What is EVOO?

What is EVOO?

In this article you will learn: What EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) is and how it is produced by cold mechanical extraction. The main categories of olive oil and how extra virgin fits in as the highest quality. How specialists abbreviate extra virgin olive oil: EVOO, AOVE, and XVOO. Basic health and nutritional characteristics that … Read more

The taste of extra virgin olive oil

Olivenöl von Oro del Desierto

In this article you will learn: How to taste extra virgin olive oil to detect real quality. Key sensory traits: aroma, bitterness, pungency and fruitiness. How to differentiate real extra virgin olive oil from refined oils using taste. Practical tasting techniques to appreciate olive oil flavor nuances. How to Test Extra Virgin Olive Oil by … Read more

The top 3 summer trends of Spain 2017!

Pool Flamingo and Olive Oil

Swimming pools! This summer trend was one of Spanish trends this year. Out of the beach and to the swimming pool. And like Spanish stile with a lot of pool party’s! Flamingo! In ale sizes and in each location, on the pool on the beach or at home. Everyone liked to have some of this … Read more

Michelin Guide Spain 2017 – the full list

Girona hosted last Wednesday the gala presentation of the ‘Michelin Guide 2017 for Spain and Portugal’. We tell you what have been your most outstanding news for the Spanish gastronomy. The Michelin Guide Spain 2017 adds to its usual restaurants, a new restaurant with 3 stars, 7 restaurants with 2 stars and 22 restaurants with … Read more

Pyrenees salad – Tomatoes and fresh olive oil

Tomaten Salat

Pyrenees salad, with fresh olive oil from the Alfar olive oil mill. The salad is seasoned with wild herbs (dried oregano) and salt from the Pyrenees. The salt from the Pyrenees “Sel des Pyrénées” has special characteristics so it has a 10 times higher natural iodine value than sea salt.

A delightful dish for the hole year, the salad invites to a healthy and delicious dinner.

Good Appetite

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Oro del Desierto harvest 2016-2017

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Harvest starts in Oro del Desierto. After a long work during one year with the olive trees, the time is coming for the harvest. The harvest of the still green and beautiful olives starts this days and they are delivered directly to the farm own olive mill of Oro del Desierto. This is the most … Read more

Día de la tostada – The Olive oil toast day of Arróniz

Dia de tostada

On the 28 of February 2016 it will be celebrated in Arróniz the “Día de la Tostada” (“The Olive Oil Toast Day”). Since 2015 this event is included in the list of Spanish Festival of National Interest. During this day it  is celebrated the official presentation of the new olive oil of the year from Trujal Mendía which is the most important olive … Read more