OF1 – How to taste extra virgin olive oil – the 4 x S’s – Swirl, Sniff, Slirp, Swallow – with Dewey – Episode #1
In this video I teach you how to taste extra virgin olive oil by using the “Four S’s” process. – The Video Blog of Olive Fantastic – I would love to have everyone learn how to taste olive oil because it’s a product we consume and use in our cooking every day. In this video […]
Olive Oil Attributes and Descriptors – Used When Tasting and Evaluating Olive Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil tasting is similar to tasting wine, you are tasting to judge if you like it or not, then use words like I have below to describe it. In general, there are three categories of extra virgin olive oil: Delicate Fruity Robust The specific attributes noted when tasting are: Fruitiness – The […]
Cutting open an olive with fly damage – Olive Fruit Fly Video – Yikes!
The Olive Fruit Fly is one of the only pests an olive tree, and olive fruit has. I wanted to show the damage Olive Fruit Fly can have on olive fruit. If you farm olives, you understand how annoying and devastating a bad infestation can be. In this video, I cut the olive open to […]
Nutritional Panel for Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Gourmet Food Labels
The Nutritional Panel for Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the same for any extra virgin olive oil, and you probably don’t need it. The picture above, is an example of what the nutritional label should look like for extra virgin olive oil. No matter what variety, or where you are in the world, it’s […]
Flavored Olive Oil: “Crushed” vs “Infused”
I’ve tasted all types of fantastic flavored oils, no matter the flavoring method. There are two methods of flavoring olive oil: Crushed or Agrumato Style, also called Fused – where whole fresh fruit, herbs or vegetables are crushed along with olives during the milling process (I prefer the term “crushed”). Infused – where flavoring or all-natural […]
Tasting, Blending and Choosing – Award Winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Over the past 9 years, I have won 282 awards in olive oil competitions. If you are wondering…yes, I’m very competitive, and I love winning, so I take this very seriously. I also strongly believe that winning awards plays a key role in your company’s marketing and sales, setting your brand apart from the rest […]
The Ultimate Guide to Producing Award Winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 11 Steps
Here are the 11 steps I have followed year-after-year to produce award-winning extra virgin olive oil: Farming & Growing Olives: How you, or your grower, farms the olives you’ll be crushing into oil plays a key role in the quality and flavor of your oil, which will determine if you win awards or not. This […]
Future Posts to Look For!
Tasting – Olio Nuovo – from several producers all over CA. Prepping for the 2016 Winter Fancy Food Show – now is the time! Tasting olive oil 101, a two-part series with videos and tips from professionals.
Selling your fruit for table olives or oil, and where can you make more money? Including: 2015 table olive & olive oil pricing.
“Some are committed, others have choices.” The great dilemma for many long-time growers with “traditionally planted” olive varietals is this: Should my olives be sold for olive oil or table olives? Where can I make more money? This will be a shorter post, with a general over-view, and I’ll dive more in depth on this subject for […]
3 Common Olive Varieties Responsible for the California table olive and olive oil industries we know today
These three varieties of olive are the mainstay of the table olive and olive oil industry in California we have built today. Pictured here are three different varieties of olives that were first planted in California for canning before the olive oil boom over 10 years ago. Many were planted over 100 years ago. Now, these same varieties […]
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