From a cultural point of view, olive oil, like wine and pasta, is “an ambassador of ‘made in Italy,’” he said, and associating with “a colossus like Starbucks” could improve the visibility of Italian olive oil producers. Some olive oil producers are intrigued by the new horizons that could open …
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The olive trees at the Green Gold Olive Oil Company’s Finca Fuensantilla in Beas del Segura, Spain, have suffered record temperatures and a lack of rainfall this year. (Alfredo Cáliz/Panos/Redux for CNN) Manuel Heredia Halcón’s grandparents planted the olive trees in his 1,200-acre grove in Andalusia, Spain, almost a century …
Read More »Here’s why you need to add olive oil to your skincare routine
Are you thinking about your new skincare product for your skin? Then, buy products infused with olive oil. Olive oil is obtained from the olive fruit, it is a monounsaturated fatty acid, a healthy variety of fat that can be used for meals and is also great for your skin. …
Read More »Legendary scenery, ancient olive groves and Blue Flag beaches – an escape to eastern Crete
A mythical land where the ancient Minoans had many of their settlements, palaces and places of worship, eastern Crete is an enchanting – and lesser explored – region where life is serenaded by the lap of waves on the brightly painted hulls of traditional fishing boats, and the Alpine-like jingle …
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