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Apr. 26, 2013
Australia and New Zealand Shine at International Olive Oil Competition
Australia and New Zealand punched above their weight at the 2013 New York International Olive Oil Competition last week.
Apr. 20, 2013
Awards Gala Honors World’s Top Olive Oil Producers
After a press conference to announce the winners of the New York International Olive Oil Competition, the program closed with an awards gala at the International Culinary Center.
Apr. 18, 2013
World’s Best Olive Oils Unveiled in New York
The top three winning countries taking home the most overall awards include Italy, with 83 awards, Spain, with 51 awards, and the United States, with 36 awards.
Apr. 16, 2013 Fairs, Competitions
Apr. 16, 2013 World
New York Seminars Explore Olive Oil Culture, Health and Quality
Mar. 19, 2013 World
New York International Olive Oil Competition Issues Last Call for Entries
Feb. 3, 2013 Business
‘Extra Virginity’ Author’s Latest Investigation Raises Questions
Dec. 6, 2012
USITC Holds Hearing on Olive Oil Market Conditions
The USITC held a hearing as part of an investigation into the conditions of competition in the olive oil market.
Nov. 7, 2012
California's 462,000-Acre 'Field of Dreams'
American olive oil producers and foreign suppliers are headed for a showdown. What's really at stake in the looming olive oil trade war?
Sep. 18, 2012
New Study Finds Some Foodservice Olive Oil 'Not Fit for Consumption'
Many restaurant and foodservice “extra virgin” olive oils are so bad, a taste panel found them unfit for human consumption, according to a new report from the UC Davis Olive Center.
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. 18, 2012
Olive Oil Importers Lobby Congress to Oppose Marketing Order
A new group called the Alliance for Quality Standards is urging lawmakers to oppose the adoption of an olive oil marketing order proposed by California producers.
Aug. 1, 2012
Olive Oil Producers Waste No Time Entering New York Competition
Olive oil producers around the world wasted no time registering their oils for entry today in the first New York International Olive Oil Competition.
Jul. 25, 2012
International Olive Oil Competition Coming to New York
Leading experts will assemble next April for the New York International Olive Oil Competition where they will identify, and honor, the world's best extra virgin olive oils.
Jun. 25, 2012
Our business is only a year old and we have a long way to go to take over the world, but we are working on it.
May. 3, 2012
Casa de Hualdo Wins Top Prize at Extrascape
The high-density Spanish farm was found to have the best olive oil and landscape combination at the first Extrascape competition. Azienda Marina Colonna was recognized with a special prize.
Apr. 5, 2012
Pompeian First for USDA Quality Monitoring Program for Olive Oil
Pompeian olive oil is the first participant in the USDA's Quality Monitoring Program for olive oil which includes monthly audits and lab tests.
Mar. 23, 2012
Non-Member Chemists Kept Out of Olive Council Meeting
Extra Virginity author Tom Mueller wrote in his blog that experts from non-member countries were kept away from this year's annual meeting.
Mar. 18, 2012
American Olive Oil Producers Draft Federal Marketing Order
American olive oil producers are drafting a federal marketing order that would set higher quality standards, redefine grades and require new testing of all olive oil produced here.
Mar. 7, 2012
Through the Blue Glass to the Origins of Great Olive Oils
Extrascape looks through the cobalt glass to the origins of great oils and recognizes the importance of the farm and its landscape.
Feb. 23, 2012
USDA Surveys the Chemical Profiles of American Olive Oils
A new study illustrates the chemical diversity of olive oil varietals in the U.S. to fine-tune standards and prevent trade restrictions for American exporters.
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.