Category Archives: Serving Olive Oil

Why Our New Bottle is Green & Has Olive-Shaped Grips

Here’s the second installment in a two-part Q&A in which Ron Vandenberg gives his perspective on the creative process behind our new rectangular bottle. Ron is co-founder of the crack design firm Berkeley Merchant, in Berkeley, Calif. Our CEO, Gregg … Continue reading

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Our New Olive Oil Bottle & Why It Breaks From Tradition

You may have noticed. We rang in 2011 with a new sleek, green bottle for the extra virgin olive oils produced from our fall harvest. The color and rectangular shape reflects hours of brainstorming as well as a desire to … Continue reading

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Tweet This: “Jamie oliver bloody loves olive oil!”

At 35, Jamie Oliver is at the top of his culinary game. He’s a television  star, restaurant operator, cookbook author, even a Twitter sensation. The British celebrity chef’s prodigious use of olive oil has become a regular topic of conversation … Continue reading

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Our Limited Reserve EVOO is Now Available to Order

We’ve begun bottling our Limited Reserve extra virgin olive oil and it’s now available to order. You can click here to order the freshest EVOO we make. Formerly called Olio Nuovo, Limited Reserve is sold during — and a short … Continue reading

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No Translation Required: Our Limited Reserve EVOO

We just started harvesting our olives and already we’ve been receiving lots of emails from people asking eagerly when a limited version of our  extra virgin olive oil will be available. It will be within the next few weeks! If … Continue reading

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Olive Oil Primer: A Look at the Arbosana Olive

California’s winemakers looked to countries such as France, Italy, and Spain for the grapes they now grow here and crush into wine. Chardonnay, as you may know, is the white grape of France’s famed Burgundy region. California’s extra virgin olive … Continue reading

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Olive Oil Primer: A Look at the Arbequina Olive

Think of extra virgin olive oil like wine. That’s what we sometimes tell people when we talk about the different extra virgin olive oils we produce. Just like different wines are made from different grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon or … Continue reading

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What Does Jamie Oliver Mean by a “glug” of Olive Oil?

I’ve been asked the question, “What exactly is a drizzle of olive oil?” Our friends in the culinary world have offered up a variety of responses. I’ve since come across another intriguing measurement for olive oil: a “glug.” The term … Continue reading

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What is “a Drizzle of Olive Oil?”

A friend recently asked: “Claude, you work for an extra virgin olive oil company. What exactly does it mean when a recipe calls for ‘a drizzle of olive oil?’” Being the salesman that I am, I wanted to say it’s … Continue reading

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