Olive Oil News & Harvest Updates

How to Read an Olive Oil Label (Without Getting Fooled)

Olive oil labels are full of terms that sound reassuring but don't always mean what shoppers assume they mean. Some are strictly regulated. Others are marketing language dressed up to... Read more...

How to Store Olive Oil So It Stays Fresh

How to Store Olive Oil So It Actually Stays Fresh

Buying fresh, high-quality olive oil is only half the equation. How you store it once it's home determines whether it actually stays that way, or quietly loses most of what... Read more...

Polyphenols Explained: Antioxidants Behind Fresh Olive Oil

Polyphenols Explained: The Antioxidants Behind Fresh Olive Oil

If you've spent any time reading about extra virgin olive oil, you've almost certainly come across the word "polyphenols." It gets used a lot, sometimes without much explanation. Here's what... Read more...

Why Harvest Date Matters More Than "Best Before"

If you've ever picked up a bottle of olive oil and gone hunting for a harvest date instead of a best-before date, you already understand something most shoppers don't: with... Read more...

Olio Nuovo olive oil bottles in five sizes

What Size Olive Oil Bottle Should You Actually Buy?

There's a quiet mistake hiding in a lot of pantries. It isn't a bad bottle of oil — it's the wrong-sized bottle of oil. A large tin that looked like... Read more...

Chemical-Free by Design: How Olio Nuovo Olive Oil Is Made

There's a simple reason Olio Nuovo tastes the way it does: nothing gets in the way of the olive. No solvents. No heat. No shortcuts. Just fruit, a press, and... Read more...

Olio Nuovo vs. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

If you've come across the term Olio Nuovo and wondered how it differs from the extra virgin olive oil already in your pantry — you're asking exactly the right question. The... Read more...

Why You Should Be Using Olive Oil Every Single Day

There's a version of good olive oil that lives in a lot of Australian kitchens as a special occasion ingredient. It sits in the cupboard, brought out for dinner parties... Read more...

Ancient olive grove representing the historical roots of olive oil production

The Ancient Tradition Behind Olio Nuovo — And How It Came to Australia

Every autumn in Tuscany, something quietly extraordinary happens. The olive harvest begins. Nets are spread beneath the trees, fruit is gathered by hand or mechanical rake, and the local frantoio... Read more...

How to Build a Better Pantry Start With Olive Oil

Build a Better Pantry with Olive Oil

A well-stocked pantry is one of the most useful things you can build in a kitchen. Not a pantry crammed with every ingredient imaginable, but a considered collection of things... Read more...

Macedon Ranges: Exceptional Olive Oil

When most people think of olive oil, they think of the Mediterranean. Tuscany, Crete, Andalusia ancient groves on sun-baked hillsides, olives ripening slowly in the long European summer. What... Read more...

Sunlit olive grove with rows of mature trees ready for harvest at Olio Nuovo

From Grove to Bottle: How Olive Oil Is Actually Made

Most people have a vague sense that olive oil comes from olives. Beyond that, the process is surprisingly unfamiliar — even to people who use olive oil every day and... Read more...