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Buying olive oil can be a confusing undertaking. Graza sells just two products—Drizzle and Sizzle—in easy-to-use squeeze bottles.

Find out what makes your bottle ‘real’ and how to test the quality of it at home

According to Tom Mueller, author of Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil, humans have been using olive oil since the 24th Century…

I needed a nice bottle of olive oil. We had moved across the country in January and were now in month three of the COVID-19 pandemic — my expectations were lowered enough that homemade pesto sounded like an extravagance. Helplessly bound to my own demographic profile (“buy local!” “spend a little more and buy quality!”), I found myself driving 25 minutes to the suburbs outside of Buffalo, all the way to a boutique olive oil store called Prima Oliva. Inside, the store telegraphed its...