Feb. 15, 2011
In Italy, a Festival for Every Food (Including Olive Oil )
What the sagre lack in regular restaurant refinement, they more than makes up with authenticity, and the chance to see the exuberant congeniality of small town Italian life.
Feb. 9, 2011
Italian Olive Oil Sales Up in Latest Report
In numbers released by the Italian olive oil packagers association ASSITOL, domestic and export sales of Italian olive oil increased sharply over a year ago.
Nov. 18, 2010
Not Your "Run of the Mill" Olive Oil Tour
Lara Camozzo tours the midieval birthplace of a famous conspiracy and gets an estate producer's take on modern-day collusion in the Italian olive oil industry.
Oct. 26, 2010 Europe
Production in Italy Below Average as Subsidized Farmers Hold Back
Oct. 12, 2010 Featured
Sep. 28, 2010 Producer Profiles
Sep. 28, 2010 Europe
Aug. 12, 2010 Featured
Jul. 26, 2010
Q&A with Piero Gonnelli, Frantoio Santa Tea
"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
Jul. 23, 2010
For Family Making Olive Oil for 425 Years, Practice Makes Perfect
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.
Jun. 16, 2010
Not All Good News at Italian Olive Oil Group's Annual Meeting
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.
Jun. 6, 2010
A Centrifugal Force: Gennaro Pieralisi
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.