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By Leslie Gornstein, Special to The Times In California wine country, olive oil may be the new Chardonnay. Producers are offering tours and tastings. Squished together like grapes in a harvesting crate, the weekend wine-tasters are crawling along clogged California 29 through the Napa Valley. The olive trees lining the road whisper of the Other […]

Olives on a slice of pizza. Fettuccine tossed with garlic-infused olive oil. An olive tapenade brushed over some crusty bread. Olives have been coloring the culinary world for ages, and now the humble orb is leaving its mark on the beauty industry. Thymes, a company that sells products made with natural ingredients, is offering a […]

By Michael Van Cassell, Allesio Carli, wearing a flannel shirt and heavy construction ear protection, stood in the doorway between two seemingly different worlds. Behind him sat casks full of maturing Pietra Santa wine stacked ceiling high. In front of him, two growers from Carmel Valley dipped their fingers into their inaugural batch of green […]

Redisland(TM) Australia Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tastes Fresher and Is Rich in Antioxidants and Nutrients as a Result of Australian Harvesting Techniques and Unique Packaging Concepts – MIDDLETOWN, R.I., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ — A new Australian premium extra virgin olive oil by the brand name redisland(TM) Australia is being introduced to U.S. consumers nationwide […]

Fritz Grupe hopes to prove the rebirth of olive-oil production in California with his new olive orchard at his Lodi home and property Text by Reed Fujii, Picture : Michael McCollum/The Record, Fritz Grupe, perhaps best known as the Stockton builder of Brookside and other major projects, never planned to get into land development. He […]