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BEST OF SHOW !! – Ascolano img

BEST OF SHOW !! – Ascolano

Date: April 05, 2016

My Family’s Ascolano Extra Virgin Olive Oil Wins: “Best Of Show” Last weekend in Monterey, at the annual California Olive Oil Council Membership Meeting, my Family’s Estate Grown Ascolano Extra Virgin Olive Oil took home the top prize for medium growers: BEST OF SHOW.  I could not be more excited! When I called my parents […]


The Ultimate Guide to Producing Award Winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 11 Steps img

The Ultimate Guide to Producing Award Winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 11 Steps

Date: October 09, 2015

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 […]


3 Common Olive Varieties Responsible for the California table olive and olive oil industries we know today img

3 Common Olive Varieties Responsible for the California table olive and olive oil industries we know today

Date: September 25, 2015

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 […]


An update on the 2015 olive harvest in California img

An update on the 2015 olive harvest in California

Date: September 17, 2015

[wpvideo whfJ8twC]   An update on the 2015 olive harvest in California with Dewey of Olive Fantastic​:  “It’s early, I’m talking 2-3 weeks early, and fruit is ripening quickly in some areas of California.  Growers and millers should be planning now, and keep a close eye on fruit, because I have a feeling it’s going […]


How polyphenols from extra virgin olive oil will extend your life – protecting your cardiovascular system img

How polyphenols from extra virgin olive oil will extend your life – protecting your cardiovascular system

Date: September 15, 2015

“The health benefits of extra virgin olive oil are extraordinary and life changing – you should be consuming it daily!” You can simply Google the “Health benefits of Olive Oil,” and you’ll see there are endless amounts of information about how great olive oil is for you…and it is. The reason olive oil is so […]


My Story img

My Story

Date: September 11, 2015

Olive Fantastic is my first blog, and I’m proud of it. Although, I started my olive oil / gourmet food career nearly 10 years ago with a company I left to pursue greater opportunities, and a better life.  My first experience in the gourmet food world started with Lucero Olive Oil. The idea for the company literally […]


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Hi, My First Post!

Date: May 30, 2015

Hi Foodies, Gourmet Food Entrepreneurs, Olive Oil Businesses, and all who believe that something normal can be something great! I’m Dewey Lucero, and this is my first blog entry. I’m really excited to start and share my own blog here at Olive Fantastic, it’s something I’ve been working towards for over a year now. The […]


I love talking olive oil, please feel free to contact me via email or phone. Here is my contact information:

Dewey Lucero
Olive Fantastic
9385 Old State Hwy, Unit #4
Newcastle, CA 95658
Phone: 530-514-4006
Fax: 4215 4879 125
Email: dewey@olivefantastic.com