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Israël OLIVES – Le Festival de la Branche d’Olive a pour but de célébrer la coexistence entre Juifs, Musulmans, Chrétiens et Druses Le Festival de la Branche d’Olive, qui s’étend sur deux semaines, draine des Israéliens vers le Nord, en Galilée, pour des évènements spéciaux, y compris des tournées dans les oliveraies et les petites […]

The north state is home to a number of olive oil growers and producers. A variety of olives flourish here because of the area’s Mediterranean-like climate. Not all businesses bottle under their own name, and they may sell their harvest to other producers or may only sell by wholesale. Visitors, especially on the weekends, may […]

By Marlene Parrish, An extra-virgin olive oil tasting is conducted much like a wine tasting. In a professional setting, small measures of olive oil are poured into clear cup-shaped glasses and placed in front of a panelist. Each glass is held up to the light and judged on color, which can be colorless or as […]

Texts: Marlene Parrish Photo: Tony Tye, Spain, not Italy, is the world’s largest producer of olive oil. Members of a Post-Gazette tasting panel sampled seven extra-virgin Spanish olive oils. Extra-virgin olive oils can be confusing. A recipe for pesto calls for a fruity and fragrant olive oil. A recipe for tapanade calls for a green […]