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AUGUST 2018 This month we celebrate tomatoes in Solano County. The Tomato Festival was very successful. IL Fiorello held the Tomato Cooking contest, with categories that included Salsa, Soup, Salad, and Sauce. Fantastic recipes were submitted, and winners were announced at the Festival Grandstand in Downtown Fairfield on Sunday. Congratulations to all who entered the […]

Célébrons avec les Français le bleu, blanc, et rouge! (It’s the 14th of July!! Let’s celebrate with the French the blue, white, and red!) Are these cookies really from a French recipe? Um, no. But we’re willing to bet our French friends would love them!! Ingredients: Cookies: 1/2 cup Il Fiorello Citrus Blend Co-Milled Oil […]

WE HAVE WON AWARDS! WE HAVE WON GREAT AWARDS! WE HAVE WON FABULOUS AWARDS!   Years of hard work, hours of milling, great equipment from Gruppo Pieralisi,  and the result: GOLD MEDALS, SILVER MEDALS, BRONZE MEDALS BEST OF CLASS & BEST OF SHOW! Congratulations to our staff for their support, dedication, kindness, and forward-thinking to […]

Blossoms of oranges and lemons and the wisteria make the air so fragrant at the front door of our Visitors Center.   I cannot imagine a better way to greet guests.  Spring is special on a Farm. So many plants and animals are growing. We present a collage of all that is blooming and growing at […]

When I began this olive oil business, I imagined, and planned, that food would be a huge part of my business.  After all, olive oil and good healthy food go together.  But little did I know 10 years ago, how important this aspect would become. As we have developed the cooking school, the Kitchen in […]

Organic olive oils that win international awards, an organic farm that produces great food from our organic garden and the choices of sustainable organic wines that taste beyond delicious. A trusted purveyor and miller. What more could you ask for? What makes a great pairing? It really is very simple, use very good ingredients, simply […]

It may be the darkest time of the year, when all we want is a fire in the fireplace, warm chili, and a great glass of wine, but the trees in front of our Visitors Center are anything but dark and dreary. The citrus trees have dark green shiny leaves, and are just covered with […]

  January is here, and amazingly so. The olive harvest and milling are complete. This year was a more than bountiful year, and we made some awesome oils, for IL Fiorello, and for all our milling clients. We are now hard at work planning all our events and gatherings for 2018. We will host many […]

Twas three weeks before Christmas, at IL Fiorello’s Olive House. All creatures were stirring, in the little hen’s house. The barrels were stacked, with love and great care, In hopes that more olives, soon would be there. The gift packs were nestled, all snug on the shelves, With dreams of great feasts, and gifts for […]

Thanks for all the olives We are swimming in olives thanks to all the growers bringing in tons and tons of olives. Our goal is to make wonderful beautiful oil. We wish everyone could see the process, revel in the olives, hear the machinery run, and taste delicious Olio Nuovo.  But for those who cannot […]