the proper migration waves began when the Austro-Hungarian Empire allowed Italian wine and oil into the Empires territories for a substantially less duty, thus rendering peasants and farmers bankrupt; this treaty was the beginning of many events which causes migration mainly from Dalmatia: 5,000 between 1890 and 1914, prior to World War I. ... with the abundance of good soil and land many turned to similar work that they did back in Dalmatia such as vineyards, orchards and fishing. Some notable companies in wine are Delegats, Nobilo, Selak, Villa Maria, Montana and Kuemue River Wines, all owned by Croatian families. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_diaspora#New_Zealand When Marino Selak first arrived in New Zealand from his native Croatia in 1906, there were a few things missing. Apart from olive oils and traditional Croatian food, it seemed wine was in seriously short supply too. selaks.co.nz/our-story/ Turkey, New Zealand, the Republic of South Africa, Argentina and Chile also produce extra virgin olive oil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_oil#Production_and_consumption I choose my olive oil use based on the freshest available. There are 2 polar opposite growing seasons for olives. In November and December the Northern Hemisphere countries of Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Tunisia, USA (California) crush their olive crop. In late April to June the Southern Hemisphere countries of Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina crush their olive crops. ... The beneficial properties of olive oil are absolutely at their peak with fresh olive oil. bellagustaoils.myshopify/blogs/news/11697953-but-i-only-buy-italian-olive-oil
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