Harvesting olives
Spain is the world's largest producer of olive oil, much of which is shipped in bulk to Italy for re-packaging into "Italian" olive oil! (Italians only need their oil to be 40% Italian content to label it “Italian”)
Every country has its own idea of how the perfect oil should taste. The Greeks like their oil sharp and green, for example - but the Spanish like theirs more golden, and smooth on the palate.
Every country has its own idea of how the perfect oil should taste. The Greeks like their oil sharp and green, for example - but the Spanish like theirs more golden, and smooth on the palate.
Olive picking FAQs
29/01/12
My cousin asked loads of good questions about olives and olive harvesting, so I thought I'd share the answers with you !
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Olive harvest 2011
29/01/12
Our best year ever for our olive harvest, with superb healthy olives
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Olive harvest 2010
02/04/11
A bumper year for Yunquera Gold olive oil! Good weather means that all 850 trees were shaken and collected from this year.
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Our first 'real' olive harvest - 2006
16/05/06
The first good harvest at Casa Tyr, how very exciting!
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Olive harvest 2005
26/01/05
A disappointing harvest this year, but the life of a farmer is unpredictable!
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