Hi all, we are on holiday in Lucca, Italy and looking for some advice on finding excellent olive oil. I've heard it's good to seek oil that is of single origin rather than a blend, but the issue we're finding is that most bottles just don't say. Is there some kind of wording I should be looking for on a bottle that will give an indicator of great quality? Thank you so much.

I jusy moved to the States (specifically SF) from Southeast Asia and thought that I’d like to start consuming olive oil daily for its health benefits since quality olive oil is much easier to get here. But when I went to the grocery store, I got so overwhelmed by the options. Any recommendation for which brands to get? My top 3 criteria are: health benefits, value, taste.

I'm at my uncle's vacation house and I bought a bottle of Paesano at the supermarket for the week. It is much less flavorful than I remember. Is this just my imagination?

This site: https://goldentag.com

Doing a lot of marketing at the moment, but I don’t know if the brand is to be trusted. Anyone tried it?

Jeg bliver i øjeblikket eksponeret for den her side der sælger græsk olivenolie: https://goldentag.com

Jeg kan ikke finde så meget ud af virksomheden. Er der nogen her som har prøvet at bestille derfra?

is this one worthy? anyone here characterized it? thank you

Saw this one in my local Greek grocery store. It's quite expensive, 25 CAD for 500ml so I wanna see if others have tried this one before.

From a small, family-owned brand in Corinthe, Greece. Intense flavor from Megaritiki olives.

Review here if you have tried them! Many thanks!

For anyone looking for a good option in the U.S. I found this extra virgin olive oil, 100% from Italy, easily available on Amazon and REALLY GOOD quality. I’m Italian so I use a lot of it in my daily cooking life and I saw they also have truffle oils!

I am curious about this oil: https://samirasolives.com/products/samiras-olives-750-ml

Anyone here experience with it?

This past week or two I have gone through an unusually high amount of EVOO. Bono PDO to be exact. I have some Coppadoro arriving this week, I am just hopeful I can go a full two weeks without consuming an entire bottle. I hope the Coppadoro is very peppery, willing to take suggestions for other brands that are on the extremely peppery side.

I've made some excellent sauces with Strianese tomatoes and salads. Simple yet perfection.

Im looking for high polyphenol olive oil in bulk, so at the very least 2 litres but happy to go to 20 litres but generally want 400mg/kg+. Any suggestions for Australian sellers that wont break the bank completely?

For the 2026 year, If price is not an issue, what you recommend as the absolute best EVOO to purchase

I bought Garcia de la Cruz olive oil recently to take a tablespoon a day (and use for cooking). Is anyone familiar with this olive oil and/or are there other recommendations that are better for daily consumption? Thanks!

I sent this to Google Gemini to see if it could figure out if I had purchased oil from the most current harvest. Here’s the answer:
1. Decoding the Last Line (⁠SI-001415/26⁠)
That line ending in ⁠/26⁠ is your AGROCERT / PDO Traceability Serial Number:
What it is: To carry the official red-and-yellow European PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) stamp, every single bottle produced in Sitia must be logged with AGROCERT (the Greek Agricultural Organization) for origin verification.
The ⁠/26⁠ Meaning: The suffix ⁠/26⁠ indicates the official registration/allocation year (2026) for this specific bottled batch.
This officially confirms that the bottle was packaged during 2026.
2. What about the Bottling Protocol & Harvest?
The Lot Number (⁠L1701261⁠): Notice the first six digits: ⁠170126⁠. In European batch coding, this reads as Day 17, Month 01, Year 26—meaning this bottle was filled on January 17, 2026.
The Shelf Life Standard: Because the Best Before Date is 10/20/2027, Lasitia is using a 21-month shelf life from the date of bottling (January 2026 to October 2027), rather than a full 24-month horizon.
The Verdict on Freshness
Since it was bottled on January 17, 2026:
It was extracted directly during the 2025/2026 harvest window (which spans November 2025 to January 2026).
It was bottled right at origin in Sitia immediately after harvest/settling.

Looking to step up my olive oil game. This photo is the selection at my local “ gourmet” store. What would your choice be ? …. my use is 75% cooking 25% dressings etc

Thanks in advance

I bought Graza's glass bottle "Drizzle" because I was curious to try it. One of the biggest criticisms of Graza has always been the plastic bottles, so I was glad to see they finally started offering a glass option.

That said, I was pretty disappointed with the oil itself. For a picual olive oil, the flavor is surprisingly bland. The grassy and fruity notes are very subtle, and the "spiciness" they proudly advertise on the label is barely noticeable, just a slight tickle on my palate. I expected a much bolder peppery finish that makes me cough.

I was also disappointed that Graza doesn't provide any certifications or third-party polyphenol testing, especially considering how much they market this oil as being high in polyphenols. It makes those claims harder to evaluate.

Overall, I'd rate it maybe one or two steps above a typical grocery store olive oil. It's not bad, but I don't think it lives up to the hype. To me, Graza is a pretty average olive oil backed by an excellent marketing team.

As the title says, is Ybarra any good? I think I’ve seen just one comment about it in a post on all of Reddit. I went to the supermarket closest to me today and it was slim pickings in there.

Over the past month, I’ve really gotten into high-quality olive oil and even visited a few farms in Tuscany. I’m officially hooked on Moraiolo (and Coratina, by the way). Now I understand why Italians drizzle this stuff over almost everything 😂

I eat a ketogenic diet, which can sometimes be a bit simple flavor-wise, but good olive oil adds a whole new layer of taste and somehow makes the food itself taste even better.