Olbia En Provence

Hyères, on the Mediterranean coast of the Var, is home to jam maker Olbia en Provence. Each jar names its fruit down to the variety.

About Olbia En Provence

Based in
Hyères, Var, France
Known for
jams labeled by fruit variety

Olbia en Provence makes jams and preserves in Hyères, in the Var department of southern France. The maker has been a member of the Collège Culinaire de France, an association of producers and restaurants, since 2020.

The labels name the fruit down to the variety. Jams like these spread on toast or a croissant, spoon over fresh goat cheese or yogurt, or go with a plain butter cake.

Olbia En Provence questions

Why does Olbia en Provence name the fruit variety on its jams?

Jam is fruit cooked with sugar, so the fruit chosen decides most of the flavor. Varieties of the same fruit differ in scent, sweetness and tartness, and naming the variety on the label works like a grape name on a wine label: it tells you exactly which fruit went into the jar.

What is the Collège Culinaire de France?

It is an independent collective founded in 2011 by 15 French chefs, among them Alain Ducasse, Joël Robuchon, Paul Bocuse, Anne-Sophie Pic and Guy Savoy, to promote French culinary craft. Its members are thousands of restaurants and producers it recognizes for quality, and Olbia en Provence has been one of them since 2020.

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