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Extra virgin olive oil for cooking

Can You Cook With Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

Smoke point isn't actually the test for whether an oil can handle heat — here's what does, and why extra virgin olive oil holds up.

Can You Cook With Extra Virgin Olive Oil?

Smoke point isn't actually the test for whether an oil can handle heat — here's what does, and why extra virgin olive oil holds up.

Extra virgin olive oil in a tasting glass, ready for a tasting at home

How to Taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil at Home

A simple, two-minute method for tasting extra virgin olive oil the way professional panels do — plus the difference between a good bottle and a flawed one.

How to Taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil at Home

A simple, two-minute method for tasting extra virgin olive oil the way professional panels do — plus the difference between a good bottle and a flawed one.

Grossal olives on the branch in a Valencian grove before harvest

Olive Farming: What Happens Before the Harvest

Origin & Sourcing Olive Farming: What Happens Before the Harvest Every October I go back to València, to the groves where Valèvida is grown, to help choose the olives that...

Olive Farming: What Happens Before the Harvest

Origin & Sourcing Olive Farming: What Happens Before the Harvest Every October I go back to València, to the groves where Valèvida is grown, to help choose the olives that...

A single bottle of Valèvida extra virgin olive oil showing the front label and hand-written harvest date

What's Actually on Our Label (and Why We Hand-W...

The hand-written harvest date, the illustrated landscape, the region and cultivar — a walk through what's actually on the Valèvida label and why it's there.

What's Actually on Our Label (and Why We Hand-W...

The hand-written harvest date, the illustrated landscape, the region and cultivar — a walk through what's actually on the Valèvida label and why it's there.

Valèvida extra virgin olive oil being poured into a small tasting glass

How to Choose High Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Buying Guide How to Choose High Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil Before I started Valèvida, I didn't know what to look for on a label either. Most of it is...

How to Choose High Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Buying Guide How to Choose High Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil Before I started Valèvida, I didn't know what to look for on a label either. Most of it is...

A bottle of Valèvida extra virgin olive oil beside a prepared dish on the table

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Recipes for Every Meal

In The Kitchen Extra Virgin Olive Oil Recipes for Every Meal The same bottle moves through my whole day. It goes on toast in the morning, into the pan at...

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Recipes for Every Meal

In The Kitchen Extra Virgin Olive Oil Recipes for Every Meal The same bottle moves through my whole day. It goes on toast in the morning, into the pan at...