from Branch to Bottle
American Olive Farmer Ascolano is created from trees planted in Corning, California. Often assumed to be Tuscan, Ascolano is an olive native to Ascoli Piceno. A small region in the south of La Marche, Italy. Ascolano olives were used to make Oliva all'ascolana. An...
A lovely field blend from La Marche, Di Lorenzetto is a delicious extra virgin olive oil from a little-known region in Italy. It's also the region where my husband's family farm is located, making this oil extremely special to me, and incredibly nostalgic. Di...
I’m excited to share this Vignoli Foods Coratina with you. In the midst of a very challenging harvest season and year, Puglia had a good harvest. It’s so deserved, they have struggled for several years to obtain a good-quality yield. Before these more recent changes,...
A beautiful and unique olive oil QUWA Koroneiki Hemp Infused EVOO is created by blending Koroneiki EVOO from Greece and 100% hemp oil from Colorado. This oil has a lovely aroma with green apple, banana, and notes of artichoke. It’s very herbaceous and packed with...
This American Olive Farmer Arbequina is medium intensity and one extremely versatile oil. Arbequina is the most common olive cultivar grown in California. It lends itself well to high-density and super-intensive growing environments. Dominating the California...
Ootopia Koroneiki Manaki blend is an intentionally created oil using two cultivars, to create balance, consistency and harmony in the product. Two methods of blending are typically available. One is a field blend where farmers pick olives of multiple cultivars and put...
Darmmess Souris extra virgin olive oil is created from ancient high-altitude trees. Some of the trees are up to 2000 years old in southern Lebanon. The care and dedication that goes into creating this oil is significant. The team, led by Rose, work hard throughout the...
Olizzi Everyday is just that, a versatile, complimentary, easy-to-use oil that is flexible and delicious. Created with so much care, love and passion by a women-led team in Turkey. Olizzi is consistently offering quality products. Turkey is often known for its table...
A true taste of Spain, Oro Bailen Picual is a beautiful example of this cultivar. It is very challenging to create a high-quality olive oil at scale. Oro Bailen has been working hard to produce high-quality olive oil for decades and is excelling. Their oils are well...
This single estate Koroneiki from Ootopia is cultivated from a small newly planted grove of trees in Iliokastro, Peloponnese. The trees are young, which offers a different and unique flavour profile to olives harvested from older growth and more mature trees....
Monogram Valanolia is a stunning and rare cultivar only found on Lesvos, and its flavour profile is fairly rare to find among Greek olive oils. In this specific example from Monogram, Valanolia is grown organically. Furthermore, the cultivar displays a prominent aroma...
The Olive Farm 2022 EVOO is vibrant and oh-so-green, pungent and robust. The foundation is a traditional Tuscan blend, of Frantoio, Leccino and Maurino along with a blend of the remaining olives grown on the olive farm. The average tree age is now 10 years, and as the...
Novello – meaning fresh oil in Italian always an early harvest oil that is the first produced of the season. It's typically created in small quantities, where quality is the most important focus and factor in production. Novello oils are special; whenever I get a...
When I first took a whiff of American Olive Farmer Olio Novello my senses were filled. Fresh artichokes, nutty almonds, wheatgrass and fresh aromatic herbs are immediately immersive. This fresh early harvest, unfiltered olive oil is a stunning blend of Arbosana with...
Parenzana is a delicate and floral cultivar that is native to Puglia, Italy. A corner of the world known for bold spicy intense olive oils. This Favuzzi Delicate Parenzana is a beautiful example of the cultivar. Filled with notes of fresh herbs and apples, as well as...
Bold and exciting on the palate, this Vignoli IGP Puglia is robust and filled with flavours of bright herbs, almonds and fresh artichoke. I love to pair it with tart vinegar or a squeeze of lemon to make a simple salad dressing or bread dip. It shows up beautifully in...
Ootopia's Manaki, a rare cultivar from the Peloponnese is a delightful, versatile olive oil. A delicious divergence from the traditional Koroneiki olive oils typical of this region. The Manaki trees are planted in the hills above the seaside village of Ermioni. The...
An extra virgin olive oil that lives up to its name! The Favuzzi Intense Coratina is a robust monocultivar from Andria, Puglia. Puglia is the largest olive oil-producing region in Italy. Coratina is very commonly found in Puglia. Although, it is often used as a...
Buttery and oh so creamy, this early harvest Francisco Gomez arbequina is a beautiful example of the cultivar. Picked before the olives start to turn pink. This is before version, they harvest at the end of September, or early October, weeks before a typical harvest...
A classic Tuscan extra virgin olive oil, this Tuscano IGP from Vignoli Food, is a delightful example. Claudio Vignoli, the master miller and olive oil sommelier behind the brand. He is the creator of this olive oil and has extensive experience in the olive oil...
The most decorated olive oil in Spain! Rincón de la Subbetica is incredibly special, and everyone agrees, which is not always the case in the olive community. It has received more than 300 awards since 2003, and it is created at a cooperative. Cooperatives are very...
This is a beautiful example from Francesco Gomez, their Picual is vibrant, green, and packed with notes of green tomato, tomato leaf and fresh herbs. Picual is the most cultivated olive in Spain with over one million hectares planted. Often the terrible grocery store...
Tenuta Fanti Olivastra is created from a collection of trees grown on a sunny Tuscan hillside. This vibrant and delicious extra virgin olive oil is a monocultivar Olivastra and fragrant with grassy green, and herbaceous aromas. The Tenuta Fanti Olivastra is packed...
Cesare, the master miller and creator behind the Domenica Fiore Novello extra virgin olive oil and the Domenica Fiore label. He is a true artist of the land. His heritage is traced back to the region for over 500 years, and his family has been serving the area through...
When I picked up this stunning ceramic bottle from Frantoio Muraglia I was hesitant, to say the least. The tag had all the information that I was looking for, harvest date, olive cultivar, estate, etc. and I was delighted to find the most delicious Peranzana upon...
As Canada’s only olive oil, it is such a pleasure to review The Olive Farm, olive oil and enjoy this juice! Only 45 litres were created from this harvest. That's only a few drops when compared to many commercial productions. To get a chance to taste this oil is so...
Estate Koroneiki, this oil is packed with fresh green notes of green apple, unripe banana, fresh artichoke, arugula and lots of black pepper
This complex Domenica Fiore Reserva is well-balanced and very robust. Looking for a bright, vibrant and pungent olive oil? This will soon be a favourite. From the first aroma to the lingering pungent, capsicum-like finish, it is a true example of an IGP Tuscan Blend...
This delicious Picual from Camino de Anibal is incredibly delicious. Because this oil is picked to press in under four hours from harvest, the olives were milled at peak quality. The bottle even has chemistry on it! With a low free fatty acidity of 0.1% (Remember -...
This lovely fruity olive oil is from one of my favourite family olive groves in Puglia, Italy. Created in a mix of both traditional and modern methods, this olive oils filled with notes of green apple, green artichoke.