.
Quality By Tradition
Years of experience
Con’ Olio’s mission is to provide the consumer with the freshest Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the world, provide harvest dates, producer profiles, and organoleptic taste profiles for all of our oils and vinegars. We follow the olive crush in the northern and southern hemispheres to provide the consumer with the most recently produced and healthiest oils found anywhere in the world. Our motto is “Fresher is Better”.
Our oils and vinegars, are certified Gluten Free, Kosher, Non-GMO, and Organic. Full transparency in our products is one of our core values.
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GLUTEN FREE
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ORGANIC
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NON-GMO
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KOSHER
Prior to founding Con' Olio, Tabatha spent over 20 years in IT roles and ended her career managing the Call Center Operations Team at Dell Financial Services.
Conarko is a devoted mother of two, an avid runner, lover of fine wine, travel, and truly enjoys giving her time to the local community.
We’d love to hear from you. Send us an email or visit us at one of our tasting rooms.