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“All those trying to impose the Nutriscore food labeling system to encourage the consumption of foods such as chips or sugary drinks should read the study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. According to it, half a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil a day can reduce the risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease, c...

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Let us transport you to the gorgeous region of Puglia through this olive oil tasting! When: Tue, February 1, 2022 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM CST - Where: ICCC Houston, 1101 Milford St, Houston, TX 77006 We will discover a nearly unknown land, Puglia, through one of its most precious fruits: extra virgin olive oil. This will be an opportunity to learn...

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With harvesting and milling operations well underway across most of Italy, the forecast is confirmed of 315 thousand tons of olive oil for the 2021-22 campaign. Production is therefore up by +15% compared to 2020, when the harvest was particularly poor. This is what emerges from the latest surveys on the current olive oil campaign, carried out by t...

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Armando Manni, the Italian filmmaker who founded MANNI in 2001, takes food very seriously. What started as a personal mission to create the best organic extra-virgin olive oil turned into a 20-year-long endeavor to produce the best premium organic extra-virgin olive oil on the market. And his commitment to quality has paid off. Manni’s products are...

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The Olive is present in Eighteen out of Twenty regions in Italy. There are at least 400 cultivars growing in Italy. In Italy we eat according to the Region and Season. Regional Olive Varietals compliment the food.  Around this time of the year we buy our yearly consumption from a nearby farm. We also buy smaller bottles of extra virgin olive oil f...

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The olive tree has always been — and remains to be — a prominent and notable figure associated with typical Italian life. Any trip to Italy will delight you with bottles of its purest olive oil, finest olive wood kitchenware, and tastiest dishes that highlight one of the country’s most famous commodities. There is now a family-run business in the C...

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Today we will learn about the production stages of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, the techniques and the process for its production, having Italian Tradition given you a little introduction about its main characteristics and nutritional properties just last week. Stage 1: olive harvest The chemical and compositional features of the olive change sensibly d...

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We are the country with the greatest records in international competitions for the best quality extra virgin olive oil. Now we are aiming to win also with table olives. We are currently ahead of the Spanish in terms of consumption and production, but the passion for the 80 or so varieties made in Italy is growing year after year, so much so that in...

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The first evidence of olive growing in Abruzzo date from the period of Roman domination, when the protectionist measures adopted by Rome favoured an expansion of olive-growing and the olive oil industry.  Virgil speaks of olive trees in the Marsica, near Lake Fucino, while Ovid documents their production in the Peligna Valley. With the fall of the...

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n recent months in Italy, there has been a real escalation in the requests for recognition of extra virgin olive oil with a Geographical Indication. The novelty lies in the attempt to replicate a successful model, that of Olio Toscano PGI. An exemplary case as even before the EU certification it has focused on a production area such as Tuscany, whi...

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