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<pre>Daniel,
As a "delver" into Olive oil history, it has always intrigued me as
to where the term "virgin" came from. I will hazard a guess to the meaning, in
that the first lot of oil pressed in presses a century ago was always the best,
the second and third pressings were inferior to the first. So, as the best and
purest, unsullied, the term virgin may have been applied.

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I have often seen the term "vierce" on olive oil labels of 50+ years ago. Can
anyone tell me what it means?

Cheers and good luck.

Richard Irving




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