Cobram Estate

August 30, 2026

Our Story

Beginning in Australia, Rob McGavin and Paul Riordan, two visionary farmers, embarked on a journey to create the world’s highest quality extra virgin olive oil. In 1998 they purchased a plot of land and planted Cobram Estate’s very first olive grove. Together the pair oversaw every stage of the olive’s transformation. For the next 20 years Cobram grew to become a market leader in the Australian olive industry and a global leader in sustainable olive farming.

In 2014 Paul and Rob set their sights on growing the operation in the United States. Establishing a new facility in the Sacramento Valley, Cobram Estate quickly embraced the fertile soil and favorable Mediterranean climate of California landscape allowing us to bring our world class extra virgin olive oil to the US consumer.

Continuing with a vertically integrated model, the USA headquarters includes nursery operations, an olive mill, bottling operations, olive oil storage and warehouses. With this expansion, Cobram Estate established a dual hemisphere operation and the opportunity to cultivate premium extra virgin olive oil year-round.