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We Tried Every Olive Oil—Here’s the Best | Food & Wine

What’s the best olive oil you can buy? Food & Wine food stylist Julian Hensarling and olive oil expert Sara Jimenez taste 17 extra virgin olive oils from grocery store favorites and familiar brands, including Trader Joe’s, Costco’s Kirkland Signature, Bertolli, California Olive Ranch, Graza, and more. They judge each oil on aroma, flavor, and finish before narrowing the field to their top three and choosing a winner. Along the way, Sara explains how to best taste olive oil, what “extra virgin” means, and what different flavor notes can tell you about a bottle. She and Julian also discuss polyphenols and share what to look for when choosing an olive oil at the store. Timestamps: 0:00 — Olive Oil Taste Test 0:27 — Great Value 3:32 — 365 by Whole Foods 5:00 — Terra Delyssa 6:54 — La Tourangelle 8:35 — Trader Joe’s 10:05 — Filippo Berio 11:09 — Carapelli 12:38 — Colavita 13:41 — Bertolli 14:38 — Kirkland Signature 15:55 — California Olive Ranch 100% California 17:01 — Cobram Estate 17:54

2026 Champagne of the Year

Adam is back with the 2026 winner Champagne of the Year - Marie de Moy Grand Cru! Adam speaks to why this Champagne is so special - check it out!

Winery visit at Isole e Olena, San Donato, Chianti Classico, Italy

🍷Consulta la guía gratuita para comprar los mejores vinos en #puertorico🇵🇷

👉🏻Consulta “The Score” antes de comprar vinos en🇵🇷 (ideal para tus compras en la época navideña) Te digo cuantos puntos tiene sobre 100, el precio, la región, la uva o uvas, el precio y dónde comprarlo en #puertorico. Y no cuesta nada. Sobre 200 vinos reseñados y creciendo mensualmente. #vino #guia #compra #puntos

Mastering Valencia Wine. Climate, Geography and Soils

Join me as I explore Valencia’s wine-growing landscape, from its Mediterranean coastline to its inland mountains and limestone-rich vineyard soils. In this Mastering Spain episode, I explain how geography, climate and elevation shape grape-growing conditions across the Valencian Community, covering Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. Using maps, I’ll take you through the contrast between coastal and inland conditions, including cooler nights at altitude, seasonal rainfall and the challenges of drought and heavy storms. We’ll also explore the Sistema Ibérico and Sistemas Béticos mountain ranges, the Júcar and Segura rivers, and the Albufera lagoon. To bring the vineyard geology to life, I share a short video with Toni Sarrión, winemaker at Bodega Mustiguillo. He demonstrates the layers in a calicata, or soil pit, as we look more closely at clay, marl and calcium carbonate. Whether you’re studying Spanish wine or simply want to understand the places behind the bottles, I hope this helps