The Greek island of Crete, where some of the world's best olive oil is made, is home to one of the oldest olive trees that still bears fruit. The Olive Tree of Vouves is thought to be at least 2,000 ...

Olive oil is a fruit juice, and as such, it gets dull-tasting around 12 months, and has certainly gone bad by 18 months. (Expiration dates can actually be misleading; they’re measured from ...

In fact in the Med, most natives would agree that pretty much any dish tastes better with a splash of the stuff and sipping olive oil off the spoon is an age old practice that they are well versed in.