There is a particular quality of light here in the late afternoon. It comes low across the grove, catches the leaves, and turns everything the color of the oil itself.
Rancho Mahnaz is eighteen acres in Creston, a small town in the hills of California's Central Coast. People ask me why here. The answer is simple: the land asked to be used this way.
My name means moonlight in Persian. My mother chose it for me, and I have carried it my whole life. It is on every bottle we make.
We press once a year. Each release is made once, numbered, and then it is gone. It is not a product I designed so much as something I uncovered here.
The 2026 release is here
Liquid Gold Estate Select blends Arbequina for its silken texture with Picual for its depth. Hand-picked, cold-pressed within hours, and limited to 1,500 bottles, each one signed and numbered by me. Two of our botanical concentrates, Meyer Lemon and Fresh Basil, come in the box. $750.
Sous La Lune is French for beneath the moon. The same land and the same press, in a quieter expression. It is the oil I reach for on an ordinary evening, when nothing needs to be an occasion. $350, in its own gift box.
No allocation request is needed. Both are available here now, while the bottles last.
If you are giving this season
Not everyone drinks wine anymore. A beautiful bottle of olive oil is a gift everyone at the table can share, and it stays in the kitchen long after the dinner is over. For a smaller gesture, our concentrates are $50 each. If you would rather let someone choose, the gift card arrives by email with your note, on the day you pick.
This Journal is where I will share what is happening in the grove, what I am cooking, and the small rituals around the table. If you have a question, write to me. I would love to hear from you.
I'm glad you're here.
Mahnaz