Cooking with High-Polyphenol Olive Oil: What Heat Actually Does to the Benefits April 07, 2026Gianfranco Cosmano Every week someone asks me: if I cook with your olive oil, do I lose the benefits? The honest answer is more nuanced than either yes or no — and...
How to Taste Olive Oil Like a Producer: The 5 Signals That Tell You Everything March 21, 2026Gianfranco Cosmano I've been tasting olive oil my whole life — at the table in Molochio, where my family has pressed oil since the 1960s. Here are the five signals I use...
Molochio, Southern Italy: The Longevity Village Behind Our Olive Oil March 16, 2026Gianfranco Cosmano Molochio, Southern Italy, has produced more centenarians per capita than almost anywhere on Earth. Scientists from USC and the University of Calabria have studied it for decades. Our family farm...
The 2025 Harvest: When Rain Becomes Quality March 06, 2026Gianfranco Cosmano Full harvest report for the 2025/26 season. Ottobratico 629 mg/kg polyphenols, 9% yield. Sinopolese 609 mg/kg, 11.3% yield. Real numbers from Molochio, Southern Italy.