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Amphora Nueva – Berkeley

$10 for $20 Worth of Olive Oil and Vinegar

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  • Kitchen Couture

In a Nutshell

More than 80 Italian fusti containers dispense fresh olive oils and vinegars harvested from farms around the globe

The Fine Print

  • Expires 180 days after purchase.
  • Limit 1 per person, may buy 1 additional as a gift. Limit 1 per visit. Must use promotional value in 1 visit. Valid only for hand-bottled oils and vinegars. Not valid with other offers. Valid in store only. Valid for regularly priced items only.
  • See the rules that apply to all deals.

It’s easy to make a simple salad feel special—just add a splash of balsamic vinegar, a drizzle of gourmet oil, or a bucket of lobsters. Reach for the good stuff with this Groupon.

$10 for $20 Worth of Olive Oil and Vinegar

Premium extra-virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars come in three sizes: 200 milliliters ($7), 375 milliliters ($12), and 750 milliliters ($18).

Amphora Nueva

More than 80 stainless steel Italian fusti containers line the walls at Amphora Nueva, ready to dispense samples and full bottles of aged balsamic vinegar and single-varietal, extra-virgin olive oil harvested from farms in both hemispheres. The shop’s globe-spanning selection process isn’t just for variety—it also ensures freshness year-round, in accordance with the old saying “It’s always olive-oil season somewhere.” The curators of this bounty select Italian white and dark balsamic vinegar as well as unique specialty oils, including roasted butternut squash, pumpkin and Italian truffle.

Once they’ve added them to the casks, they post harvest dates, acidity levels, and polyphenol counts for each product to give an idea of its antioxidant content and flavor strength. Each staff member touts a comprehensive understanding of the chemistry and uses of olive oil and vinegar, always happy to share recipe ideas to jazz up everyday dinners or science fair volcanoes. They’ll also help put together gift sets and wrap any bottle for free.

The business, whose retail shop stands on a sloping street lined with trees and cottage-like storefronts across from the Claremont Hotel, has been in business for nearly a century. Beneath its high ceilings, however, the atmosphere harkens back to far more ancient times, with a marble tasting counter and oil containers balanced atop the rough clay of the giant, authentic amphorae that give the company its name. Guests stop in not just to do some shopping but to take in a laidback learning experience—the San Francisco Chronicle found a visit to the shop “as much fun as it is educational,” and manager Nate Bradley reported to Diablo Magazine that they’ve occasionally “had people spend two hours in here just exploring.”

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Amphora Nueva

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    2928 Domingo Ave.
    Berkeley, California 94705
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