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Aug. 8, 2012

Return to Rationality

The financial crisis has created many woes, and now it has forced the need to look back to forgotten things and practices that can take us out of the swamp.

Aug. 1, 2012

Olive Oil Producers Waste No Time Entering New York Competition

Olive oil producers around the world wasted no time registering their oils for entry today in the first New York International Olive Oil Competition.

Jul. 25, 2012

International Olive Oil Competition Coming to New York

Leading experts will assemble next April for the New York International Olive Oil Competition where they will identify, and honor, the world's best extra virgin olive oils.

Jun. 16, 2012

The Beauty of Olive Trees

We can all appreciate the beauties of nature, but it takes an enlightened soul – like artists' ones always are – to capture all the strenght and the poetry that lies in a ladybird, or in an olive tree.

Jun. 16, 2012

The Importance of a Good Cap

In Italy, producers, chefs and restaurateurs are choosing anti-fraud bottle caps to guarantee and preserve extra virgin olive oil quality.

Jun. 10, 2012

Epic Olive Trees

The olive tree is perhaps the perfect tree - hardy, beautiful and useful. It is due to these traits that some of the world’s oldest living things are olive trees, with specimens today still thriving after millennia.

Jun. 10, 2012

High Olive Pollen Hits Allergy Sufferers in Jaén

Jaén, Spain is home to over 65 million olive trees resulting in serious consequences for those with allergies in the province.

Jun. 9, 2012

Olive Oil Decoy

Have olive oils become a major commercial decoy for the food industry?

Jun. 9, 2012

Resurgence of a Centenary Tradition

When the people of Moreda de Álava say they are going to organise a party, you can be sure they’ll keep their word.

Jun. 7, 2012

Researchers Find New Technique to Prevent Olive Oil Fraud

A research team at the University of Córdoba is studying a new analytical technique to qualify extra virgin olive oil and prevent fraud.

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Jun. 6, 2012

Ávila Tasting Room Showcases International Selection of Olive Oils

The ancient olive mill, La Moraleda, of Santa Cruz del Valle in Andalucia, Spain, has opened an international tasting room in its Museum of Extra Virgin Olive Oil of Mediterranean countries.

May. 30, 2012

Hojiblanca Contest Winners Meet Singer, Taste Olive Oil

Hojiblanca and its "brand ambassador" singer David Bisbal, organized a tasting of extra virgin olive oil for the winners of a competition held on the company's Facebook page.

May. 29, 2012

Urban Extra Virgin: Olive Oil from Rome

In Rome, a group is promoting a different approach to urban life and citizenship, includiing olive picking from the abandoned trees within the city borders

May. 22, 2012

How Heat, Light and Oxygen Harm Olive Oil

A three-year study by Australian scientists confirms that oxygen, light and heat are among extra virgin olive oil’s worst enemies, and serves as a reference for calculating shelf life.

May. 22, 2012

Canena Castle Hosts 'Jaén Experience'

The first edition of "Jaen Experience" organized by the company Castillo de Canena Olive Juice was visited by over 1,000 people who enjoyed countless culinary delights.

May. 22, 2012

France University Offers Degree in Olive Oil

Students in the University of Montpellier program can earn a Diplôme Universitaire (DU) d'Oléologie, or a university specialization diploma in olive oil.

May. 20, 2012

Michelle Obama Awarded a 1,400 Year-Old Olive Tree

First Lady Michelle Obama will be awarded with a 1,400 year-old olive tree named "La Regina" in Salento for her commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

May. 16, 2012

Olive Tree Biomass a Promising Fossil Fuel Alternative

Research carried out by the University of Jaén has highlighted the great promise of olive tree biomass in the generation of ethanol as a bio-fuel.

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