Oct. 10, 2012
The USITC Investigation of the Olive Oil Market: Thoughts from Legal Experts
An expert analysis of the United States International Trade Commission's olive oil investigation.
Oct. 9, 2012
All Olive Oil Grades Have Benefits
There is a strange fashion among olive oil followers affected by “hypocrite purists” who believe that oil coming by olives is one grade.
Sep. 2, 2012
It’s no surprise that a California bank would jump in the ring over the proposed olive oil marketing order. What’s unsettling is how fast its press release got spun into headline news.
Aug. 15, 2012 World
Jul. 31, 2012 Reviews
Mar. 26, 2012 World
Mar. 8, 2012 Opinions
Mar. 7, 2012 Opinions
Feb. 19, 2012
Australian Tabloid Exposes Bad Olive Oil (And It's Australian)
It seemed like a segment from last summer that also starred the globetrotting Paul Miller and a healthy dose of sensationalist reporting. But there was one very surprising difference.
Feb. 17, 2012
Olive Oil Quality: Whither the US?
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.
Dec. 13, 2011
"Extra Virginity" Book Review Has Plenty of Quips, But Misses the Point
Dwight Garner, maybe giddy from the book's title, manages a lot of zingers in his review of Tom Mueller's "Extra Virginity" for the New York Times. But Garner's ambivalence shows he just doesn't get it.
Oct. 19, 2011
Reactions Underscore Super Premium's Long Road Ahead
Articles published on the same day in two major American newspapers put olive oil in the spotlight again. Readers' comments in the Washington Post offered a glimpse at some American reactions to Association 3E's super-premium initiative.
Sep. 14, 2011
Olive Oil Campaign Gets a Life in New York
It may not be much to work with, but with a $1.7 million dollar allowance from the Olive Council, the new "Add Some Life" promotional campaign hopes to at least make eating olive oil a little cooler.