Articles Tagged | "Italian olive oil"

Record Year for International Participation at 7th Olio Capitale

by Naomi Tupper

The specialist Italian trade fair, held in the city of Trieste, played host to a record number of visitors and attracted even greater international involvement than previous years.

Posted on March 15 2013

7th ‘Olio Capitale’ Coming to Trieste

by Naomi Tupper

The only Italian expo completely dedicated to promotion of extra virgin olive oils will take place in Trieste March 1-4.

Posted on February 12 2013

Tasting Fresh Olive Oils in Italy

by Luciana Squadrilli

In Italy the olive picking season has started, with a different schedule for every region and the olive mills are working at full capacity.

Posted on November 05 2012

Slow Food Organizes a ‘People’s Choice’ Contest for Olive Oil

by Luciana Squadrilli

For the seventh year, a Slow Food initiative to lets people discover the best Italian extra virgin olive oils by being professional tasters for one night.

Posted on June 14 2012

A Celebration of Lazio Extra Virgin

by Luciana Squadrilli

Young chefs from Lazio come up with their own interpretation with some of the best extra virgin olive oils from the region for the "Extra Virgin Dinners" organized by Arsial and Uliveti del Lazio.

Posted on May 24 2012

EU Codifies Marketing Standards for Olive Oil

by Julie Butler

In the interests of clarity and rationality, the European Union has this month published an updated version of its regulation on marketing standards for olive oil.

Posted on January 18 2012

Price for Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil Drops to ’09 Levels

by Julie Butler

The producer price for Italian olive oil returned to the levels of 2009. Imports rose in Brazil, Europe and North America, but fell in Japan and Australia, according to new data.

Posted on January 17 2012

Girolio d’Italia

Girolio d’Italia at the Starting Line

by Luciana Squadrilli

Get ready for a two-month journey across Italy to discover the country’s different tastes and cultivars with the newly pressed extra virgin olive oil.

Posted on September 29 2011

Are Designations of Origin Working for Italian Olive Oil?

by Luciana Squadrilli

Are the designations of origins helping Italian olive oil producers? The Italian Olive Oil Council tried to provide answers through a report about the Italian olive oil PDO chain.

Posted on July 05 2011

Italian Olive Oil Association Meets Over Fresh Market Data

by Lucy Vivante

The Association of the Italian Oil Industry, representing packagers of olive oil and seed oils, held a conference to review 2010 olive oil market volume and give indications about the early months of this year.

Posted on June 20 2011

In Lucca, Biodynamic and Organic Farming Make a Bit of Magic

by Laura Rose

Giuseppe Ferrua hand-picks his olives at just the right day of the lunar cycle to maximize the amount of liquid they contain. “Some people say we’re witches.”

Posted on April 21 2011

La Tête dans Les Olives

by Guillaume Le Roux

"You hear about it, you collect data but the only pertinent information is the one that your mouth will give you when you try (the oil). It erases all the past and sets the scale of values" - Cedric Casanova

Posted on April 20 2011

What to Choose at Gastronomia Volpetti

by Lucy Vivante

One of Rome's best specialty food shops, Gastronomia Volpetti can be a little intimidating to the uninitiated. When it comes to olive oil, best to stick with the Umbrian.

Posted on April 18 2011

‘Artisanal’ Olive Oil Producers Meet in Rome to Talk Strategy

by Lucy Vivante

Everyone seemed to agree that differentiation from mass-market brands was key, and it would take a long time and a lot of hard work for high quality olive oil to garner the price it deserves.

Posted on March 28 2011

Only Extra Virgin Olive Oil at Rome’s Forno Campo de’ Fiori

by Lucy Vivante

Ever wonder what kind of oil they use at your local pizzeria? At Rome's legendary Forno Campo de Fiori it's only fresh local extra virgin olive oil, and lots of it.

Posted on March 16 2011

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