Norah’s Cinnamon Pear Balsamic Cookies
Recipe by Norah Sugar and spice up your day with Norah's lovely cookies featuring dressed by an Olive Cinnamon Pear Dark Balsamic Vinegar, dressed by an Olive and a Whispering…
How Do Olive Oil Competitions Work?
Last year, MillPress won "Best of Class", six gold medals, and one silver medal for their olive oils! But you might be wondering: How do you win medals for olive…
Another Record-Breaking Year for MillPress EVOO (2020)
We can't help but be proud of the olive oil (and balsamics) that we serve you and especially so with our supplier MillPress knocking it out of the park yet…
What’s the Difference Between a Table Olive and an Oil Olive?
The quick answer is: nothing. Many varieties are used for both oil and pickling and in some places where farmers primarily grow olives for oil, they pickle those varieties for…
How Are Olives Harvested?
Table olives are hand-harvested so that there is no visible bruising in the finished product. Oil olives can be harvested by hand but are more typically mechanically harvested. For large…
How Is Olive Oil Tasted and Evaluated for Quality?
Professional tasters pour a small amount of EVOO into a stemless blue tasting glass. The blue glass obscures the color of the oil so that the taster is not biased…
When Is the Best Time to Harvest Olives for Oil of Extra Virgin Quality?
Quality is the ultimate goal. To succeed in this endeavor, olives are harvested at the greenish-yellow stage of ripeness (so, not really ripe at all) as early in the harvesting…
The Most Critical Part of Producing Olive Oil
The most critical variable (and least understood!) in producing fine olive oil is the ripeness level of the olive fruit when they are harvested. The level of ripeness affects both…