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  1. Luanne
    Natalia Ravida, of the famed Ravida olive oil estate in Menfi, is arriving in town for three local events. Tuesday's (6 June) event will be midday at Piazza Italian Market in Easton, MD. On Wednesday (7 June), there will be a (free) Meet the Producer lunch at Olio2go on Hilltop in Fairfax. On Wednesday evening (7 June), Natalia's Extra Virgin Olive Oils, Marsala Wine Vinegar, Sicilian Sea Salt, and Extra Virgin with Lemon -- will all be featured in a special event at I Ricchi: Hot Summer Night in Sicily: Olive Oil Festival on the Piazza Details on all events through this link!
  2. Luanne
    We want to make sure that you know about the upcoming Wine and Olive Oil Event to be held at the Mayflower Hotel on Wednesday, March 1. Marco Oreggia, most respected extra virgin olive oil journalist and Daniele Cernilli, highly acclaimed international wine critic on Italian wine, aka DoctorWine, are pleased to invite you to the walk around tasting for the launch of the guides in the U.S. Come enjoy wines from 50 producers and olive oils from olive oil producers from throughout Italy who have earned the highest scores in the 2017 guides. We have created a page that summarizes the event, trade and consumer hours, and registration. Olio2go (Fairfax), Fiola Mare (Georgetown), and Piazza Italian Market (Easton, MD) are scheduled to host additional events with olive oil producers during the week of 25 February – 3 March. You can see the full list of events with this link. Please feel free to share this with friends and colleagues!
  3. Luanne
    Visit Olio2go on Hilltop, Saturday, April 23, 11:00-1:00 to taste Italian Award Winning Olive Oils from the New York International Olive Oil Competition. Our selections include: BEST IN CLASS Cultivar Frantoio from Filippo Alampi at Fattoria Ramerino GOLD Fattoria Ramerino Primus Fonte di Foiano 1979 Dievole DOP Chianti Classico Centonze Case di Latomie SILVER Fratelli Colletti Tenute Librandi Nocellara del Belice Frantoi Cutrera Primo DOP Frescobaldi Laudemio conta.cc/20WZoJI 10% off purchases of these oils on Saturday if you mention Don Rockwell! Luanne Olio2go.com
  4. Luanne
    Just a quick reminder that we'll be hosting Paolo de Gaetano from Fonte di Foiano on Saturday at Olio2go on Hilltop. If you'd like to see his olive oil estate in Italy, here's the link to Fonte di Foiano. Noon - 3PM, open house format. With tastings! Free, of course. We hope to see you there!
  5. Luanne
    Paolo de Gaetano of Fonte di Foiano will be at Olio2go on Hilltop in Fairfax, Noon-3 on Saturday, January 16th. Perhaps you saw the 60 Minutes piece on Italian olive oil and Agromafia on January 3rd? This has stirred a great discussion. Join us at Olio2go to meet Paolo, taste his new olive oils, and discuss his family's efforts in producing award winning olive oils at the Slow Food-recognized estate. There's no charge for this event and food will be provided. Olio2go.com 8400 Hilltop Road, Suite H Fairfax, VA 22031 Please see map here.
  6. Luanne
    DarkStar, Thank you for your kind comments. It has been a most unusual year. We often find that by June we are unable to make additional purchases, but this year, as you know, some producers had nothing of value to harvest. We are about to sell out of our first shipment of Davide Borselli's La Poderina Toscana Oro and Argento selections. Davide recently let us know that his Oro selection had been sold out and just this week, he let us know that he doesn't think his remaining stock of Argento is up to the standards of the earlier shipment that we received in December. Therefore he has no more oil to send to us. This is both remarkable and sad. So many times the Italian producers are mis-characterized. We find that our small producers exhibit the highest ethics, as demonstrated here. It is also terribly sad to think about the challenges these small producers have faced this year! We have continued to purchase carefully, and we currently have 30+ new harvest 2014 selections from Italy. We are excited about a new arrival due in tomorrow: Tommaso Masciantonio's Trappeto di Caprifico DOP Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Abruzzo. Stop by for a taste later this week!
  7. Luanne
    Thank you all for your information. I'm inclined to find a map to note when I am in a 10% zone!
  8. Luanne
    Just cleaning out my wallet and I noticed that the sales tax was 6% at a restaurant in Merrifield, but 10% at a Starbucks on Fairfax Blvd near Paul VI high school. Are both tax rates correct? Thanks in advance!
  9. Luanne
    Olio2go on Hilltop in the Merrifield area of Fairfax has a selection of Italian vinegars including balsamic, white wine, and red wine vinegars, along with three floral and herbal vinegars from Volpaia.
  10. Luanne
    I'm getting to my posting limit but wanted to let everyone know that Brennan Downey of Downey Wine Imports will be with us on Thursday evening to guide us in a tasting of wine and olive oil from Conte Guicciardiani and Castello di Poppiano in the Chianti area of Tuscany. We'll have Tuscan appetizers too! 5:00-7:00 in the Merrifield area of Fairfax More info here.
  11. Luanne
    Kibbee, Interesting selection. We would say that the Columela is the best one there! Which is your favorite? (All of ours are Italian..)
  12. Luanne
    NervousEater, Thanks for your comments! Come taste with us any time! -Luanne
  13. Luanne
    This Saturday, March 16th, Olio2go will be hosting an olive oil class with Chris DelBonis of Pelliccia Olive Oil, from Lazio, Italy. Chris will be with us to talk about the processes of growing and pressing the olives, with a look at the variety of olives in Pelliccia. Following the class, we will serve Pasta Fagiole, drizzled with Pelliccia. Noon-1:00 PM. Additional events are listed on our Olio2go store page. Take a look and join us for an olive-oil-and-wine tasting, pasta class, or charity events! If you have questions, please contact us by phone at 703-876-4666 or by email.
  14. Luanne
    A long-delayed update from Olio2go on Hilltop... We have three events planned for January. Tomorrow we will be serving festive winter crostini. On January 18 we will be serving balsamic vinegar on ice cream, and on the last Friday of the month, we will be serving pasta with truffle sauce. Event times, store hours, and the store location map can be reached through the homepage at www.olio2go.com Curious about the new harvest olive oils? Stop by any time to taste Frantoi Cutrera Primo, Fonte di Foiano IGP Toscano, La Poderina Toscana DOP Seggiana, Olio Verde Novello, Capezzana Olio Nuovo, Marfuga L'affiorante, Razzo from Fattoria di Monti, Gerbino Biologica, Fratelli Colletti, Frescobaldi Laudemio First Pressing, and Principe di Mascio Novello. Let us know if you would like us to plan an event for your group!
  15. Luanne
    DrXmus, The big difference between the two will be how authenticity is addressed. Our products are sealed and labelled just as they left the estates and small producers in Italy. The "fusti stores" have olive oil that has been rebottled several times along the way: (1) into a tank or barrel for trans-Atlantic shipping, (2) once at the distributors, it is repacked into something that is easily shippable by UPS or FedEx, such as a 5L tin, (3) then at the store, poured into the stainless steel fusti, (4) then bottled for sale in the store. We will look forward to your visit at Olio2go.
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