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Although Simon Johnson started his career as a chef (first by completing an apprenticeship through the InterContinental hotel group, and later through running a successful restaurant in New Zealand), eventually he…
The 2016 Australian National Olive Industry Conference and Trade Exhibition is being held from Monday, 3 to Wednesday, 5 October in Geelong, Victoria. The first two days are seminar sessions…
The villa that once belonged to Michelangelo, which includes an almost 1,000-year-old olive press and millstone, is going for about $8.4 million. “I think the property would be perfect for…
Leontyna by Australian producer Paringa Ridge joined Alonso Obsession by Chilean company Agricola Pobena and Trilogia by Argentinean company as top winners of the Sol d’Oro Southern Hemisphere 2016 competition,…
After a one-year test with Greek oils, the world’s second largest retailer has returned to Italy for its Kirkland Signature brand, saying it was “what members wanted.” https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/north-america/costco-switches-back-italian-private-label/52656
Any traveler who has driven through Andalusia and more specifically through the province of Jaén can tell you of its spectacular landscape, dotted with millions of olive trees. Their seemingly…
A Corsican olive oil producer feared for her orchards after the Xylella fastidiosa bacteria was spreading on the island, but for the third consecutive year, Fabienne Maestracci was rewarded for…
Perfect weather over the last few months has created conditions for a strong olive harvest in Italy, both for quantity and quality. But in recent days the climate has also…
It’s reliably reported that 80% of the Italian olive oil on the market is fraudulent. Some experts think that percentage is an exaggeration. Others believe that the bigger problem is poor…
Waiheke Island olive oil producers have done New Zealand proud in an international competition. The Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards Southern Hemisphere 2016 attracted 101 entries from…