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Pic by Michael McCollum, Aricle by Reed Fujii, LODI – Winegrapes are a $200 million-a-year business in San Joaquin County. But now a series of newspaper ads, touting better profits for olive oil, is asking Lodi-area growers to consider replacing their vineyards. The aim is to roughly double the acreage of olives grown in “super-high-density” […]

We all know how great olive oil – especially extra virgin olive oil – is. But there are a great many uses for this wonderful fruit oil that many people are completely unaware of. Here are a few… Olive oil is a great hair tonic as well as a great hair conditioner. A drop or […]

By Bev Bennett, Gold, olive green, citrine: all colors of olive oils. When you’re reaching for oil to use in a salad dressing or for cooking, color isn’t the most important consideration. Instead, you want oil that’s appropriate to your dish, says Alessio Carli, who makes olive oil and wine for Pietra Santa Winery near […]

Photography by Steve Brown, Recipe by Abi Ulgiati, Mediterranean flavours adorn these bite-sized morsels that taste delicious washed down with ice-cold Sangria. Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Many people have remarked over the years that “Extra Virgin” is a very strange name to apply to a type of olive oil. And they are right too – kind of… The term is given to the oil extracted from olives that is in its purest possible state. This is oil that has not undergone […]