Andy wrote:
> PeterL said...
>
> > http://tinyurl.com/yllfew
> >
> > Here in Brisbane we're limited to what we can get, so I go for
> Carbonell.
> >
> > I like the taste. That's all that matters.
>
>
> From your link:
>
> "Unlike wine, olive oil is always better in the year of its production,
> and the colour - ranging from pale golden yellow to deep green -
> generally has no bearing on its taste."
>
>
> Thanks for the link, PeterL!
>
> I'm still put off by the dark glass and labels obscurring the oil, so I
> stick with my old standard. I wish there was an extra virgin olive
> tasting to attend and buy from, like a wine tasting.
>

This is when you can put one of those snooty kitchen supply stores to
work. Go in, scout around for the best clerk, and ask them about olive
oils. They probably will let you taste. Try mid-week in the
afternoon. Some stores even do evening tastings much like wine
tasting.

And by snooty kitchen stores, I mean something like Sur le Table or
Domus or Williams-Sonoma. Maybe different stores in your area, but
there's probably something.

It's like buying wine at the prices that high-end olive oils go for.

Susan B.