Olives cassées de la Vallée des Baux-de-Provence

Mas de l'Ange presents itself as a family farm run by the Monnier family, located in Fontvieille, in the heart of the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence, in the Alpilles. It claims four generations of olive growing: inherited by Alain Monnier in 1978, the estate is managed today by Patrick Monnier. Operating as an EARL, the farm cultivates around 1,700 olive trees and produces PDO (AOP) Vallée des Baux-de-Provence olive oil — fruité vert and matured — claiming the appellation since 1997, alongside table olives, olive pastes and spreads, and artisanal jams.

The Mas reports an annual production of around 2,500 litres of fruité vert oil and 2,000 litres of matured oil, made exclusively from olives sourced from the Vallée des Baux-de-Provence. It offers 1 hr 30 min group tours by appointment, including tastings, as well as a direct-sales shop.

Moulin de Bédarrides presents itself as a small family-run business in Fontvieille, run by the same family since 1870. Its oil is made almost exclusively from fruit harvested in the orchards of the Mas de Bédarrides — a provenance that limits the volume produced but ensures quality control. It is marketed under the PDO (AOP) 'Vallée des Baux-de-Provence', as fruité vert or fruité noir depending on the ripeness of the olives at the time of extraction.

In 1920, the mill commissioned the illustrator and painter Léo Lelée (1872–1947), a figure of Provençal Art Deco, to create its commercial image — the olive tree and Mireille, a character from the work of Frédéric Mistral, being the two subjects; the oil is still marketed under this same hallmark. The mill also offers a milling service to regional olive growers, whether professional or amateur, who bring in their own olives.

Mas de Cayol presents itself as a family-run olive estate established in the commune of Les Baux-de-Provence and in the valley at Maussane-les-Alpilles since 1912, handed down through four generations — from Victor and Gabrielle Legrand to Gilles and Laetitia Citi today. Originally founded on 50 hectares of market-gardening, fruit-growing, and olive-growing land, the estate describes itself as a 'producer of table olives and oil olives', driven by a passion for the land. In 2019, Laetitia Citi launched 'La Maison du Goût et du Terroir' there, in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence.

The farm produces several PDO (AOP) Vallée des Baux-de-Provence olive oils — Noir d'Olive (matured olives), organic Noir d'Olive, Fruité Vert, and single-variety organic Grossane — as well as cracked olives and organic black 'Grossane' olives, both also under PDO Vallée des Baux-de-Provence. It sells its produce through direct sales and via an online shop.