This is your last chance to place an order for fresh olive oil. We will be sending Francesco the final numbers on Saturday. We hope to receive our shipment in early February. Secure your supply of oil and enjoy this delicious experience.
Many happy wishes for the holidays. I hope you are all enjoying cooking your holiday meals with Amelia Oil!
Do you really know where that olive oil is from? It may say product of Italy, but many big olive oil companies purchase cheaper oil throughout the Mediterranean (Spain, Greece and North Africa) and sell it as Italian. How can they get away with this? Well, because they are mixing and blending it in Italy, which makes it technically a product of Italy.
Amelia Oil is 100% extra virgin olive oil from the town of Amelia in Umbria. We know the farmers and the miller, so we can guarantee the origin of our oil.
For more on the dubious origins of some Italian olive oils, take a look at this enlightening article from the New York Times
Who came up with this silly classification in the first place? No, it does not have to do with the olives’ moral integrity, but it does take into consideration other virtues. What sets extra virgins apart from other types olive oil is mainly their low acidity (0.8% oleic acid or less). Amelia Oil was closer to 0.4% last year. Extra virgin olive oil is obtained from olives and it is not chemically altered in any way. Low acidity is what makes extra virgin olive oil so palatable and it should never taste greasy or bitter. Acidity this low can only be obtained from the first pressing of the olives. Other grades of olive oil can be chemically altered using solvents and may be obtained from the second pressing of the pits and pulp.
For more on the different classifications of olive oil grades, take a look at the Olive Oil Source site.
Next, I will try to dispel some of the myths about cold pressing and filtering.
After Tyler’s article about Amelia Oil came out in the North Shore News this week, we have had a lot of calls and orders. Thank you! We are still taking orders for our 2007 shipment of fresh extra virgin olive oil from Umbria but I will giving Francesco the final numbers after Christmas so he can start putting the order together and get it shipped off.
I talked to Francesco the other day and he is really excited about this year’s harvest. It is one of the best in a long time. Don’t miss out! Order your oil ASAP. You can order on-line at www.ameliaoil.com.