by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Nov 17, 2011 | General, Growing Olives, Language of Olive Oil
The olive oil world is being tempted to follow the wine world down the path of questionable language: it’s time to decide if that is an “olive varietal,” or an “olive variety.” This was brought to my attention by Mike Madison, Yolo County...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Nov 10, 2011 | Australia Trip Oct 2011, General, Olive Oil Standards
Where do we go from here?— Legal standards and chemistry were only part of the ground covered at the Australian Olive Association National Conference. A significant amount of time was devoted to the world of promotion and marketing, and how this informs the efforts at...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Nov 6, 2011 | Australia Trip Oct 2011, General, Olive Oil Standards
Where the Olive Oil Industry is Now, and How We Got Here— The theme of the Australian Olive Association’s (AOA) 2011 national conference, “Restoring Trust in the Trade of Olive Oil,” was a logical choice in the year that saw approval of a new olive oil standard in...
