Overview
Address 424 NE 3rd St, McMinnville, OR 97128, USA Phone Hours
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Third Street Oil & Vinegar is a tasting room with over forty flavored olive oils and balsamic vinegars line the shop, every one available to sample with small pieces of crusty bread, with suggested pairings written above each flavor so you can start combining rather than guessing.
That’s the whole appeal. Cranberry pear white balsamic with blood orange olive oil. Truffle oil, sherry vinegar, peach. The combinations are where it gets interesting, and the staff will walk you through them at length.
The shop is run by the owner and her mother, and their knowledge is what people mention first. They’ll explain how the oils are produced, why the olives are grown the way they are, and what actually distinguishes a good extra virgin from a supermarket bottle. Nobody rushes you.
Beyond the oils and vinegars there are specialty salts, spices, and other food goods.
Two practical notes. Prices come up repeatedly as reasonable — one reviewer specifically compared it favorably to a winery oil shop where the pricing was outlandish. And they offer bottle refills, so the container you buy today can come back.
People drive from Hillsboro and further to restock every few months, which tells you something.
Third Street in downtown McMinnville, near Oodles Worldwide and a short walk from the tasting rooms.
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