New Southern Hemisphere Olive Oils Are Here!
The Spicy Olive is committed to offering the freshest olive oils to our customers. Fresh olive oils are healthy olive oils, full of biophenols that impact your health in very positive ways. Our two new olive oils arrived from Chile this week, an Arbequina and a Koroneiki, both robust with significant biophenol counts. These oils were harvested and crushed in May/June, 2019. You will also notice new information on our fusti tags. We are now providing Squalene and A-Tocopherols (vitamin E) counts!
Squalene is a component in olive oil that benefits your cardiovascular system, lowering blood pressure, increasing good cholesterol and lowering bad cholesterol levels. Squalene is also very good for your skin, increasing skin lipid levels and protecting from skin cancer. Squalene is a major intermediary in the biosynthesis of sterols, including cholesterol, steroid hormones and Vitamin D. Squalene also has potent antioxidant activity (scavenge of free radicals) Studies have shown Squalene to kill breast cancer cells in petri dishes. More studies on this are under way. Squalene numbers in extra virgin olive oil range from 2000-9000ppm. Some of our incoming Southern Hemisphere olive oils exceed 9000ppm!
A-Tocopherols is a form of Vitamin E that is absorbed and accumulated in humans.
Recommended daily allowance of Vitamin E is 10mg/day.
The concentration of Vitamin E in extra virgin olive oil varies between 15-300 mg/kg which is 30% of RDA.
Vitamin E deficiency causes neurological problems due to poor nerve conduction and anemia due to oxidative damage to red blood cells.
EVOO that contain A-Tocopherols also reduce the risk of atherosclerosis by preventing lipoprotein oxidation and reduction of free radical production.
Fresh olive oils deliver numerous health benefits and they also taste better! Life is too short and your health is too important to eat old, substandard olive oil!
Spicy Olive Wine Tastings September 20, 21, 27 and 28, 2019
The Spicy Olive is featuring wines from Patrick Ryan Winery in Columbia Valley, Washington State!
We are tasting:
Reisling, Naked, unoaked
Chardonnay
Red Head Red
Rock Island Cabernet Sauvignon
Join us to sample these wonderful wines and with some nibbles to accompany the wines.
$1 each for first 3 wines, $2 for the last.
We hope you join us this weekend or next!
The Spicy Olive’s Wine Tasting for September 6, 7, 13 and 14, 2019
The Spicy Olive is picking wines from all over the world to prove that delicious wines do not have to be expensive! All the wines we are tasting are $9.99 but their taste does not equal their price!
We are tasting:
Cristalino Brut Cava- Spain One of our favorite sparkling wines!
Domaine De Pajot les 4 Cepages -France a wonderful white wine!
Chateau La Paws Pinot Noir-California
Altas Cumbres Malbec- Mendoza, Argentina
You will be stunned these wines cost so little ,when judged by their taste. Come join us the next two weekends!
Wine Tastings at The Spicy Olive Aug.23, 24, 30 and 31, 2019
Stop by The Spicy Olive, West Chester and try some great new wines we have been enjoying recently!
We are tasting from 4-7pm on Fridays and 3-6pm on Saturdays.
Featured wine for the last weekends of August:
Foris Pinot Gris
Milbrandt Chardonnay
Zinzinnati Zinfandel
Bonanza Cabernet Sauvignon
The whites are $1 a pour and the reds $2 a pour. We will have light nibbles too!
Hope to see you the next two weekends!
Spicy Olive Makes Peach Spinach Salad on Cincy Lifestyle Today!
Melanie Cedargren, owner of The Spicy Olive, was on Cincy Lifestyle today making a Peach Spinach salad with August Flavor of the Month: Ripe Peach balsamic vinegar. Ripe Peach balsamic is also delicious added to iced tea. Receive 10% off the purchase of Ripe Peach balsamic vinegar and any of our Single Varietal olive oils the month of August!
Spicy Olive Wine Tastings Aug. 9,10,16 and 17, 2019
The Spicy Olive’s Wine Cellar will be tasting great wines from Vanguard Wine Distributor’s annual Trade Show:
Kate Arnold Sauvignon Blanc
Daisy Pinot Grigio
Point North Pinot Noir
Iconic Sidekick Merlot
Come join us to sip some fabulous wines from Vanguard.
$1 each for the white wines
$2 each for the red wines
Lite bites will be available.
Spicy Olive Gives New Twist on Caprese Salad
https://www.fox19.com/video/2019/07/23/fox-am-xtra-exploring-fall-flavors-with-spicy-olive
The Spicy Olive was on The Fox Morning Show, July 23, 2019. Melanie Cedargren, owner of The Spicy Olive demonstrated some different twists on a summer favorite, The Caprese Salad. Melanie prepared the Traditional Caprese Salad with fresh sliced tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and fresh basil finished with a drizzle of The Spicy Olive’s Fresh extra virgin olive oil and a reduction of our Traditional Aged 18 Year balsamic vinegar.
Then Melanie did 2 creative twists on the Caprese, a Strawberry Caprese Pasta Salad featuring The Spicy Olive’s Basil olive oil and our Strawberry balsamic vinegar and a Peach, Mango and Tomato Caprese Salad with our Ripe Peach white balsamic vinegar and one of our delicious fresh extra virgin olive oils.
These salads are so full of summer flavors and will complement any meal!
Squalene and A- Tocopherol Levels in Spicy Olive Fresh Olive Oils
The Spicy Olive-Wine Tastings July 26 and 27, Aug. 2 and 3, 2019
Sample some delicious wines at The Spicy Olive’s wine tasting every Friday from 4-7pm and Saturdays from 3-6pm.
The next two weeks we are tasting the following delicious wines:
Bellechasse, Bordeaux Blanc
Joseph Carr, Chardonnay
Freakshow Cabernet Sauvigon
Pierre Usseglio & Fils Panorama
Spicy Olive Wine Tastings- July 12, 13, 19 and 20, 2019
The Wine Cellar at The Spicy Olive will be tasting some terrific wines in July!
Locations “NZ” Sauvignon Blanc (not pictured)-A great summer wine from New Zealand
Kenwood Sonoma Pinot Noir- nice mushroom and cola on the nose, medium bodied.
Intrinsic Cabernet Sauvignon – great for summer BBQ, a fruit-forward cab!
Each $2 a pour; $7 total if tasting all 4 wines.
Wine Tastings for June 28 and 29 and July 5 and 6, 2019
Spend part of your Fourth of July holiday sampling some new wines at the Spicy Olive’s Wine Cellar!
We are featuring wines from Cloudfall Vineyards and Michael David’s 7 Deadly Zins.
Wine featured:
Cloudfall Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Seven Deadly Zins.
All wines $1 a pour; light nibbles will be provided!