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José Gourmet Sardines: What the Tin Says, and W...

José Gourmet's tins are famous for their illustrated wrappers — and the brand's own product pages carry no ingredients list at all. We read every sardine listing in both languages,...

José Gourmet Sardines: What the Tin Says, and W...

José Gourmet's tins are famous for their illustrated wrappers — and the brand's own product pages carry no ingredients list at all. We read every sardine listing in both languages,...

Very small dark purple-black olives glossy with brine heaped in a shallow white dish on pale stone

Taggiasca Olives: The Cultivar, the PGI, and Wh...

Taggiasca olives — the small dark Ligurian fruit that gives both the table olive and the oil. What the 2023 PGI specification actually requires, the five product types it covers,...

Taggiasca Olives: The Cultivar, the PGI, and Wh...

Taggiasca olives — the small dark Ligurian fruit that gives both the table olive and the oil. What the 2023 PGI specification actually requires, the five product types it covers,...

Large bright green olives hanging on a silvery olive branch above dry stony ground in warm light

Nocellara Olives: The Cultivar, the PDO, and th...

Nocellara olives and Castelvetrano olives are the same fruit under two names, and only one of them is registered. We pulled the EU register and read the dossier: the three...

Nocellara Olives: The Cultivar, the PDO, and th...

Nocellara olives and Castelvetrano olives are the same fruit under two names, and only one of them is registered. We pulled the EU register and read the dossier: the three...

Shallow white bowls of assorted olives, large green, small dark and purple-black, on a pale stone counter

Italian Olives: The Varieties, the Register, an...

Italy grows a great many olive cultivars, but only five of its table-olive names are actually registered in the EU. We pulled the register ourselves and read the specifications. What...

Italian Olives: The Varieties, the Register, an...

Italy grows a great many olive cultivars, but only five of its table-olive names are actually registered in the EU. We pulled the register ourselves and read the specifications. What...

Rolling Californian hillside planted with rows of olive trees, dry golden grass and oaks in warm evening light

Pasolivo Ranch: What Is Actually on the Hill at...

Pasolivo ranch is a working olive farm on the hills west of Paso Robles, with an on-site mill and a tasting room open daily. What is actually on the property,...

Pasolivo Ranch: What Is Actually on the Hill at...

Pasolivo ranch is a working olive farm on the hills west of Paso Robles, with an on-site mill and a tasting room open daily. What is actually on the property,...

Large glass jar of green and dark olives in cloudy brine with bay leaf and lemon peel on scrubbed wood

Organic Olives: What the Certificate Covers on ...

Organic on a bottle of oil is a claim about the grove. Organic on a jar of olives has to cover the cure as well, because a table olive is...

Organic Olives: What the Certificate Covers on ...

Organic on a bottle of oil is a claim about the grove. Organic on a jar of olives has to cover the cure as well, because a table olive is...