Extra virgin olive oil has a smoke point of 190C-215C ... making it a good idea to store that bottle in a dark cupboard or pantry, never beside the stove where the heat can change its flavour ...
Olives may undergo a second or third pressing; the oil will decrease in quality with each pressing. Extra virgin olive oil is the oil from the first pressing and is a pure, pale greenish-yellow in ...
The threshold for olive oil to be extra-virgin is intense (it involves laboratory ... that have been stored on the top shelf of a grocery store). Finally, Jenkins says, look for the olive varietal ...