Berkeley Olive Grove: Old Ways in the New World
Ask Darro Grieco what makes his award-winning EVOO so good and he'll say it's the old Mission trees, dry farming and hand-harvesting. Are we still in California?
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Making Olive Oil
Posted on September 06 2010
Olive Oil Maker Finds Inspiration in Ancient Words and Deeds
"We are inspired by Ancient Greece to produce extra virgin olive oil with no industrial process. If it means producing only a certain amount each year that is okay with me.” Constantine Scrivanos
Posted on September 01 2010
New Olive Oil Production in the Canaries
The project offers a promising crop due to the archipelago's favorable climate, the high quality of local olive oil production, and the little water required.
Posted on August 26 2010
Hillstone Olive Oil: Rooted in Tradition
Laurie Schuler-Flynn and Amy DelBondio's award-winning Hillstone olive oil reflects their consummate care throughout the production process. After all, their grandmothers are watching.
Posted on August 19 2010
Q&A with Piero Gonnelli, Frantoio Santa Tea
"One kind of fish has a different flavor from another. It's the same with olives; every product has certain characteristics that are reflected in the flavor." Piero Gonnelli
Posted on August 10 2010
Accidental Olive Farmers
John Dunn left a high-pressure sales job to run a business with an old friend renting villas on Crete. Life changed again when they unwittingly struck oil among the olive groves.
Posted on August 09 2010
AEMO Report: Traditional Olive Oil Cultivation No Longer Profitable
The report offers data from a number of industry experts to conclude that the rising costs of olive oil production are higher than the market prices.
Posted on July 31 2010
Preserving Olive Oil Culture in Adatepe
"We thought of this world’s deep-rooted traditions, rich culture and bright future and that’s how we got into the olive oil business." Mustafa Çakilcioglu, Adatepe Olive Oil
Posted on July 26 2010
For Family Making Olive Oil for 425 Years, Practice Makes Perfect
In 1585, 21 year-old William Shakespeare became a proud father of twins. Later that year, the Gonnellis bought a mill from local monks and started making olive oil. They're still at it.
Posted on July 23 2010
Coldiretti’s Oscar Green Awards Encourage Agricultural Innovation
Coldiretti, Italy's largest farming group and lobby, held its fourth Oscar Green Awards to support and encourage innovation in agricultural pursuits.
Posted on July 20 2010
Essay: First Harvest
Years ago a local farmer laughed when he saw our lines of bonsai olive trees. ‘You’re mad planting in this drought,’ he said. I wish he were here now to see this.
Posted on July 13 2010
Call of the Wild
If you don't mind an afternoon on a ladder getting twigs in your hair, these places will press your little harvest and send you home with a bottle of pick-your-own extra virgin olive oil.
Posted on July 05 2010
A Regional Approach to Help Organic Olive Oil Producers
BiolMed will create a permanent transnational network made up of “Circles to Promote Quality Organic Olive Oil.”
Posted on June 25 2010
UC Davis Olive Center’s Dan Flynn
"It’s been fun to witness consumers taste olive oil properly for the first time." Dan Flynn, University of California at Davis Olive Center
Posted on June 19 2010
An Accidental Purist: Gioia Pinna
Four years ago Gioia Pinna and her husband bought a country retreat in Umbria. Then they decided to make one of the best olive oils in the world.
Posted on June 14 2010
Lambda: Marketing an “Ultra-Premium” Olive Oil
"You feel the difference in your senses which is exceptional and perhaps even addictive." - Lambda creator Giorgos Kolliopoulos
Posted on May 24 2010
High Density: Life For Olive Trees Getting Harder
The only thing small about modern olive oil production is the tree.
Posted on May 13 2010
Packaging: Lintar Olive Oil from Croatia
Lintar name derives from the Greek word that means "funnel" and which is the old name for the Kastela Gulf, the geographical origin of the oil.
Posted on May 06 2010
- Advertisement -
-
Berkeley Olive Grove: Old Ways in the New World
-
On Nutella, Olive Oil and Obesity
-
Host Argentina Wins Big at Olivinus Competition
-
Olive Oil Maker Finds Inspiration in Ancient Words and Deeds
-
Bozzano, Flynn Stay on Message in Local Video
-
Australia Charts Five-Year Course for Olive Oil Industry
- Australian Olive Association (AOA) Code of Practice
-
Spanish Olive Oil Exports to the U.S. Showing Strong Gains
-
Spanish Co. Fills Pillows with Recycled Olive Pits
-
New Olive Oil Production in the Canaries
- Dolores Smith: Do Australian judges look for (1) complexity in fl...
- Bruce K.: I really enjoyed this article, thank you, and appl...
- Emmanouil Karpadakis: Great article and directly to the point. As consum...
- oliveoilguy: and Australia! They've been importing 100s of mill...
- Liz Tagami: Nicely done, Curtis. Glad you're covering the oli...
#EVOO
A.O.C.
Argentina
Australia
Australian Olive Association
business
California
California Olive Oil Council
California Olive Ranch
COOC
cooking with olive oil
DOP
European Union
extra virgin olive oil
Featured
France
French olive oil
Greece
health
healthy cooking
History of Olive Oil
IOC
IOOC
Italian olive oil
Italy
Mediterranean diet
NAOOA
olive oil competitions
olive oil health
olive oil milling
olive oil production
olive oil retailers
olive oil tasting
polyphenols
Recipes
Sensory Evaluation of Olive Oil
Spain
Spanish olive oil
Tips
traditional harvesting
travel
Turkey
UC Davis Olive Center
USDA
Video
Follow Olive Oil Times
to be considered for the feed
to be considered for the feed
