Articles Tagged | "California olive oil"

California Proposes Olive Oil Commission

by Nancy Flagg

If a bill currently working its way through is successful, California could have a new commission to oversee its olive oil industry.

Posted on April 29 2013

U.S. Producers Win Big at International Olive Oil Competition

by Nancy Flagg

Olive oil brands from the United States won 21 gold and 15 silver medals at the New York International Olive Oil Competition.

Posted on April 25 2013

Napa Valley Olive Oil Competition Opens to Producers of All Sizes

by Nancy Flagg

Olive oil producers can register for the third annual Napa Valley Olive Oil Competition until March 29th.

Posted on March 08 2013

Texan Olive Oil Pioneers Ready for Next Phase

by Nancy Flagg

Texas has long been known for its crude oil. Black gold. Texas tea. But now another kind of oil is making serious headway.

Posted on January 07 2013

California Olive Oil Goes to Washington

by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne

Everyone knows that an army marches on its stomach, but it took Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to highlight the fact that diplomacy does too.

Posted on September 11 2012

The Mystique of California Terroir

by Nancy Flagg

The California terroir is the combination of ideal land and climate conditions, but it's the community of growers interacting with the environment that makes the olive oil so special.

Posted on September 06 2012

Olive Oil Quality: Whither the US?

by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne

January 2012 is likely to be remembered as a watershed month in the US olive oil industry. It seems that at long last, we can glimpse a light at the end of the tunnel.

Posted on February 17 2012

California Certified: Who Made the Grade

by Yardley Messeroux

The COOC celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and they’ve listed a veritable who’s who of California olive oil with the release of their 2012 seal winners.

Posted on February 13 2012

California Senators Hear Industry’s Call for a ‘Level Playing Field’

by Curtis Cord

Dan Flynn, Tom Mueller, Mike Bradley, Bob Bauer. It's no wonder one senator called it the "most interesting informational meeting I've ever been to."

Posted on January 28 2012

Dan Flynn, Tom Mueller, Bob Bauer to Testify at California Olive Oil Hearing

by Denise Johnson

Extra virgin olive oil fraud will be the topic of an informational hearing Thursday at the California State Capitol in Sacramento.

Posted on January 24 2012

New California Conference to Discuss Marketing Order, High-Density Farming

by Lori Zanteson

A conference in Dixon, California, will present a proposed olive oil marketing order and offer practical, information for growers and processors.

Posted on January 10 2012

Alfa Laval Unveils Mobile Service for California Millers

by Lori Zanteson

Just in time for California’s harvest, the trailer delivers parts and service on location to olive oil mills throughout California and adjoining states, at no extra cost to Alfa Laval customers.

Posted on September 21 2011

European Olive Oil Producers Try New Label: Made in California

by Curtis Cord

Suddenly olive oil companies in Italy and Spain and American importers of European products are introducing olive oils with a surprising new selling point.

Posted on August 17 2011

Star Fine Foods Launches California-Grown EVOO

by Lori Zanteson

Star, a division of Spanish food giant Borges Mediterranean Group, has launched its first grown-in-California olive oil -- using a blend of Arbequina, Arbosana, and Koroneiki olives grown in the Central Valley.

Posted on August 15 2011

Sensory Evaluation Classes Return to Paso Robles Olive Festival

by Lori Zanteson

In their second year at the Olive Festival, the classes are part of the olive oil short courses offered by the U.C. Davis Olive Center.

Posted on July 28 2011

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