Olive Oil News & Harvest Updates

Olive Oil News & Harvest Updates

How to Find Transparent Olive Oil Brands
How to Find Transparent Olive Oil Brands
Learn how to find transparent olive oil brands. Decode labels, verify harvest dates, and check Australian standards to ensure authenticity. Read more...
The Journey of Fresh Italian Olive Oil
The Journey of Fresh Italian Olive Oil to Australia
A bottle of Italian olive oil may look simple sitting on a kitchen bench. But its journey is anything but simple. Before it reaches Australia, it begins in an olive... Read more...
Fresh Olive Oil for Christmas: A Mediterranean Tradition Worth Discovering
Fresh Olive Oil for Christmas: A Mediterranean Tradition Worth Discovering
Christmas gifts do not always need to be complicated. Sometimes the best gifts are things people can open, share and enjoy immediately. Fresh olive oil fits that idea perfectly. Across... Read more...
Fresh extra virgin olive oil being poured, showing golden-green colour
How to Tell If Your Olive Oil Is Really Fresh
Most olive oil labels tell you whether the oil is extra virgin. Far fewer tell you the one thing many shoppers really want to know: How fresh is it? Freshness... Read more...
Why December Is a Great Time for Fresh Mediterranean Olive Oil
Why December Is a Great Time for Fresh Mediterranean Olive Oil
December means something very different depending on where you are in the world. In Australia, it means summer, Christmas entertaining and warm-weather food. Across the Mediterranean, however, December comes just... Read more...
What Makes New-Season Olive Oil So Special?
What Makes New-Season Olive Oil So Special?
For olive oil producers, the first oil of a new harvest is something worth celebrating. The fruit has spent months developing on the trees. Harvest has begun. The mill is... Read more...
Why Olive Oil Should Be Treated Like a Seasonal Food
Why Olive Oil Should Be Treated Like a Seasonal Food
We understand that strawberries have a season. We know tomatoes taste different at the height of summer. We look forward to cherries appearing at a particular time of year. Yet... Read more...
From Grove to Table: Following the Fresh Olive Harvest
From Grove to Table: Following the Fresh Olive Harvest
Every bottle of olive oil has a beginning. Before it reaches a supermarket shelf, restaurant table or kitchen pantry, it starts as fruit growing on a tree. That journey from... Read more...
The Best Time of Year to Buy Fresh Extra Virgin Olive Oil
The Best Time of Year to Buy Fresh Extra Virgin Olive Oil
When is the best time of year to buy fresh extra virgin olive oil? The answer is not as simple as choosing one month. It depends on where the olives... Read more...
Why Fresh Olive Oil Tastes Better Than Older Bottles
Why Fresh Olive Oil Tastes Better Than Older Bottles
There is a big difference between olive oil that is simply still within its best-before date and olive oil that is genuinely fresh. Most shoppers are used to seeing olive... Read more...
Fresh sourdough bread paired with Olio Nuovo extra virgin olive oil
Sourdough Is Trending Again: And It Might Be the Best Way to Taste Fresh Olive Oil
Sourdough is having another moment. Food-trend reporting for 2026 continues to show growing interest in sourdough bread and fermented foods, proving that some of the most appealing food trends aren't... Read more...
Peppery extra virgin olive oil with bitter greens like radicchio and rocket
Bitter Is Back: Why Peppery Olive Oil Is a Sign Worth Paying Attention To
Sweet has dominated food culture for a long time. But in 2026, something more interesting is happening. Bitter flavours are making a comeback. Bitter greens are appearing prominently in current... Read more...