Monthly Archives: June 2012

Balsamic Vinegars

Balsamic Vinegars

The highest art of vinegar production in Italy is called “Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale” -, so you would think that all Balsamic vinegars would be of the highest quality, unfortunately this is not the case.  You can pay anywhere from $3 per pint to $50 per ounce, so it becomes an art to choose a fine quality Balsamic vinegar at a…

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Fun Facts About Olive Oil

Fun Facts About Olive Oil

Olive trees are native to the Mediterranean where they have grown and bore fruit for thousands of years Olive oil is technically a fruit juice and the olives are pressed much like an orange or lemon. There are hundreds of olive varieties, 250 of those varieties are grown in Spain alone.  In fact Spain is the world’s largest producer of…

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Keep Your Olive Oil and Balsamic at its Best

Keep Your Olive Oil and Balsamic at its Best

St. Croix Olive keeps all its extra virgin olive oils and its aged Balsamic vinegars in air tight, stainless  Fusti to ensure optimum freshness.  When you have made your selections, they are then decanted into green tinted UV resistant glass bottles to preserve the taste and quality of the product.  To maintain this freshness, store your tightly sealed bottles in…

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