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Apr. 10, 2011
Women of the Olive Oil World Make Themselves Heard
One group of dedicated olive oil entrepreneurs, producers and experts are seeking solidarity and change in the male-dominated business culture of Italy.
Mar. 31, 2011
Italian Investigators Uncover "Falsified Foods"
"Because Italian foods are the most prized in the world, it's clear we also have primacy in falsified foods" - Cesare Patrone, head of the Corpo Forestale
Mar. 28, 2011
'Artisanal' Olive Oil Producers Meet in Rome to Talk Strategy
Everyone seemed to agree that differentiation from mass-market brands was key, and it would take a long time and a lot of hard work for high quality olive oil to garner the price it deserves.
Mar. 24, 2011 Featured
Mar. 16, 2011 Fairs, Competitions
Mar. 16, 2011 Food & Cooking
Mar. 7, 2011 World
Mar. 2, 2011 Featured
Feb. 17, 2011
Zero Kilometer Olive Oils and More at Rome’s Urbana 47
Steps from the Coliseum Angelo Belli's "zero kilometer" kitchen has become a favorite for locals and traveling foodies seeking authentic regional cuisine.
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
Production in Italy Below Average as Subsidized Farmers Hold Back
Last winter’s large amount of rain helped growers in the south and central regions but hurt northern farms, while some farmers chose not to harvest at all.
Oct. 12, 2010
Fabrizia Cusani and Giampaolo Sodano
With a guidebook to Italy's olive mills, an educational television show about EVOO, and a film drama in which olive oil plays the leading man, this team gets the word out.
Sep. 28, 2010
Farming On the Edge of an Olive's Comfort Zone
You won't find much olive oil production in Italy north of the Cividale plains where Franco Diacoli says his Bianchera olives "never stop growing and developing intense flavors and aromas."
Sep. 28, 2010
In Italy, Spanish Olive Oil Prices Too Good to Pass Up
Italians are buying a lot of Spanish olive oil these days. Historically low prices have pushed Spanish exports to its trans-alpine rival up 19% according to recent data.
Aug. 12, 2010
New Casaliva from "Grotto of Catullus" will be Pure Poetry
The restoration of an ancient olive grove will preserve the Sirmione landscape so beloved by the Latin poet.
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. 11, 2010
Made in Italy Claim "Used Like an ATM"
Companies are using the words "Made in Italy" like an ATM complained Unaprol's chairman, who called for stricter traceability measures to help Italian farms.
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.