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Article: Like dining on wine: Extra-virgin olive oils invite swirling, sampling and savoring.(The Orange County Register)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- July 24, 2000
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Cradle the wineglass in your fingers to gently warm its precious contents, covering the top with your free hand. Swirl, uncover and smell the aroma.
Taste a little bit. Go on, dip your impeccably clean finger in and savor the flavors drawn from a slightly salty digit. Pick up any hints of almond nuttiness, green apple or freshly mown grass?
And the finish? An aftertaste of artichokes? Maybe peppercorns?
A tasting of newly released sauvignon blanc? Think again. It's a tasting of extra-virgin olive oils. That incredible Mediterranean "fruit juice" that has served as everything from medicine to money for more than 4,000 years.
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