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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.
  16. Luanne
    Don and all, just a quick note to let you know that Olio2go is now open in Merrifield. We're happy to share olive oil tastings with customers. We've posted our address and a few photos of the store at http://olio2gostore.wordpress.com/ We have two more formal tasting events planned: Thursday, September 13 ~ Olive Oil and Bruschetta ~ 5:00-7:00 PM Thursday, September 20 ~ Glorious Pasta of Italy, Booksigning with Domenica Marchetti, 5:00-8:00PM. We hope you and your Don Rockwell participants will join in the fun.
  17. Luanne
    There has been a grading difference between standards in the U.S., and the European Standards (which we prefer). I believe that the new U.S. standards are using the European terms and leaving behind the 1948-"fancy" term. I'd have to go to the grocery store to share at the shelves. I know that I've seen just "olive oil" but can't remember about Virgin. Are you familiar with OliveOilSource? They do a good job with definitions and standards.
  18. Luanne
    Yes -- absolutely. The simplest standard is acidity. Extra Virgin is 0.8% or below. The next range higher is Virgin (up to 2.0%). Beyond that are declining grades leading to Pomace, which has been seen in local restaurants, but it wouldn't enter my kitchen. The New Yorker article linked here was really more about true, purposeful adulteration. Such adulteration was not found in the UC Davis research. For more reading fun, this is the link to the new UDSA Standards for Olive Oil, effective 25 October 2010.
  19. Luanne
    That trade group's involvement struck me as not wanted to be left out of the issue of the moment. With regard to the UC Davis research, it really wasn't all that surprising that the grocery store olive oils didn't meet the standard for extra virgin. It seems they were likely bumping up against the threshold when bottled, and with time and light, they "failed" the standard. The "rebuttal" group acted as good politicians in an effort to get into the fight for their own recognition.
  20. Luanne
    This topic is of great concern to us at Olio2go. We've also been following the case filed in Orange County, CA, where chefs are suing the olive oil companies over the labeling -- all related to the UC Davis study released on 15 July. See the Orange County Register article. In this article, it is mentioned that the chef brought Academia Barilla ($29-$30) back from Italy. I truly wonder why he would carry back (in luggage -- it's post 9-11) an olive oil that is available here! And for the same amount he could have an estate bottled oil from Sicily. With no photos accompanying the article, it is also impossible to find out about the generically named "olio" from Umbria. Where's the problem with knowing what you purchase? The chefs? Food brokers? Salespeople? How do people know what they are buying and who do you buy from? There will be more on this in October when the USDA regs go in force, but it seems the enforcement will continue to be a challenge.
  21. Luanne
    Hi, I'm new here! I'm in the food business and have been with the web site www.olio2go.com for four years now. We sell "Italy's Finest Olive Oil" along with balsamic vinegar, pesto, pate, mostarda, and other lovely goodies. Our office/warehouse is in the Merrifield area. Locally, I'm a big fan of the Burke Farmers Market. I like to say I was brought up with "peasant Italian cooking" and a grandmother who could make a feast for 10 out of two pork chops. --Luanne
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