Olives Et Al — The Original British Olive Artisans

Olives Et Al has been making and sourcing extraordinary Mediterranean food since 1993 — over thirty years of olives, nuts, dressings, and deli essentials created from recipes gathered on a year-long motorcycle journey through the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North Africa. Founded by Giles and Annie Henschel in Dorset, the brand has grown into one of the UK's most respected artisan food producers, supplying everything from farm shops to Fortnum & Mason. All Natty stocks Olives Et Al because their products are the perfect partners for every bottle on our shelves.

The Story

In the early nineties, Giles and Annie packed up and rode motorbikes through some of the world's great food cultures. They could not carry souvenirs, but they gathered something better — recipes, techniques, and a deep understanding of how Mediterranean ingredients should taste when they are made properly. Back in the UK, they could not find anything that matched what they had eaten on their travels, so they started making it themselves.

Three decades later, Olives Et Al has built an extraordinary range of award-winning products, all still rooted in that original philosophy: authentic food from wherever the olive tree grows. Their team works directly with producers across the Mediterranean, maintaining long-standing relationships — like their partnership with Fernando Sanchez Mohino y Arias at Naturvie in Extremadura, whose 200-year-old olive trees produce their house extra virgin olive oil. In 2024, Giles and Annie got back on those same bikes to investigate how climate change is affecting olive harvests across the Mediterranean — a reminder that this is a brand with genuine skin in the game.

What They Make

The range is broader than the name suggests. Yes, the olives are exceptional — unpasteurised, fully matured, and fermented, available in everything from Greek-style Kalamata and Amfissa mixes to pitted green olives in thyme, shallot, and lemon brine. But Olives Et Al is much more than olives alone.

Their kiln-roasted nuts are outstanding — cashews, peanuts, and almonds tumbled in herbs and spices with flavours ranging from smoky and savoury to warmly spiced. The LapSnacks range puts these nuts in snackable pouches that are perfect for pairing with a glass of wine or a cold beer. They also produce Italian pestos made in Liguria, dressings, hot sauces, and a range of condiments that make home cooking feel effortlessly elevated.

Browse the full selection across our olives, nuts, and snack collections.

Who Olives Et Al Is For

If you enjoy putting together a sharing board that looks impressive without spending hours in the kitchen, Olives Et Al is your best friend. A pot of their olives, a handful of kiln-roasted nuts, and a bottle of something from our wine range — that is an evening sorted in five minutes flat.

They are also ideal for anyone who takes their ingredients seriously. The pestos are made properly in Liguria. The olive oil comes from a single estate with centuries of heritage. The dressings are built for actual flavour, not just filling shelf space. If you cook and care about what goes into your food, this is a brand worth getting to know.

For a complete All Natty spread, pair Olives Et Al with snacks from Serious Pig and chocolate from The Chocolate Society — olives, charcuterie, and something sweet covers all the bases.

Olives Et Al Delivery in Bristol & the UK

Hosting tonight? Order Olives Et Al from All Natty before 2pm and we will deliver across Bristol the same day — your sharing board ingredients sorted before the guests arrive. Free Bristol delivery on orders over £40, and UK-wide shipping available for everyone else. Everything you need to know is on our shipping page.

What is Olives Et Al?

Olives Et Al is a Dorset-based artisan food company founded in 1993 by Giles and Annie Henschel. They produce and source award-winning Mediterranean products including gourmet olives, kiln-roasted nuts, extra virgin olive oil, Italian pestos, dressings, sauces, and condiments. The brand has over thirty years of experience working directly with producers across the Mediterranean.

Where can I buy Olives Et Al in Bristol?

All Natty stocks a range of Olives Et Al products in Bristol, including olives, kiln-roasted nuts, and LapSnacks. Order online at allnatty.co.uk for same-day Bristol delivery, or visit our bottle shop in BS3.

What are Olives Et Al LapSnacks?

LapSnacks are Olives Et Al's range of snack-sized kiln-roasted nuts in convenient pouches. Perfect for pairing with drinks, taking on the go, or adding to a sharing board. They come in a variety of flavour combinations using herbs and spices from the Mediterranean.

What snacks go best with wine?

Olives Et Al products are natural wine companions. Their Mediterranean olives pair beautifully with both red and white wines — the brininess and herby marinades complement the fruit in natural wines particularly well. Kiln-roasted nuts work brilliantly with sparkling wine and lighter whites, while their pestos and condiments elevate any cheese board you serve alongside a bold red.

Other Wine — Extraordinary Wines From Unexpected Regions

Other Wine exists because the world's most interesting wines are not always from the places you would expect. Co-founded by Gleb and Jack, OTHER is a UK-based importer that champions low-intervention wines from lesser-known winemaking regions — think Moldova, Uruguay, and Georgia rather than France and Italy. Every bottle in their range tells the story of an independent winemaker doing something worth paying attention to. All Natty stocks Other Wine in Bristol because this is exactly the kind of discovery we live for.

Why Other Wine Matters

Walk into most wine shops and you will see the same countries on repeat. Other Wine is the antidote to that. Their mission started on a trip to Georgia — widely considered the birthplace of wine — where Gleb and Jack discovered grape varieties they had never encountered, winemakers with extraordinary stories, and a quality of wine that had no business being so under the radar. Back in the UK, they went looking for more of the same. When they could not find it on the shelves, they started importing it themselves.

The result is a curated collection of wines from regions that most people have never thought to explore. Moldova, for example, has a winemaking tradition stretching back thousands of years, yet almost no one in the UK stocks Moldovan wine. Other Wine's partnership with Chateau Cristi — a low-intervention vineyard in southern Moldova — has produced bottles like the Jumi-Juma, a daring Chardonnay-Riesling blend that showcases exactly what happens when winemakers are free to experiment without the constraints of traditional European appellation rules.

What Makes Other Wine Special

Everything OTHER imports is low-intervention. That means organically farmed grapes, natural fermentation, and minimal fiddling in the cellar. But unlike some natural wine brands that lead with ideology, Other Wine leads with flavour and story. Each wine is selected because it tastes brilliant and because there is a genuine human story behind it — a family-run vineyard reviving ancient techniques, or a young winemaker redefining what their region can produce.

The branding reflects this spirit too. OTHER collaborates with London-based artists to design their labels, giving each bottle a visual identity that is as bold and curious as the wine inside. These are bottles you want to leave on the table, not hide in a cupboard.

The Range

Other Wine's collection spans reds, whites, orange wines, and chilled reds — a category they are particularly good at championing. Their Moldovan wines offer something genuinely different from anything else in the UK market, while their Uruguayan range brings South American flair with a low-intervention twist. Whether you are after something crisp and bright for a summer evening or a textured orange wine to pair with food, there is something in the OTHER range that will surprise you in the best way.

If you enjoy exploring natural wines from less obvious corners of the world, this is a producer worth getting to know. For fans of skin-contact styles, their orange wines are a standout.

Who Other Wine Is For

Other Wine is for the curious drinker — someone who has tried the usual suspects and wants to go further. If you have ever wondered what Moldovan wine tastes like, or whether Uruguay can hold its own against established wine regions, OTHER gives you an accessible way to find out. The wines are approachable enough for newcomers but interesting enough to keep seasoned natural wine drinkers engaged.

They also make fantastic talking-point bottles for dinner parties. Nothing starts a conversation quite like pouring someone a wine from a country they have never associated with winemaking — and then watching their face when it turns out to be excellent. Pair with something from our snack range and you have got a proper spread sorted.

Get Other Wine Delivered in Bristol & the UK

Want to try something genuinely different tonight? Order Other Wine from All Natty and get same-day delivery across Bristol when you order before 2pm. Spend over £40 — easy when you are building a mixed case — and Bristol delivery is on us. We also deliver across the UK, so wherever you are, wines from the world's most unexpected regions are only a click away. See our shipping and delivery page for all the details.

What is Other Wine?

Other Wine (OTHER) is a UK-based wine importer that focuses exclusively on low-intervention wines from lesser-known winemaking regions, including Moldova, Uruguay, and Georgia. Co-founded by Gleb and Jack, the brand champions independent winemakers whose stories and wines deserve a wider audience.

Where can I buy Other Wine in the UK?

All Natty stocks Other Wine in Bristol with delivery available across the city and the rest of the UK. You can order online at allnatty.co.uk or visit our bottle shop in Bristol BS3 to browse the range in person.

What does Moldovan wine taste like?

Moldovan wine is diverse and often surprising. Moldova has a winemaking history spanning thousands of years, and its winemakers benefit from a continental climate that produces expressive, characterful grapes. Other Wine's Moldovan range, including the Jumi-Juma (a Chardonnay-Riesling blend), showcases bright fruit, good acidity, and the kind of experimental spirit that comes from a region unbound by strict appellation rules.

Is Other Wine natural wine?

Yes. All wines in the Other Wine range are low-intervention, made from organically farmed grapes with minimal additions in the cellar. They are selected for quality and flavour first, with the natural credentials as a non-negotiable baseline rather than a marketing hook.