Olive Press Events
Free Group Tours
When: Sat, May 19, 2012 3:00pm
Where: 24724 Arnold Drive, Sonoma
Cost: Free
Come by and join a tour and tasting of The Olive Press where some of the finest extra virgin olive oil in the world is made. Tours are at 3pm every Saturday.
Tour, Taste, and Shop!
When: Sun, May 20, 2012 9:59am
Where: 24724 Arnold Drive, Sonoma
Cost: $40 per person
Each Sunday, The Olive Press and Jacuzzi Family Vineyards invite you to enjoy a tour and private tasting of both wine and olive oil for only $40 per person. Tour members are welcome to 10% off at The Olive Press and 15% off at Jacuzzi Family Winery. We ask that you schedule your tour a week in advance and that your group is no smaller than 6 people and no larger than 20 people. Contact Margie Forrest by phone at (707) 931-7576 or e-mail mforrest@jacuzziwines.com
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Senate Hearing on the Challenges Facing California’s Olive Oil Industry
The tides really are turning in the world of olive oil, especially for California. Watch what the Senate had to say in their hearing about the new challenges facing our Olive Oil Industry!
The California Channel 1/26/2012
What’s Lurking in Your Olive Oil?
Pretty bottles of olive oil make great holiday gifts, but what most of us who delight in drizzles of the golden liquid don't realize is what's in your bottle might not be what you expect - or want. And we're not talkin' fat.
Olive Oil: Mining a Liquid Gold
Of all the traditions being followed this Thanksgiving, there's one ingredient that's been a part of family feasts for thousands of years: Olive oil. The Greeks and Romans considered it a gift of the gods. And while olives from the Mediterranean remain ...
CBS News, Sunday Morning
Reactions Underscore “Super Premium’s” Long Road Ahead
It was quite a day for olive oil in the news. Articles on the subject were published yesterday in two of the most-read American newspapers — The Washington Post and The New York Times.
The title of The Times article must have sent a warm ping through the hearts of California olive oil producers who have set their sites on chipping away at the 99 percent market share enjoyed by European exporters.
“California’s Olive Oils Challenge Europe’s” was how the title appeared online, while in print it was shortened slightly to “Challenging Imported Olive Oils.” Either way, it was a heading thoroughly enjoyed
California’s Olive Oils Challenge Europe’s
But in the last decade, California producers have mounted a major new effort to bring back the domestic olive oil industry, planting thousands of acres, building new mills and producing oils that can be fresher, purer and cheaper than all but the finest imports.
SB 818 Wolk- Food Labeling Olive Oil
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to enforce various provisions of existing law regarding the manufacture, blending, production, and sale of olive oil. Existing law makes the violation of these provisions a crime. Existing ... Scheduled hearings:June 29, 2011, Assembly Agriculture Committee

