Yes, EVO oil analysis is a consumer right. I always say this to those who come to taste our oil. The producer-miller / customer-consumer relationship is not an equal relationship . You can ask {…}

Oil, pepper, salt… “mineral water” (italian nursery rhyme) someone might add. But jokes aside, do you remember the containers of oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in the photo? Some time ago it was normal {…}

Vintage 2024 – Final Evaluation. Despite increasingly difficult weather to manage, it was an excellent vintage. Here is the final evaluation of the 2024 vintage. While last year temperatures were over 30 degrees, this {…}

How to read the organoleptic analyzes of EVO oil (Panel Test) If you are a consumer who pays attention to the quality of the products you buy, you have probably heard of the panel {…}

Vintage 2023 – Final evaluation. It wasn’t a good year. The abundant rains of late spring occurred precisely during the flowering and pollination period, drastically reducing the number of fertilized flowers. During the summer, {…}

We talked about how to prepare and compose the Olive Oil List HERE. In this article we will try to describe the pros and cons of two approaches on how to integrate Carta degli {…}

The Oil List, the social lift of EVO oil. In recent years, in specialized groups, there are often discussions on “how to survive by producing EVO oil”. Everyone has their own recipes but in {…}

Where to buy EVO oil and how to choose it, not just a dilemma. In this article we will try to give you some suggestions to put you in a position to make a {…}

Vintage 2022 – Final evaluation. The climate this year, if possible, was even harsher than the previous one. The winter was warm and dry and the first rains were seen only in April. From {…}

In this article we tell you how good extra virgin olive oil is for the human body of any age. Let’s start by saying that the benefits we are going to talk about are {…}

What to do with the few olives that are left on the trees? Our test: baked olives, sweet, bitter, salty, spicy. Post harvest reconnaissance Strolling through the olive grove after harvesting invariably you will {…}

Vintage 2021, final evaluation. In the previous post where the trend of the year up to that moment was analyzed, the post ended with the wish: “If something good has been done during the {…}

Chemical analyzes of an olive oil are a fundamental step (although not the only one) for evaluating its quality and categorization as Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVO). The reports issued by ACCREDIA accredited laboratories {…}

Few days from harvest, an initial assessment can be made of the 2021 vintage that is nearing completion. The climate Let’s start with the climatic trend … It started with a warm March in {…}

Da un articolo de “La Terra Trema” del 1/11/2017 (…) Poi, nel dopoguerra, tutto muta velocemente: nel giro di dieci o venti anni le campagne si spopolano, le coloniche sono abbandonate e inizia un {…}

“It’s bitter and it pinches! I don’t like it.“. How many times have we heard it? Several studies and taste tests have shown that the majority of consumers do not appreciate bitter and spicy {…}

You have bought your reserve of EVO oil perhaps paying a little more than budgeted to guarantee you a high quality. Maybe it’s a 5-liter can that you open today to finish it in {…}