extra virgin olive oil

The sleepy corner of South Africa where the world’s best olive oil comes from

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As I swirl the golden liquid in my glass, I catch an aroma of freshly cut grass, the scent of extra virgin olive oil at its finest. I swallow, tasting the peppery notes of the polyphenols that have earned a small farm in South Africa’s Klein Karoo the title of the world’s best oil. As … Read more

a gourmet’s guide to the sustainable hotspot

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(Costa Navarino) “Now hit the tree with force,” says the gardener, trying to suppress his laughter at the sight of me swinging a garden rake at a Koroneiki olive tree. With the sound of raindrops, a dozen grape-sized fruits land on a green mesh cloth on the floor to catch them. They are then transferred … Read more