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We now offer extra virgin oil from over a dozen producers, and this
number grows each year.
These extra virgin olive oils, like all true extra virgin olive oils, can be
grouped into the four flavor categories, each a bit stronger in flavor than the last—mild and delicate, fragrant and
fruity, olive-y and peppery, and leafy green and pungent.
To decide which is best for a particular
dish, a simple rule to remember is that you want to use stronger flavored oils with stronger flavored dishes.
That way the flavor of the oil will come through. Below are some suggested pairings. But as you will discover,
these are broad generalizations.
Mild and Delicate—Popular as a butter substitute on
dishes such as fresh peas, toast, or in scrambling eggs.
Fragrant and Fruity—Great
as a dressing on salads or on fresh slices of tomato.
Olive-y and Peppery—Perfect as
a dip for a crusty piece of bread, or on pasta with garlic and Parmesan cheese.
Leafy Green and Pungent—The
leafy green and grassy oil, the strongest flavored olive oil, is ideal on minestrone soup or when roasting meat—the
flavor will not get lost.
All the extra virgin olive oils are best used right out of the bottle on top of
the dish—like a condiment. That way you'll get to enjoy every drop of flavor they have to
offer.
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Our Wine Vinegars
All Things
Olive brings you an assortment of wonderful wine vinegars from Katz and Company. The vinegar is made in the century-old
Orleans Method perfected over 500 years ago in France.
Most vinegar today is produced by a system that takes just
hours, but removes most of the taste and the nutrients, and the "art" of making this ancient elixir. In contrast,
authentic vinegar from Katz is converted slowly over many months from quality wines and fermented juices with the starter
(the "mother") in oak barrels. This is the way they do it in their 1865 Suisun Valley Vinegar House, and the result
is a rich elixir with fine balance and subtle complexity.
The Late Harvest Zinfandel and
the Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc are both referred to as "agrodolce"—or sweet and sour—vinegars.
The finished vinegars marry the sweetness and complexity of wine grapes that have been left on the vine to concentrate the
natural sugars, with a bright and crisp acidity.
We also
offer a wonderful Sparkling Wine Vinegar (aka Champagne Vinegar) made from California Chardonnay grapes.
It offers hints of vanilla from the oak and subtle nuances
of melon and cucumber in the finish, its clean taste makes it an excellent choice for cooking in sauces, the perfect mignonette
and for creating delicate dressings for leafy salads.
Our
"Trio"is crafted to mirror the classic Meritage wines where small lots of red wine varietals are
blended to create wines with great structure and character. Trio vinegar is made this way by blending selected lots of Merlot,
Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon. The finished vinegar has a lovely garnet color with nuances in the flavor of sweet ripe
berries.
 And Tapenades and Condiments
Made In Napa Valley, a division of Tulocay & Company, is a fast
growing brand of premium quality pantry foods that are hand crafted. Some of the tapenades we offer include Roasted
Fig and Shallot, Mediterranean with Capers, Roasted Portobella, and Sun Dried Tomato with Balsamic & Garlic.
Each product is carefully created in small batches to give each a homemade taste that is rich in flavor.
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Herb Infused Olive Oils
All
Things Olive offers a variety of herb infused olive oils for you to consider. Some examples of the herb oils we
offer include:
Basil-Parmesan—Wonderful drizzled over pasta, tossed with fresh romaine
lettuce, or just dipped in with your favorite bread.
Italian Herb—Includes balsamic
vinegar and a bit of heat from hot chili flakes, which makes it perfect as a spicy Italian marinade for chicken, salad
dressing, or for dipping crusty bread. Uses limited only by your imagination! Roasted
Garlic & Rosemary—A hint of Dijon mustard and lemon juice make it a great dipping oil for bread or crisp
vegetables. Toss with pasta or add one of our vinegars for a zippy dressing for salads or marinade.
Our
Citrus Flavored
Olive Oils
We currently
offer two citrus flavored olive oils—Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon.
Blood Orange—Blood oranges offer a nice counterbalance
to the olive oil -- the perfect accompaniment to pork and duck dishes, red snapper, choggia beets, and as a lift
to green salads.
Meyer Lemon—Thought to be a cross between a true
lemon and a mandarin or sweet orange, the zest of the peel is blended with Mission olive oil to produce an amazingly
fragrant lemon oil with exceptional lemon flavor and a hint of pepper on the finish. Meyer Lemon Olive Oil
is perfect with a wide variety of dishes especially fish, peppered chicken, grilled vegetables and salads.
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