I have long been a connoisseur of Olive Oil. Over the past couple of
years I've compiled a review of those I have tried. The local stores
where I bought them won't mean much to most people, but most of the
brands are pretty widely available. Enjoy!

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Olive Oil Notes

Olive Oils Rankings, in order from best to worst, according to me.
List started 1/6/03 Mon.

Sevillano Fall Harvest (excellent flavor, not buttery, complex and
reminiscent of artichokes) $34/quart from
http://www.sciabica.com/character.html. From California. I had to
pay $10 shipping for this and the Manzanillo product below. This
works out to a whopping $47/quart including shipping! (spreading $10
cost over two items -- [$18.50/12.7 * 32]). But these are the best
olive oils I've ever had.
Manzanillo Fall Harvest (intense olive oil flavor; can really taste
the olives) $25/quart purchased from
http://www.sciabica.com/character.html. From California. I had to
pay $10 shipping for this and the Sevillano product below. This works
out to $38/quart when you include shipping! (spreading the $10 cost
over two items -- [$15/12.7 * 32]
Pompeii - Spanish Olive Oil (long lasting, fruity flavor)
Bellino Extra Virgin $21.29 qt @ Costas, but only $8.64 qt @ Shop
Right CH. Product of Italy -- (deep olive flavor, burns slightly)
Spectrum Naturals CA $25.73/qt @ Shop Right. A California Olive Oil!
Light in color, buttery, smooth, fruity, olive oil flavor).
Caroli Extra Virgin $19/qt @ Croce in Cherry Hill (Deep flavor, a bit
sour, burns a bit going down)
San Giuliano Alghero Extra Virgin $11/litre @ Product of Sardinia,
Italy Croce on 70 (buttery, bitter and a bit sour, but with fairly
deep flavor, burns a bit going down)
Colavita Extra Virgin $12.23/qt @ Shop Right CH (deep olive flavor,
burn slightly, as good as Bellino Extra Virgin at a lower cost)
Madre de Sicilia $15/qt @ Croce on 70 (buttery, but fairly deep
flavor)
Villa Cesarea Sicilian Olive Oil $13/Litre ($11.44/qt) @ Croce
Italian Store on Rt 70 (light olive oil flavor, a bit buttery)
Rienzi Extra Virgin (stronger and less buttery then Fillippo)
$7.14/quart
Athena Kolymvari Greek Olive Oil $7.52/quart purchased from Shop
Right CH on 7/11/03 Fri. Nice olive oil flavor. Not buttery, but a
bit bitter
Cento Extra Virgin$7.51/qt Buttery, smooth, weak olive oil flavor,
Italy
Carapelli Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil ($11.28/qt. Expensive. Kind
of burns going down. Fairly good olive oil flavor, a bit buttery, but
less buttery than Fillippo)
Lio Extra Virgin $7.51 per quart. Buttery, smooth, not much olive oil
flavor, but more olive oil flavor than Filippo.
Spectrum Naturals Tuscan $13.59/500 ml ($25.73 qt) at Shop Right CH.
Expensive, Buttery, lacking olive oil flavor, poor value.
Filippo Berio Extra Virgin -- buttery and smooth. Lacking in olive
oil flavor.
Lucini Extra Virgin $20.69/qt @ Shop Right. Expensive, burns going
down, a funny, sour, unprecedented flavor, the worst, most caustic
olive oil.
Returned it to Shop Right.