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All you ever wanted to know about olive oil, from the grove and the mill, to your kitchen plate, up until your very own bodily cells and perhaps even beyond

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Discover the Frantoio Olive Variety

Frantoio literally means “oil mill” in Italian. The name of this cultivar is derived from the fact that it has long been considered more suitable for oil ...

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Juan Ignacio Valdés, Dehesa de la Sabina

Juan spent the first part of his life in Madrid as an academic specializing in international economics. After obtaining his PhD, he grew tired of the big cit...

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Olive oil: can we trust the best by date?

Numerous studies have shown that a significant share of the olive oil sold on the shelves of supermarkets does not meet the quality standard on the label, e....

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Three questions to Eric Martin, La Magnanerie

Eric Martin gave up his career in consulting in 2008 to take over the La Magnanerie estate from his soon-to-retire father. He is now the fourth generation ol...

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2021 Harvest is On!

Thirty or forty years ago, the olive harvest did not begin until late November or early December in the Mediterranean area, even for the “early” olive variet...

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Welcome to the Club!

To celebrate the new harvest, we are launching the “Olive Oil Club”! We want to give you the opportunity to gather some rare finds to up your olive o...

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Following one’s dreams with Marco Rizzo

Marco lives and breathes for his beloved territory, the wild area of Cilento in southern Italy, and its olive oil, which embodies its flavours so well. He ta...

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The Coratina variety, at the heart of the Apulian tradition

The Coratina olive variety takes its name from the town of Corato in Apulia (South Italy). Along with Ogliarola and Peranzana, it is one of the emblematic va...

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Picual, the queen of Jaén

The Picual olive cultivar derives its name from the fruit’s pointed tip shape. Picual olives are today the most commonly grown for olive oil production, with...

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Montenero d'Orcia: Rosina's crushed tomatoes

Every time I drive through the Val d'Orcia, down from Montalcino towards Sant'Angelo, my heart is filled with beauty. Pieces of the real Tuscany, which does ...

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Taggiasca, an Olive Icon

Taggiasca olives are one of the most prized and oldest known olive cultivar. Strongly associated with the region of Liguria in Northern Italy, this olive var...

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How to Taste Olive Oil

We are not used to tasting olive oil before using it, but this is the only way to know its qualities and understand its profile. And it's not compli...

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Olive oil and its price

Most consumers pay little attention to olive oil. It is a condiment like any other and they are not willing to spend more time sourcing it than that needed t...

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Leccino, A Tuscan Rebel

The Leccino olive variety originates from Tuscany but has become one of the most famous Italian cultivars, alongside the Frantoio and the Coratina. It is wid...

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2022 Harvest Launched!

The olive harvest has now started in most olive growing regions of the Northern hemisphere, a period of hard work and celebration for all producers...

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Hojiblanca, Andalucia Shining

Hojiblanca olive trees in the region of Cordoba, Andalucia The Hojiblanca is one of the most widespread olive varieties in Spain, along with th...

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Italian Olive Oil Terroirs

Italy may lag far behind Spain in olive oil production, but it is the leader in terms of the diversity of its terroirs and the number of cultivated olive ...

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Under the spell of Provence with Philippe Ducru

Philippe in his grove in Mouriès, Provence (France) Philippe Ducru welcomed us to his wonderful estate near Mouriès in Provence, the heart of o...

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Dante's Brustichino

“Olive oil and the other ingredients of our life” article series Ronti lies along the strip of land that stretches from Città di Castello to Morra in Umbria,...

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Athinoelia, the Green Gold of Laconia

Athinoelia olive trees on the estate of Eight Thousand (8K) in Monemvasia (Laconia, Greece) Rooted in the sunlit landscapes of the southeastern ...

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EVOO: Key Things to Know Before Buying (FAQ)

Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is widely used throughout the world but most of us have limited knowledge about this somewhat complex product. So we tried to p...