I "smuggled" 4 olives from Italy to my ranch in New Mexico 30 years ago and two trees are doing fantastic. Great video and thanks .

I love this video. My family produces olive oil for personal consumptions (Palestine) and I always laughed at high end chefs pouring what seems to be triple filtered bleached half a year old oil and call it "Extra Virgin". They have no idea what extra virgin olive oil is! Me personally I love unfiltered extra virgin olive oil. Right from the fruit from the first press as is. This kind of oil has the best flavor ever. Fun fact, we have a generic term to describe some old olive trees locally as "Romanya" (Roman). Not because the Romans brought it, but because the tree was there during when the Roman empire took over the land! Some old trees those are.

These types of videos seems like something that came out of National Geographic

her body language is so perfect its like you are listening words coming out of her hands

Olive tree: Ahhh. These farmers care so much for me. Farmers with clubs:. ITS HARVEST TIME!!!

I love how the host speak. She deliver it very understandable to the audience. She's not making it hard to understand.

The production quality is really insane for a channel this “small”

OMG, I'm from Lebanon and my dad has so much olive trees in the south Lebanon. And that's why I'm watching it. And when I heard my country I was shocked how important is my country to Olive Tree

The amount of effort you and your team put into making this content is astounding.

My follow-up video goes live in a few days: stay tuned for my EXTRA VIRGIN TIPS & MYTHS… how to buy olive oil, how to store it, and how best to use it.

Nicole's passion and enthusiasm are positively infectious.

I loved olive oil for decades and never have I learned as much as I have from this video. Thank you.

As a Spaniard living abroad, this video filled me with so much nostalgia. Thankfully Spanish extra virgin is readily available here in Sweden so there’s always a bottle oh EV from Jaén in my pantry. Nicole, the production value of your videos has skyrocketed lately. Congrats!!

She talks so well, with so much excitement

She deserves million subscribers. 👏

My dad was an American soldier who was seriously injured fighting in Germany in WWII. They sent him to the south of France to be a company clerk because he really could not be in combat anymore. He talked of standing in the south of France and pulling olives off of branches (and eating them) from trees growing in Monaco (off limits to US soldiers in WWII). He never tasted olives before being in the war, but loved them the rest of his life.

Been waiting for months on this...ima tune in from the garden this should be mandatory for kids if their out of school so much knowledge.

this show deserves recognition to be honest!

Great video. We pick our own olives here on Hvar island in Croatia. It is exactly the same process but just a much smaller scale. This year we picked 280kg of fruit from the 14 trees we maintain and got about 30 liters. Fresh oil is the best!

I just discovered this channel from a family member. You are very underrated and I appreciate the high levels of effort and research put into each and every vid. I can tell you genuinely enjoy doing this. Reminds me of Safiya Nygaard in some ways (I don’t have much frame of reference, so idk if it’s an entirely accurate connection). I like how unique, genuine, and expressive you are in your explanations! The family member I am referring to said your way of explaining things reminded him of me, which I take as a big compliment! Definitely gonna watch more vids from this channel, its piqued my interest and now I’m following.

Aah yes, after what seems like a decade of waiting, finally a new HDIG episode. One of the best so far too. Your channel is like an oasis of refreshment in a desert of doom and gloom. Thanks Nicole & Mark, et al...

I lived in Spain for 5 weeks, and let me tell you...the olives were insanely delicious! Nothing like here in the US! I now purchase my oils only if it's from Spain! Buy Spain Olives and Oil!!

I have to admit, not only are these videos educational but I love the joy and enthusiasm Nicole puts forth in her documentaries. I could watch or listen to her all day long, -for ever !!! So, here's the deal, I'm your biggest fan, so you're just going to have to humbly accept this reality and put me on your favorite fan list. Keep it real.

I am just astonished at the production value of your videos. It is amazing how thorough researched, well narrated and high quality these videos are. Thank you for sharing these videos with us. Bravo!

I’m an archaeologist specializing in ancient organics, including olive oil and oil based unguents. Superb presentation - just subscribed. Greetings from Greece! 🇬🇷

Girl, you were born to deseminate Information in the special way that you do. Now I know about olives and olive oil. Thank you

Brilliant mini-documentary we can call it on Olive oil the most cherished plant right from ancient times. The presenter is an exuberant communicator, with well-researched comments based on history, agriculture, and food chemistry. I appreciate your informative video, Nicole. great job keep it up in your domain of specialization. Your other video on Italian lemons was excellent too and the energy in your communication was amazing and gripping for the viewers.

A real treat of a video. First watched your 5 tips. Then went on Amazon and bought a fresh bottle. Mine expired 2 weeks ago, as did, turns out, my lemon juice. Planning on incorporating a tablespoon a day on an empty stomach for overall health benefits, heart, cholesterol, brain/anti-dementia potential aid, anti diabetes et al. Meh. I don't think it can hurt unless there is some underlying rare health disorder with the oils. Ever heard of Lorenzo's Oil..the film? Should see that!! Olive oil IS medicinal for sure.. as you said very well. Thanks again.

Beautiful, full of energy and she is teaching me I don’t need much more. Also my olive and lemon trees are my most prized possessions in my garden

This needs to go viral. This video is freaking amazing.

Wonderful presentation and production about olives and olive oil! I returned from Corsica and learned that the Greeks travelled the Mediterranean and planted olive trees as they travelled. Wild olive trees were present in Corsica but with small fruits.

Oh my! This woman! The constant demonstrative hand movements with each word. The constant head bobbles to add stress to the words. The intense facial expressions to show how deeply each and every word affects the soul. WAH!!! Enough already.

I really love the way she talk! Full of passion and Joy!

I've been watching episodes from this channel for the last 2 years, this channel should have more subscribers! Thanks for great contents.

I now live in southern Spain and am in my fourth week of curing olives that I have foraged from roadside trees in my area, basically rogue olive trees. This is my first try at it. You are so passionate and knowledgeable about the olive fruit, I am convinced that just from watching this wonderful production that my olives will turn out as they should,... Thank you for your positive energy, the world could do with a few more of you👍

South of Jaen, we had a storm the other night, and the wind floored most of my avocados. I took a large bag to Örgiva, and exchanged it for some fresh olive oil, which I´ve just tried, on a lump of local bread. Olive oil has a shelf life of two years, and the oil in the supermarkets is always a year old -- this was my first experience of fresh olive oil and it was very light and fragrant, with a lovely smooth taste. Olive trees need pruning regularly, keeping up with my dozen trees is enough for me, the sight of those acres of olives is a bit daunting. Saludos desde Las Alpujarra.

I'm planting an olive tree next week grown for 12 years in substrate from a cutting from San Antonio's oldest Spanish olive tree brought here by Franciscan friars in the 1740s. 😊

Everything, from content, visuals, editing, narration, background music is absolutely perfect. Great video.

You ought to receive a PhD in olive oil as well as presentation skills that keep us listening with intrest and personally fascinated with the kind of information that you provide. My grandfather had olive groves in sounthern Italy until the early 1900's Thank you

By far the most beautiful and educational movie I have seen on youtube about how olives are harvested and olive oil is produced in my opinion. My father was born 80km to the east of Ubeda (province of Jaen), where this movie is shot, which is more mountainous therefore more labor intensive to harvest; resulting in even higher quality of extra virgin olive oil. Living in The Netherlands myself, I have started to import olive oil, to share this healthy product. Thank you for this great documentary!

Been following for 3 years now. This channel has movie quality editing, videos and narration. Cheers from 4th biggest olive oil producer Turkey!

She's cool! I love how she brings energy to these videos!

Picual olive oil is my favorite! After i bought it by mistake I've never looked back. Its so good. I make bread just for this oil y'all. Nice, trust me!

I grew up among olive trees in Sylmar (sea of Olives) in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Italian families would harvest our olives in return for olive oil. I have never since tasted olive oil as aromatic as that. As kids, olives were great sling shot ammo. While our trees were only around 100 years old, many trees in our area were planted by the Spanish and indigenous converts and thus, hundreds of years old.

I'd say her voiceovers are of the highest tier. Pay her the big dollars!

There’s something very inviting about this video. The trees, the sun... made me feel as though I was there. Thank you

I think how productors filter the oil makes a big impact too. I am from Jaén (where she was) and I tried olive oil from Morocco and it was totally different. It had small bits inside and tasted more raw in a way because it was filtered less (I was told). It's another interesting way to make it your own way

I'm a food process engineering student and I love this channel ❤️

So happy to see my region of Andalusia portrayed so kindly and well!! 💚🌿

This channel is out of this world, the content is very educational and informative! And Nicole is Pretty dang beautiful! 😘🥰😍

The Production team deserves a lot of credits. The narrator was intact in providing all the information needed. Keep up the good work!

OK! I AM UNDERSTANDING YOU COMPLETELY! IT IS APPRECIATED THAT YOU EXPRESS YOUR SELF SO FULLY!

The passion and joy of this woman talking about olive oil is astonishing! I could listen to her all night 🥰

Nicole: welcome to the largest producer of olive oil in the world.. Me: Greece! Nicole: SPAIN!! Me: oh...😅 I dunno why I automatically thought of Greece 😂

This is probably the best video on KZfaq that I've watched. The informative content is excellent. The filming and sound are top notch and the enthusiasm and the way Nicole talks makes the viewer wanting to watch more of her videos. Magnifico y excelente!

This is a very well informed presentation. So refreshing to see a quality video based on good research and excellently presented

Thank you for putting it on KZfaq for free...!! Very thankful for what you did!

Is it just me, or does she honestly seem like the most easily likeable person on the planet? Not to mention beautiful too!

I was just wondering the other day in my head how olive oil was made. Then this video just pops up while I’m scrolling KZfaq. A little freaked out by that, but very nice informative video! I feel like an olive oil expert now, well done!

The way she explained the details of olive ...wow...I'm sure I've become hers and Olive's fan from today.🤪.. love from India 😘🇮🇳

Judging by the overall video quality, this channel should be filthy famous

I have subscribed to this channel years ago and have watched almost all of their videos (some of them multiple times). It has NEVER disappointed me about its contents, the ways that the videos were produced, Nicole's tone/expressions, research and everything else. Nicole and her teams have done a great job, and the channel definitely deserves a lot more subscribers and views. Stay well and healthy!

This is the first of your videos that I am watching. Just after a few seconds, I clicked "subscribe". You have the most positive and happy vibe within you. My love and respect.

My background is Greek and I've seen Olive groves before but this place is the biggest I've ever seen. Great documentary

This video is so informative, helpful. To my surprise, the whole process is demanding, laborious which need significant people to have it done. Im appreciate your ekip, effort to get this video published.

I've been to Jaen and visited a huge Olive oil co-op. This video is spot on and for a short format its the most informative I have ever seen. Congratulations, great work!

absolutely in love with the passion that the host shares for Olives, and now I know why!

This was fantastic, well done, and eye-opening for sure. Thank you for this.

Nicely done! So happy you got to meet Paco & Lola. Great people and their oils are outstanding.

I’ve learned a lot from your videos. After long hours working in the office, I am immersed in nature/agriculture virtually thanks to your videos. Thank you so much, Nicole and your team! Looking forward to more and more videos.

This is an excellent video that captures much of the top points of olive oil production especially in Spain. Olive oil just like olives need a curing process. Fresh olive oil right after being produced is very bitter with high levels of unripe tanins most people find unpleasant. Oil needs a minimum of six months before if is enjoyable. For most people's taste 12-19 months after harvest is ideal. Even then the burn on the back of the tongue and grassy flavor can be a bit much even after 12 months. Most bottles sold in southern Europe include a harvest date. This can be deceiving because olives are harvested in late winter and early spring. The harvest often covers December and January. The most committed producers will label the harvest showing both years to make it clear ( ex produced 2020/2021). The great majority of oils sold in the US simply have an expiration date. Generally speaking domestically made oils tend to be bottled much younger and often have all the characteristics of young to very young oil. The concept of virgin and extra virgin oil is really outdated. Extra virgin olive oil must by law contain less than 1% of oleic acid. Modern harvest and processing almost guarantees that oil has much less acid than that. Oleic acid begins building up as soon as the olive is separated from the tree. Before modern processing delays in harvest and esp delays in pressing caused olives to go bad increasing oleic acid build up. Today that simply does not happen. The old press technique has been replaced with rapid centrifuge methods speeding up oil production. In reality there is NO olive oil produced with more than 1% oleic acid and 100% of modern olive oil is extra virgin. What is in fact the biggest variable of poor quality is in the purposeful dilution of pure olive oil with inexpensive neutral vegetable oil like rapeseed oil. The food industry like all industry is plaqued with greed and corruption. The consumer generally get what they pay for. There are many excellent sources of very high quality olive oil if one look outside of the highly marketed producers. Many small family owned producers from Africa and the Middle East make amazing oils at reasonable prices. One overlooked oil region is Palestinian oil. These oils are of immense historical and geopolitical importance and represent truly traditional old world unmolested products that are worth seeking after. Of all olive oils I have tasted the most unique and interesting has been the French oil made by Moulin Cornille. LES BAUX DE PROVENCE OLIVE OIL “LES BAUX” is made from fully ripe black olives that are partially cured before being pressed. This is the most buttery and rich oil made. This and many other amazing oils are imported by the wine importer Kermit Lynch in Berkeley California. Any one interested in great oils should check their imports. Thank you for making a great video about Spanish olive oil. M Hagstrom

My second time watching this and I like it better than the first time. You and your husband do great work. Thanks.

I don’t know how I missed this episode... perhaps the best one yet. I thought I knew about it but I learnt so much!

Congratulations to you and your crew !!♡!! these videos are by far the best ones I have seen on how things grow and become food to feed countries...and the world . Your excitement and bravado is unmatched in anybody who presents !!♡!! Best to you all always and thanks :-) !!!

Fantastic presentation! You've taken out the mystery and left enough curiosity to want to watch more about the little fruits!

Nicole, you're a terrific commentator. I love how expressive you are when you get excited about food. ;)

The way Nicole is building suspense, I hope she doesn't surprise us with cliffhanger in this first episode.😅

I love how she always works 🥺♥️ I really enjoy watching her videos, I can't wait for more 🍀

One of the most amazing Video which I have ever seen. Her body language & her hands together emitting the real meaning of the words than speaking.

A random Google search at 1am brought me here and this video is enough for me to subscribe. Very well made and really informative, thank you. Excited to watch the other 138 videos now

This is definitely one of the most underrated channels here in KZfaq. Gosh this channel is amazing!

Now every time I look at my EVOO bottle, I’m going to think about this video and be very grateful. Gd is Great! Tyyy

Wow, what an operation! We have 48 trees and this year got 110 liters of oil. The best in the world (ok, everyone says that about their own oil). However, I would be happy to do a blind tasting of ours versus theirs. Bring it on. Nice video.

I was so stoked watching you taste the freshly pressed olive oil I went to the counter top and took a swig from my bottle of extra virgin olive oil. I think mine has gone bad. I got nothing that you experienced.

Wow, It's so amazing about Extra-Virgin Olive oil making process. Eye opening to appreciate olive oil displayed on the supermarket shelves.

I love her. She's just explaining but it seems she's having an extempo speech 😁

we often go to my grandfather farm to harvest olives to make the oil in holidays ; it s exhausting but also an enjoyable work , greetings from Tunisia !

I’m a Brit living in Andalucia, Spain. I was always lead to believe that Italian olive oil is the best in the world. Little did I know this is untrue and it’s all because of marketing that gave the lie that Italian was the best. Something like the Audi car. More style than substance. In the world competition for best olive oil, Spain and in particular the Jaén region is the best in the world. Out of the hundred best olive oils in the world, Spain had over 90% of the best and the top 9 in the world. We have 12 very mature olive trees on our land and press our own cold extra virgin olive oil. We think is the best in the world but we are biased!

I know a little about this. I had family in the olive oil business. I’ve had the opportunity to run the olive harvester and also ran the press for 2 seasons. So I’ve seen the entire process from tree to bottle. You might be shocked on how violent the harvesting is. Sometimes the harvester will rip the entire tree out of the ground. It’s also amazing to me that some people will come from across the globe to be there for olive oil pressing. And olive oil fresh out of the press is pretty amazing. It has a bite to it.

A great deal of the attraction of this woman's videos is simply her love and energy toward the subject. I am happy that I stumbled across this series.

I spend a great deal of time in the kitchen.. and get all of my olive oil directly from the grower in Cholame, Ca - The Olive U Olive Oil Co. I have known the growers for nearly 50 years.. I have seen the orchards.. and the countryside is very similar to the regions in Spain and Italy where olives are grown. The product is organic, award winning.. and superior in taste. Can't imagine using anything else. The host of this documentary is Stunning.. Professional.. Passionate.. and her enthusiasm is contagious! Nicely done!

Spain produces huge quantities of olive oil. They invested in intensive olive farming but the best quality olive oil in the world produced comes from the hills and volcanic soils in Italy, no question about it.

I love the passion in her eyes

This was so informative and beautifully presented.

This is what a PERFECT video productions are !!, brings all the good senses to the audience, couldn't be better, salute!!

This was wonderful! All of those beautiful olives and their process. Thank yoy!

Yet another amazing episode. So much information I would have never thought about. So very well done! Love it!! ❤️

Just found this channel, and I am glad I did! Super educational, informative and fun! Had no idea Spain was the world's olive oil capital!

*I love how it looks like she just popped out of the bush to educate us. Love it!*

I put olive oil on everything! Baking, cooking, including in place of butter on pancakes and waffles with syrup. My doctor said that olive oil ncreases HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol). "Solo yo!" was awesome spirit.