7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1246+ words) An olive oil born among mil'len'nial olive trees and rooted in local his'tory is bring'ing a'dis'tinc'tive Montenegrin iden'tity to the global stage with Mirovica, a'mono'va'ri'etal from Montenegro. In the coastal city of Bar, at the heart of Montenegro's olive oil…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (599+ words) Umbrian grow'ers donated 120,000 olive branches for the Palm Sunday mass cel'e'brated by Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Sunday, March 29. The ini'tia'tive, pro'moted by the national asso'ci'a'tion Citt" dell'Olio (Olive Oil Cities), con'tin'ues a'col'lab'o'ra'tion with…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1130+ words) Fueled by gov'ern'ment poli'cies that encour'aged the plant'ing of new groves, Turkey's olive sec'tor has expanded dra'mat'i'cally over the past two decades. The num'ber of olive trees in the coun'try has nearly dou'bled, from about 100 mil'lion in the early 2000s to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (478+ words) The Olive Oil Times Education Lab's Sommelier Certificate Program will return to its flag'ship home in New York's Flatiron District for its 10th annual New York edi'tion. The New York pro'gram holds par'tic'u'lar sig'nif'i'cance for the Education Lab. Developed in 2015 by…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (681+ words) The European Union is export'ing some of its strongest food qual'ity stan'dards around the world. By plac'ing ori'gin and iden'tity at the cen'ter of major trade agree'ments, Brussels is sig'nal'ing a'broader shift: food qual'ity is no longer treated sim'ply as…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (739+ words) A retired math and physics teacher with four decades in olive growing, Drago Mali" won Croatia a Gold Award at the 2026 NYIOOC with a blend led by Oblica. Drago Mali", an 80-year-old olive grower from Suko'an in sun'lit Dalmatia, has…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (676+ words) Morocco's Agriculture Ministry has launched a new certification drive to expand geographical indications and protected origin labels, with olive oil a top priority. A new ini'tia'tive launched by Morocco's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries aims to strengthen the qual'ity pro'file…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1183+ words) Oro di Giano produces premium extra virgin olive oil in Umbria from native varieties, centered on one of the region's oldest olive trees. The farm is run by Claudia Pompilj, who built a second career in olive oil with great…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1212+ words) Nestled in north'ern Menorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands, Son Felip is work'ing to define a'dis'tinc'tive island pro'file for extra vir'gin olive oil through cul'ti'vated bio'di'ver'sity and regen'er'a'tive agri'cul'ture. The pro'ducer recently won a'Silver Award in its debut at the…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (13+ words) Umbrian Osteria Uses Interactive Olive Oil List to Deepen Guest Engagement'Olive Oil Times...