Olive Oil News & Harvest Updates

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The Final Drizzle: Why Finishing Oil Is One of 2026’s Biggest Food Trends

There’s a small change happening in kitchens and restaurants in 2026. People aren’t only asking: What should I cook with? They’re increasingly asking: What should I finish the dish with?... Read more...

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The Real Food Reset: Why People Are Looking at Their Ingredient Lists Again

Turn over almost any packaged food in the supermarket and you'll find something people are paying much more attention to in 2026: the ingredient list. The conversation around ultra-processed foods... Read more...

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Why Simple Food Is Making a Comeback: And Good Olive Oil Makes All the Difference

Somewhere along the way, everyday cooking became complicated. Long ingredient lists. Specialist sauces. Seasoning blends. Meal replacements. Flavour powders. Products designed to make other products taste like food. But one... Read more...

Fibermaxxing with Mediterranean beans, lentils, vegetables and Olio Nuovo high polyphenol extra virgin olive oil.

Fibermaxxing, Novello & High Polyphenol Olive Oil | Olio Nuovo

Every year, social media seems to find a new way to reinvent an old eating habit. In 2026, one of the biggest examples is fibermaxxing. The idea is simple: intentionally... Read more...

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Olive Oil, Novello & High Polyphenols: Why Harvest Matters | Olio Nuovo

For years, most people bought olive oil in much the same way they bought salt or flour. Find a bottle. Check the price. Put it in the pantry. But that's... Read more...

How to Build a Mediterranean Pantry

Some of the biggest food trends aren't really new at all. In 2026, shoppers and home cooks are rediscovering the Mediterranean pantry: shelves filled with good olive oil, tinned fish,... Read more...

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The Olive Oil Shot Trend: Should You Really Drink Extra Virgin Olive Oil Every Morning?

Scroll through wellness content lately and you may notice an old Mediterranean staple appearing in a surprisingly new format: the morning olive oil shot. People are swallowing a spoonful or... Read more...

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Fresh vs. Supermarket Olive Oil: What's Really in the Bottle

The blend problem A large proportion of the olive oil sold on mass-market shelves is blended — combined from oil sourced across multiple countries and multiple harvest seasons, mixed to... Read more...

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Olive Oil and the Mediterranean-Style Diet: Where Olio Nuovo Fits In

terranean-style eating patterns — it's often described as the primary source of dietary fat, used daily and generously rather than sparingly or as an afterthought. Here's what that actually looks... Read more...

What Olio Nuovo's Gold Medals Actually Mean

Award stickers on food packaging are everywhere, and it's entirely fair to be a little skeptical of them — plenty are self-awarded, regional-only, or judged with minimal rigour. So here's... Read more...

Olive grove at Bylands Estate in the Macedon Ranges at dusk

Bylands Estate: The Macedon Ranges Terroir Behind Olio Nuovo

Where Bylands Estate sits Bylands Estate is located in the Macedon Ranges region of Central Victoria — an area better known, historically, for its cooler climate, elevated terrain, and volcanic... Read more...

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Can You Cook With Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Smoke Point Myths, Busted

What smoke point actually is Smoke point is the temperature at which an oil begins visibly smoking and breaking down. It's often treated online as a single fixed number attached... Read more...