Texas Olive Ranch

On the way to Houston this weekend Sarah and I made our usual stop at Cooper Farms. This place has awesome peaches and peach products. I highly recommend stopping if you are on I-45 between Dallas and Houston. This time we found a new olive oil to test. We got a bottle of Texas Olive Ranch Arbequina variety. Texas Olive ranch is located south of Carrizo Springs in South TX. Here is a little info about their oil from their site:

"Texas Olive Ranch 100% Pure Texas Extra Virgin Olive Oil is pressed from arbequina variety olives grown at our ranch. The arbequina variety was developed in Spain and is especially suitable for growing in the sandy loam soil of the Middle Rio Grande Valley, where the climate is very similar to southern Spain. In addition to the arbequina variety, we grow two other varieties: arbosana, also Spanish in origin; and a Greek variety, koroneiki."

The oil is semi robust with some grassy notes. It has a nice smooth finish to it and the flavor profile is good, but not terribly complex. It also has that slight burn of the throat that you look for in a quality olive oil. Overall a good straightforward olive oil. Here is a link to their site.

http://texasoliveranch.com/index.html

Potential new product and Olive Oil News

While working on FDA importing info and researching some other things I came across this little bit of news. Hopefully more government regulation does not kill us before we get off the ground...It wont but it sure could make things much harder.

http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/olive-oil-importers-lobby-congress-over-marketing-orde/27895

On another note we are now planning to visit a co-op in Canino when we make our trip in December. Should be getting some samples to test soon. We will post reviews when we do.

http://www.oliodopcanino.com/

Colli Etruschi

Last week Sarah picked up a great bottle of olive oil in St. Louis. She also picked up some black truffle sea salt. The oil is Colli Etruschi from Lazio. It has a rich aroma and a robust taste with some fruity notes. We had it straight up and we also added it to some fresh ricotta, lemon zest, and black truffle sea salt. A nice way to relax at home after a 14 hour drive home from Gulf Shores!