Olive Oil Tasting – Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Olive Oil Tasting in Seville

Olive Oil Tasting: Tasting Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil at Basilippo in Seville: Spain produces some 45 percent of the world's supply of olive oil, which makes it the largest olive oil producer in the world. So on any holiday in Spain, especially to the Andalucia region, an olive oil tasting tour is an opportunity that's not to be passed up, especially for those who love this liquid gold. On our journey from the city of Seville to Carmona we made a detour to the Basilippo Olive Oil … [Read more...]

Christmas Festival in Aix-en-Provence

Aix's Interesting Christmas Festival: The town of Aix-en-Provence has an interesting Christmas festival.  Each year in December, the Festival of New Oil takes place at the "Place de la Rotonde" to celebrate the season's new olive oil and fresh truffles. The first pressing of the year's olives takes place in December and provides the much sought-after virgin oil. It was the Greeks who planted the first olive trees in the region and olives and olive products such as  tapenade (a purée of … [Read more...]