Tag Archive | "Italy"

Production in Italy Below Average as Subsidized Farmers Hold Back

Production in Italy Below Average as Subsidized Farmers Hold Back

by Lucy Vivante

Last winter’s large amount of rain helped growers in the south and central regions but hurt northern farms, while some farmers chose not to harvest at all.

Posted on October 26 2010

Fabrizia Cusani and Giampaolo Sodano

Fabrizia Cusani and Giampaolo Sodano

by Lucy Vivante

With a guidebook to Italy's olive mills, an educational television show about EVOO, and a film drama in which olive oil plays the leading man, this team gets the word out.

Posted on October 12 2010

Leonardo Colavita and the UC Davis Olive Oil Report

Leonardo Colavita and the UC Davis Olive Oil Report

by Lucy Vivante

"We've worked hard to make a name for ourselves. What do they think? That we're out to ruin our name, our brand for a little trick worth a few bucks?" Leonardo Colavita

Posted on September 29 2010

Farming On the Edge of an Olive’s Comfort Zone

Farming On the Edge of an Olive’s Comfort Zone

by Lara Camozzo

You won't find much olive oil production in Italy north of the Cividale plains where Franco Diacoli says his Bianchera olives "never stop growing and developing intense flavors and aromas."

Posted on September 28 2010

In Italy, Spanish Olive Oil Prices Too Good to Pass Up

In Italy, Spanish Olive Oil Prices Too Good to Pass Up

by Daniel Williams

Italians are buying a lot of Spanish olive oil these days. Historically low prices have pushed Spanish exports to its trans-alpine rival up 19% according to recent data.

Posted on September 28 2010

New Casaliva from “Grotto of Catullus” will be Pure Poetry

New Casaliva from “Grotto of Catullus” will be Pure P ...

by Lucy Vivante

The restoration of an ancient olive grove will preserve the Sirmione landscape so beloved by the Latin poet.

Posted on August 12 2010

Q&A with Piero Gonnelli, Frantoio Santa Tea

Q&A with Piero Gonnelli, Frantoio Santa Tea

by Lara Camozzo

"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 July 26 2010

For Family Making Olive Oil for 425 Years, Practice Makes Perfect

For Family Making Olive Oil for 425 Years, Practice Makes Perfect

by Lara Camozzo

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

A Regional Approach to Help Organic Olive Oil Producers

A Regional Approach to Help Organic Olive Oil Producers

by Lucy Vivante

BiolMed will create a permanent transnational network made up of “Circles to Promote Quality Organic Olive Oil.”

Posted on June 25 2010

Not All Good News at Italian Olive Oil Group’s Annual Meeting

Not All Good News at Italian Olive Oil Group’s Annual Meeti ...

by Lucy Vivante

ASSITOL says the EU's new labeling laws that show origin information only adds paperwork, and costs, at a time when consumers are demanding low pricing.

Posted on June 16 2010

An Accidental Purist: Gioia Pinna

An Accidental Purist: Gioia Pinna

by Denise Johnson

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

Made in Italy Claim “Used Like an ATM”

Made in Italy Claim “Used Like an ATM”

by Olive Oil Times Staff

Companies are using the words "Made in Italy" like an ATM complained Unaprol's chairman, who called for stricter traceability measures to help Italian farms.

Posted on June 11 2010

A Centrifugal Force: Gennaro Pieralisi

A Centrifugal Force: Gennaro Pieralisi

by Lucy Vivante

In part 2 of our exclusive interview, the Gruppo Pieralisi president sees the quality of extra virgin olive oil exported to the U.S. improving, thanks to growing competition from California.

Posted on June 06 2010

At La Pergola, Searching For The Best

At La Pergola, Searching For The Best

by Caroline Prosser

For Rome's famed La Pergola resturant Simone Pinoli looks for DOP, organic extra virgins, and the use of typical cultivation methods of the region.

Posted on April 28 2010

Massimo’s Oil

Massimo’s Oil

by Lisa Lucke

We dined al fresco, at a hand-hewn farm table that stretched across an ancient patio overlooking an olive grove. I watched carefully, but not too carefully, for signs that Marcella knew about the relationship.

Posted on March 22 2010

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