Extra Virgin Olive Oil has been called the golden liquid of the gods. Rich, silky, and almost sensuous, an excellent Olive Oil changes any dish from ordinary to sublime. It should be the first thing you taste in a dish, and the last. Lisa's Italy offers a unique and expansive line of cold-pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oils representing numerous regions of Italy. I am frequently asked, "How can Olive Oils from one country be so different from another?" Very simply, there are a number of crucially important factors such as climate, the placement of the olive tree, the grade of the slope of the hill, the amount of sun, the amount of shade, and lastly of course, the manner in which the olive is picked from the tree. Taste the difference between a Sicilian and a Tuscan olive oil.