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By David Cousins, It’s tempting – but maybe a bit premature – to say that the reign of olive oil as the king of culinary oils is drawing to a close. We Britons buy £104m-worth of it every year, according to market research company Mintel, and sales are still climbing. In fact the value of […]

Deliver big flavors from your kitchen by using a leading chef’s secret: “Elevate the flavors of any meal by using olive oil from Spain in recipes that call simply for oil,” according to award-winning culinary innovator José Andrés. “The unique flavor and smooth, vibrant taste of olive oil from Spain adds depth of flavor to […]

‘ollo’ award-winning Australian extra virgin olive oils arrive on shelves in UK Two new award-winning Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oils, from the family which built one of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest horticultural companies, have arrived at Sainsbury Supermarkets just as they scoop yet another accolade from industry giants. ollo Fresh & Fruity was last week […]

by Vassilis Gialamaraki, Images by Jonxyz/scullywho/Kjersten Olive trees are an integral part of the Cretan landscape and a source of life and health to Cretans, symbolizing peace and fertility. So, on a sunny Sunday in January we went out to pick olives. My mother, Katharina, had planned this day for a long time. We were […]

By Rachel Webb, I hope I ‘m not the only one, but before moving to the main olive growing area of Spain I thought that black olives and green olives were different varieties. But they’re not. My nearest town, Martos, is the olive growing capital of Spain. In the 50 km surrounding Martos they harvest […]