Brief
Certain olive variÂeties are favored by proÂducÂers in Spain, for examÂple, while Italian proÂducÂers tend to favor other culÂtiÂvars. It’s not so much the counÂtry of oriÂgin, but the culÂtiÂvar, cliÂmate and countÂless other facÂtors that deterÂmine the taste of an oil.
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