profiles
Mar. 5, 2021
Sustainable Tourism and High-Quality Production at Traldi Farm
At their farm in central Italy, Francesca Boni and Elisabetta Traldi deliver outstanding levels of quality while taking advantage of the region’s cultural importance and natural beauty.
Feb. 11, 2021
Catalan Producers Emphasize History and Sustainability in Tourism Initiative
The award-winning producers Mil & Un Verd are on a mission: preserve the historical structures and millennial olive trees of their estate while sustainably producing extra virgin olive oil from native varieties.
Feb. 2, 2021
History and Innovation Guide an Award-Winning Producer in Umbria
Through a fusion of historical influences and sustainable practices, Castello Monte Vibiano has achieved outstanding quality goals while preserving the local environment.
Dec. 28, 2020
California Farmer Learns to Adapt to Constant Change
Challenges created by the pandemic and climate change prompted an award-winning producer to go with the flow.
Dec. 1, 2020
Producers Transform Olives from Monumental Trees into Medicine on Crete
Along with producing award-winning extra virgin olive oil from their centuries-old trees, Eftihis Androulakis and Michalis Marakas are making inroads into the food supplement business. Their high-phenolic olive oils are being prescribed doctors in Belgium.
Oct. 12, 2020
The Mindful Production Behind an Award-Winning Greek Producer
For three generations the Gyftakis family has crafted extra virgin olive oil in one of the most fertile regions of Greece. Over time, they have learned to let nature take its course and attentively reap its rewards.
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Feb. 6, 2020
Casas de Hualdo: In the World of Don Quixote
I thought good oil could only be produced in small quantities, like a good cup of coffee. Casas de Hualdo represents a thought-provoking mix of quantity and quality.
Feb. 5, 2020
Cooperative in Calabria Offers Much More Than Good Olive Oil
The Nelson Mandela Social Cooperative produces high-quality extra virgin olive oil and promotes the social inclusion of refugees.
Jan. 26, 2020
Aceite Uno Helps Fund Research on Childhood Leukemia
Uno takes its name from a foundation dedicated to research on childhood leukemia.
Dec. 5, 2019
Stewardship and Excellence at García de la Cruz
Five generations of the García de la Cruz family have a hand in their award-winning brand from La Mancha.
Nov. 21, 2019
In La Mancha, 788 'Families' United in Quality
Forty years ago, a few dozen farmers in La Mancha started the cooperative of Valedepeñas. Today, Colival's 788 associates are looking to the future.
Oct. 21, 2019
Pruneti: Quality Craftsmen in the Heart of Chianti
In a rural stretch of Tuscany, dominated by vineyards and olive trees, Gionni and Paolo Pruneti combine centuries of agricultural know-how with the latest milling technology to produce extra virgin olive oils on the land of their ancestors.
Sep. 10, 2019
The Give and Take of French Cultivars
Local olive varieties in France are known for their sensory qualities, if not for their yields.
Dec. 28, 2017
Award-Winning Producer Credits His Team of 'Harvest Experts'
For two months a team of 150 people harvest the olives at Cortijo Virgen de los Milagros, like their parents and grandparents did. "The mill is only the extractor," says Luis Montabes. "Quality is born in the fields."
Dec. 13, 2017
Italy's Cooperatives: Strength in Numbers
Cooperatives of Italian olive growers reached the highest standards thanks to smootly-running incentive systems, while helping small scale proucers enter the market.
Nov. 13, 2017
Marina Colonna's Farm Is a Place Where History Meets Innovation
It's harvest time at Marina Colonna's farm in San Martino in Pensilis, Molise.
Sep. 18, 2017
California Olive Ranch: Defying Tradition
With a focus on technology, Gregg Kelley and his team seek to produce high-quality olive oil on a large scale.
Sep. 14, 2017
An Oasis of Award-Winning EVOO in Tabernas
Sergio Leone, the Italian filmmaker, chose the desert region of Tabernas as a film location for his Spaghetti Westerns. Few believed the area was right for olive oil production.
Aug. 21, 2017
Award-Winning Producer Seeks Investors for Underground Mill
Tamia's Pietro Re conceived an ultramodern, multi-purpose and sustainable mill -- and he's looking for backers.
Jul. 26, 2017
Monterosa Looks to the Future with Eye on the Past
Deep in the quiet sun-scorched hills surrounding the town of Montcarapacho, Monterosa’s philosophy has led it more than once to make the most of the unexpected.
Jul. 18, 2017
Oliva Lucia: A Tale of Love, Loss and Leccino in Istria
Behind Oliva Lucia is a story of resilience: how one woman overcame the challenges of life and nature to become the producer of an award-winning olive oil.
