For something we use every day, olive oil is remarkably misunderstood. Should you cook with it? Is greener better? Does cloudy mean artisanal? And what about that peppery cough? After 30+ years in Tuscany and training as an olive oil taster, I've heard them all. For the final chapter of our olive oil series—at least for now!—let's bust 10 of the biggest olive oil myths.

Around a year ago, when the general use of AI became “normal” and everyone started worrying about how it would impact their lives and livelihoods, I too started pondering how it would change our business of running wine tours in Tuscany. Honestly, I remember feeling pretty safe, because I thought AI would never be able to take the job over completely. Having said that, I wouldn’t be surprised if, sometime in the not-so-distant future, there will be self-driving cars shuttling