All of this concerning messaging has many reaching for olive oil, which is derived from olives, not seeds.Zoom in even ...

Touring their centuries-old olive orchard and state-of-the-art oil mill with just a month to go before harvest, Crudo’s Giuseppe Schiralli and Antonio Rutigliano are all smiles.

As a result of what the Italian newspaper La Repubblica is calling “The Black Year of Italian Olive Oil,” the olive harvest through much of Italy has been devastated — down 35% from last year.

Italian olive oil prices are due to jump by as much as 20 percent, after combination of bad weather and pests hit harvest in Southern Europe, most of all in Italy.

It's reliably reported that 80% of the Italian olive oil on the market is fraudulent. Some experts think that percentage is an exaggeration. Others believe that the bigger problem is poor quality ...

By law, 100 percent Italian olive oil must be marked "product of Italy." But, to meet demand, Italian producers might mix it with olives from Spain or Greece.

Dry spells and erratic weather cost Italian farmers up to two billion euros a year in lost revenue, according to a report by the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC). Italian farm group ...

1. In a bowl large enough to hold all the ingredients, whisk the garlic, red wine vinegar, and a pinch each of salt and ...